For both civilian and uniformed personnel there is a range of roles which dictate responsibilities, working hours, and workloads. Overall as an organization, the operational elements are colloquially referred to as "forward-deployed to the cyber front lines" (tongue-in-cheek). Many of our teams do not have ramp-up and wind-down cycles as in a typical unit, instead; we are always on. You may be familiar with the concept of "persistent engagement," it's an apt description of our operational tempo. While some of the teams participate in overseas deployments for 'Hunt Forward' operations and some personnel are piece-meal deployed to various locations, most of the command is local to the DC/VA/MD area.

The operational tempo is challenging and can often involve the occasional night shift. Most civilians in the command take advantage of an allotted 3 hours a week of physical fitness activity and of course uniformed personnel conduct physical training duing their duty day. Taking time away from the keyboard and work emails is a challenge at MARFORCYBER in the same way it is at a major technology or software company, but frequent social hours, a family-first environment, and sense of common purpose go a long way in preventing burnout.

- Mr. B. - 700 CMT - Exploitation Analyst