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Staff Sgt. Gregory Fretz, cyber operations specialist with 178th Cyber Protection, Mississippi Army National Guard, monitors cyber attacks during Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, April 21, 2023. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Renee Seruntine)

Army putting offensive and defensive cyber portfolios under a single office

Effective in October, the Army's program executive office for enterprise information systems will transfer its defensive cyber portfolio to the intelligence, electronic warfare and sensors office, which…
Soldiers, airmen and industry partners conduct network surveillance during Cyber Shield 19 training week at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, April 7, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis)

Offensive cyber training pilot could mean significant cost savings

The Army, on behalf of the joint force and U.S. Cyber Command, is piloting an eight-month course to train personnel for offensive cyber operations.
Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

US Cyber Command requests nearly $90M for offensive platform

The request for the Joint Common Access Platform (JCAP) provides rare insight into a previously classified funding line.
Capt. Seth Hayden of the Army Cyber Protection Brigade monitors exercise progress in the white team operations area for exercise Operation Tiger Stance, at the Indiana National Guard’s Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., Aug. 23, 2018. (Photo by Bill Roche)

Army to create new offensive cyber and space program office

The Army is spinning cyber out from it's electronic warfare program office, in part, due to the joint programs it is delivering.
Soldiers, airmen and industry partners conduct network surveillance during Cyber Shield 19 training week at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, April 7, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis)

Army adding more cyber teams

The Army will be building two more cyber mission force teams for U.S. Cyber Command this year, according to a top official.
Army cyber specialists defend the network at the tactical operations center for 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, on Fort Bliss, Texas, during Network Integration Evaluation 16.1, which ran from Sept. 25 to Oct. 8, 2015. (Photo Credit: David Vergun)

Army piloting new offensive cyber course for US Cyber Command

The initiative is about six months to a year from being operational, according to the commander of the Army Cyber Center of Excellence.
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Capt. Seth Hayden of the Army Cyber Protection Brigade monitors exercise progress in the white team operations area for exercise Operation Tiger Stance, at the Indiana National Guard’s Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Ind., Aug. 23, 2018. (Photo by Bill Roche)

Army to double size of active-duty cyber corps

The authorized strength of the service's Cyber Corps is projected to increase from just over 3,000 personnel today to just over 6,000 by 2030.
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