The Director of the National Security Agency is also Commander of which command?

• A. US Strategic Command
• B. US Transportation Command
• C. US Cyber Command
• D. US European Command

Answer: (C)

The question hinges on how cyberspace leadership is structured across intelligence and military commands. The Director of the National Security Agency is also the Commander of United States Cyber Command, a dual-hatted arrangement that tightly integrates cyber defense, cyber operations, and intelligence. This overlap allows the person in charge to align signals intelligence and cybersecurity expertise with the planning and execution of cyber missions, ensuring coordinated action and rapid use of intelligence in cyberspace operations. US Cyber Command is the unified combatant command responsible for directing cyber operations and defending cyberspace, which is why this role fits with the NSA director. The other commands have different primary missions—strategic deterrence and global strike, global mobility, and theater-focused operations in Europe, respectively—so they do not correspond to the NSA director’s combined leadership role.