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New England Soldiers, Airmen join cybersecurity exercise
June 24, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Cyber Soldiers and Airmen from around New England gathered June 14-18 at Joint Base Cape Cod to participate in the seventh annual Cyber Yankee cybersecurity exercise.The exercise... MORE

South Carolina National Guard attends cyber boot camp
June 23, 2021 — CHARLESTON, S.C. - South Carolina National Guard Soldiers attended The Citadel Department of Defense Cyber Institute's inaugural National Guard Cyber Boot Camp June 7-18.Twenty-Eight South Carolina... MORE

Connecticut Guard cyber team honored for outstanding service
May 19, 2021 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard Joint Cyber Response Team was presented the National Association of Secretaries of State Medallion Award May 12 for fortifying cybersecurity ahead of... MORE

Guard, DISA participate in international cyber exercise
April 26, 2021 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia and Illinois National Guard, Defense Information Systems Agency employees and West Virginia University students partnered with Polish allies to compete... MORE

NC Soldier part of National Guard's championship cyber team
December 23, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldier earned top national honors at the 5th Annual SANS Institute NetWars DoD Services Cup Championship, a virtual cyber problem-solving... MORE

Indiana National Guard activates cyber battalion
October 6, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard hosted an activation ceremony for the 127th Cyber Protection Battalion Oct. 3 at the Indiana War Memorial. The battalion of nearly 100 Citizen-Soldiers... MORE

Oklahoma Guard cybersecurity team wins national competition
October 1, 2020 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard cybersecurity team took top honors Sept. 18-19 at the online 2020 NetWars Cyber Shield competition with National Guard and Reserve teams from 22 states.The... MORE

112th COS, Lithuania adapt with 1st remote SPP exercise
September 25, 2020 — PERKASIE, Pa. – Members of the 112th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Horsham Air Guard Station participated in "Amber Mist," a week-long virtual cyber defense exercise to improve skills for... MORE

Cyber Shield 2020 tests Washington Guard cyber professionals
September 24, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As cyber threats become more sophisticated, there is an increased demand on cyber professionals in the National Guard to help protect critical infrastructure in cyberspace.The... MORE

Cyber Shield 2020 features fully virtual training exercise
September 24, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cyber Shield 2020 is underway on networks across the nation, with more than 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 40 states signed in for virtual training to sharpen... MORE

Partnerships, realism key for virtual Cyber Shield 2020
September 9, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. — Annual exercises like Cyber Shield 2020 bring an added layer of readiness to National Guard cyber missions, Guard senior leaders recently said during a roundtable discussion. The... MORE

W.Va. Guard participates in cybersecurity tabletop exercise
September 1, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Defensive Cyber Operations Element are participating in a multiday tabletop exercise hosted by the West Virginia Office of Technology... MORE

Washington Guard continues cybersecurity election support
August 20, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Casting a ballot is more secure after a long-standing partnership between Washington’s secretary of state and the Washington National Guard.“This is the same type of support we... MORE

Indiana National Guard Soldier secures cyber success
August 7, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Two years into his bachelor’s degree, James Gill, felt like many students – discouraged and unsatisfied.Gill, an information technician specialist with Headquarters Battery, 2nd... MORE

NC National Guard deploys cybersecurity response force
June 26, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – More than two dozen North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldiers and Airmen deployed in June across North Carolina to help local and state agencies with cyber operations.They are part... MORE

Guard helps safeguard primary election against cyber threats
June 12, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) Defense Cyber Operations – Element (Cyber Team) helped safeguard the state's June 9 primary elections and will provide critical... MORE

NC National Guard cyber mission continues despite COVID-19
May 18, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) and NC Division of Emergency Management hosted remote “virtual” cybertraining for state, local and tribal government officials May 13 and... MORE

IN Guard's 127th Cyber Protection Battalion ready for duty
May 13, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The new 127th Cyber Protection Battalion is the first unit of its kind in the Indiana National Guard, established for a changing battlefield.The unit’s nearly 100 Guard members... MORE

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