Thursday, July 29, 2021

KAFB hosts cyber ops conference

KEESLER AFB, Miss. - The 81st Training Support Squadron hosted a Cyber Operations Specialty Training and Requirements Team conference July 19-23. “The conference was held to ensure the upcoming evolution from cyberspace support to cyberspace operations is a smooth transition," said Staff Sgt. Matthew Storer, 81st TRSS cyberspace support force development non-com in charge,. "It impacts the entirety of the cyberspace support career field by creating baseline requirements for training." Participants included cyberspace support career field managers, functional managers from each of the 10 major commands, plus National Guard and Reserve, and representation from Space Force Cyber. A partnership was formed between Air Combat Command and AETC to reimagine training that works in order to develop the 30,000 total force cyber Airman capable of conducting the build, security, protection and defense mission of the Air Force network enterprise. “Future conflicts will be fought and won in cyber, and we need to develop and deliver a mission-ready cyber force armed for tomorrow’s fight,” said Chief Master Sgt. Patricia Ford, ACC support functional manager. “The capability of our cyber Airmen will be the deciding factor between mission success and mission failure.” (Source: 81st TW 07/29/21)

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