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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmyn McClendon, cyber systems operator with the 236th Combat Communication Squadron, Louisiana National Guard, monitors the status of the deployed network in support of exercise Air Defender 2023 (AD23) at Hohn, Germany, June 13, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Larissa Lambert)

Air National Guard adding cyber operations squadron at Louisiana base

The cyber operations unit is expected to reach full operational capability in spring 2030.

Dec 11, 2025 By Mikayla Easley

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Brandon Tseng: The Autonomous Future of Defense

Brandon Tseng - Co-Founder & President, Shield AI

Dec 8, 2025

Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, claps during the 144th Commencement Exercises at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, May 21, 2025. (DHS photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikaela McGee.)

Trump nominates cyber expert for Coast Guard commandant

Although the Coast Guard falls under DHS, it is considered a U.S. military service and part of the joint force.

Oct 27, 2025 By Jon Harper

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Matt Cronin, senior national security advisor at Andreessen Horowitz

Oct 27, 2025

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Chris Brose: How Anduril is paving its path as the next defense unicorn

Chris Brose/ President and Chief strategy officer, Anduril

Oct 20, 2025

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, Trump’s pick for Air Force chief, notes retention and training of cyber experts ‘suffering’

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…

Oct 9, 2025 By Jon Harper

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Tara Murphy Dougherty: Hesitation loses wars — Why the DOD needs a new tech playbook

Tara Murphy Dougherty, CEO of Govini

Sep 29, 2025

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Josh Stiefel: The independent cyber force debate

The debate rages on — and it’s coming to a head. Does the U.S. military need an independent cyber force? Or should the services retain their own…

Sep 22, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

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)

Katherine Sutton confirmed as Pentagon cyber policy leader

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Katherine Sutton as assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy.

Sep 18, 2025 By Jon Harper

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)

Utah Air Guard base to receive 2 new cyber operations squadrons

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.

Sep 15, 2025 By Mikayla Easley