Arkansas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Robert Ellison, assigned to the 179th Cyber Protection Team, participates in the Capture the Flag event during Cyber Shield 2026 at the Professional Education Center in Little Rock, Ark., July 17, 2026.
(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Brooke Kentler/Released)
A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard discuss a simulated exercise at Cyber Yankee 2025 at the Edward Cross Training Center, May 14, 2025. Cyber Yankee is a regionally focused exercise evaluating a whole-of-government response to a significant cyber incident involving critical infrastructure and key resources. The participants work on simulated exercises together to perform incident response, threat analysis, and cyber defense operations. (Massachusetts Army National Guard photos by Laura Berry)
Staff Sgt. Tullis Moore a cyber operator with 175th Cyber Operations, Maryland Air 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)
JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. — The Massachusetts National Guard hosts Cyber Yankee 2024 at the Regional Training Institute(RTI), May 8, 2024. (Massachusetts National Guard photo by Laura Berry)