Airmen from the 67th Cyberspace Wing review daily tasks at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland’s Medina annex, Sept. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Jason W. Edwards)
Wilsbach — who recently served as commander of Air Combat Command, which oversees 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) — noted the challenges in his response to…
Tech. Sgt. Alejandra Martinez, 379th Air Expeditionary Wing security manager and executive administration non-commissioned officer-in-charge, reviews policies and procedures at her workstation at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar on Oct. 18, 2019. National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, observed in October, is intended to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Wilkes)
The U.S. Capitol, pictured near the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The U.S. Capitol, pictured near the Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia, on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Tom Brenner for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Screenshot of Kirsten Davies, President Donald Trump’s nominee for DOD CIO, testifying at her confirmation hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sept. 18, 2025.
Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command pose for photos in cyber operations room at Lasswell Hall aboard Fort Meade, Maryland, Feb. 5, 2020. (Photo illustration source: DVIDS)
Air Force Senior Airman Tyler Waters assigned to the 109th Air Control Squadron, tests Link 16 capabilities aboard a KC-135R over Utah on February 3, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Colton Elliott)
The new cyber squadrons will replace the 109th Air Control Squadron, which is being deactivated as part of a directive from the fiscal 2025 defense budget.
The amendment to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement marks the near end of a years-long effort to enforce CMMC 2.0 cybersecurity standards for defense contractors.
U.S. Navy Capt. Alan Eichelman (left), commander, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Marianas, briefs U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Heidi Berg (right), deputy commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / Navy Space Command, on key infrastructure locations prior to an aerial tour of Guam, July 23, 2025. (U.S. Navy photo by William J. Busby III)
