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MAJ. GEN. ANTHONY W. GENATEMPO – PEO, CYBER & NETWORKS

Maj Gen Genatempo

Major General Anthony Genatempo is the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Cyber and Networks at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. With over 2,700 personnel under his command, he is responsible for a $21 billion portfolio that includes developing, producing, deploying, and sustaining Department of the Air Force aerial networks, enterprise information technology and cyber infrastructure, cybersecurity and cryptologic systems, software development factories and platforms, combat communications and special programs. These systems enable reliable connectivity for more than 600,000 users at the point of mission need.

Maj. Gen. Genatempo entered the Air Force in 1991 through the Rutgers University ROTC program. As a career acquisition professional, he has held numerous program management and senior leader positions, including avionics program manager for the F-22, Deputy Division Chief of the Tactical, Special Operations Forces and Trainer Aircraft Division at the Pentagon, and Commander of the F-35 Aeronautical Systems Squadron at Wright-Patterson AFB. Maj. Gen. Genatempo is a graduate of the Air Force Legislative Fellows Program, where he served as a military legislative assistant for the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. He was responsible for working on military and veteran's issues for the chairman's district and monitoring all legislative activity concerning defense, veterans’ affairs and military quality of life issues. Following his assignment as a military legislative fellow, Maj. Gen. Genatempo served as the F-22 Program Director for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson AFB and as the Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Director of the Armament Directorate at Eglin AFB. In these roles, he oversaw the procurement and development of state-of-the-art munitions, legacy weapons and ammunition, combat training systems, threat emitters and aerial targets.

Prior to his current position, Maj. Gen. Genatempo was the Commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Strategic Systems at Kirtland AFB. In this role, he was responsible for the lifecycle management of nuclear weapons systems, supporting two legs of the nation's nuclear triad, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, air-launched cruise missiles, gravity bombs, nuclear certification and nuclear command-and-control communications systems.

The Cyber and Networks Directorate: Connecting Warfighters to Victory


The Cyber and Networks Directorate is dedicated to establishing a culture that prioritizes key Air Force initiatives. This includes embracing Digital Engineering and Transformation, fostering a DevSecOps environment, and implementing Joint All-Domain Command and Control powered by Advanced Battle Management Systems. The directorate also champions Air Force and Air Force Materiel Command "We Need" initiatives at all levels, ensuring alignment with the highest priorities. Ultimately, the directorate's mission is to connect warfighters with affordable, secure, and war-winning cyber and network systems.

Reporting to the Service Acquisition Executive (SAF/AQ), the directorate is responsible for developing, acquiring, deploying, sustaining, and executing cyberspace, communication, and cryptologic network capabilities. This responsibility extends across the Air Force, joint, and inter-agency communities, highlighting the directorate's crucial role in collaborative operations.

With a workforce exceeding 2,700 acquisition and product support professionals, the Cyber and Networks Directorate operates from Hanscom Air Force Base (AFB), Massachusetts; Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland), Texas; and Gunter Annex, Alabama, with additional personnel stationed across the United States.
 
 

 

AERIAL NETWORKS DIVISION (AFLCMC/HNA)

This division, staffed by over 260 personnel, is responsible for delivering, sustaining, and supporting combat-effective, multi-domain communication capabilities integrated into various Air Force weapon systems. They address urgent operational needs through programs like the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) and the Airborne Network Global Information Grid (GIG) Interface (ANGI), providing direct support to warfighters.  The division also manages the Common Data Link (CDL) Reference Implementation Lab, develops the CDL specification as the CDL Executive Agent, and leads the standardization and implementation of the Second Generation Anti-Jam Tactical Ultra High Frequency Radio for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (SATURN), a crucial replacement for the aging HAVE QUICK systems.

 

CRYPTOLOGIC AND CYBER SYSTEMS DIVISION (AFLCMC/HNC)

As the directorate's largest division, this group comprises approximately 1,500 personnel primarily located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, with teams co-located with the 16th Air Force and US Cyber Command. They provide lifecycle management for cryptographic, key management, and cyber systems, ensuring the sustainment of force protection, intelligence, and collection systems critical to the Air Force, Department of Defense, and national interests.  Their responsibilities include developing, fielding, supporting, and sustaining current and future Air Force cryptologic capabilities. This division also delivers offensive, defensive, command and control, and situational awareness cyber capabilities to empower cyber warfighters within the 16th Air Force and US Cyber Command.  Furthermore, the division provides joint cyber capabilities like Unified Platform and Joint Cyber C2, streamlining requirements and acquisition processes to rapidly field integrated and interoperable cyberspace capabilities for Air Force, joint, and coalition operations. Notably, this division houses Platform One, a centralized team offering DevSecOps and Software Factory managed services with built-in security to enhance the development and deployment of secure software solutions for Air Force and Department of Defense programs.
 

ENTERPRISE IT AND CYBER INFRASTRUCTURE DIVISION (AFLCMC/HNI)

HNI logoPrimarily based at Hanscom AFB, with personnel at Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex, Joint Base San Antonio, and Wright-Patterson AFB, this division manages a broad portfolio of the DAF’s enterprise information technology and cyber infrastructure programs. With over 900 personnel overseeing more than 100 projects, they are the Air Force's primary source for developing, delivering, and sustaining war-winning information technology, network infrastructure, and defensive cyber capabilities. Their work supports every Airman and Guardian across all Air Force bases globally.

HNI is responsible for the Air Force network infrastructure, both within the continental United States and overseas. The division manages DAF365, which facilitates and secures mission-critical data sent via email, messaging and collaborative services. Personnel also lead the Air Force's cloud services provision through Cloud One, a centralized team providing cloud infrastructure with built-in security for Air Force, Space Force, and DoD programs and weapon systems at Impact Levels 2, 4, 5, and 6. Furthermore, the division provides cutting-edge information technology through Enterprise IT as a Service (EITaaS), data analytics and machine learning, enterprise-wide technology as a service, and cloud-hosted enterprise services.
 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS DIVISION (AFLCMC/HNJ)

Located at Hanscom AFB, this division provides acquisition support to rapidly deliver the nation's most sensitive multi-domain C4ISR and Battle Management capabilities to the warfighter, while empowering DoD partners to do the same. They operate and maintain the Hanscom AFB special access programs complex and spearhead the C&N Special Access Program (SAP) Enterprise Information Technology as a Service (SEITaaS) initiative. This initiative will deliver a highly secure enterprise information processing system and a suite of common applications through innovative pathfinder Other Transactional Authorities (OTAs), enabling secure communication across multiple security levels to support Air Force acquisition, operations, and intelligence efforts.
In conclusion, the Cyber and Networks Directorate plays a critical role in enabling decisive combat operations. By delivering net-centric solutions, the directorate drives the dynamic integration of information and systems across the network, providing essential support to the air, space, and cyberspace domains.