Saturday, May 22, 2021

AF, MSU, MGCCC cyber partners

KEESLER AFB, Miss. - Educational partnerships between Keesler AFB, Mississippi State University and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College new cyber capabilities have been initiated through ta Governor’s Emergency Education Relief grant of $13.5M. The initiative is striving to enhance cyber applications and technology assistance for all levels of education. The collaborative effort has begun to create a new cyber range network designed for computer programming. The cyber range and other network projects are a seed for a future cyber technology center, which can be used as a virtual student playground to test concepts and skill-sets. For KAFB, it’ll serve as another hands-on asset to its cyber training of Airmen. “We needed a virtual environment for our Airmen to figure out how to maintain and protect a network, said Maj. Marc Icban, 336th Training Squadron director of operations. “They will be The first steps of an evolving partnership > Air Education and Training Command > Article Display (af.mil)innovation of cyber education and set course for future collaborations. (Source: 81st Training Wing 05/20/21) The first steps of an evolving partnership > Air Education and Training Command > Article Display (af.mil)

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