67th Cyberspace Wing’s Post

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Never heard of the (fictional) Joint Task Force Frontier Shield? If you're curious, ask a graduate of Department of Cyberspace Studies -- (AFIT/EXC)'s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations course (Cyberspace 200) in three weeks. Welcome to the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Cyberspace 200 class FY24D. The next generation of Cyberspace 200 (https://lnkd.in/ecGcakCZ) launches tomorrow! 🎯 Cyberspace 200 Purpose Statement: To develop warfighter communications and cyberspace effects officers by enhancing their operational mindset to plan, operate, and execute capabilities across full spectrum operations and joint multi-domain environments securing the competitive advantage over our nation's adversaries. 🎯 Cyberspace 200 Course Objectives: • Organizational Understanding: Understand the full spectrum of communications and cyberspace organizations, operations, and core competencies. • Planning and Integration: Apply military planning processes and critical thinking skills to integrate communications and cyberspace capabilities to achieve mission objectives. • Conceptual Knowledge: Understand key concepts regarding communications and cyberspace, doctrine, strategy, policy, and professional development opportunities. 🎯 Cyberspace 200 Focus Areas: • Capabilities: Explain communications and cyberspace capabilities, including their functionalities, applications, and implications for joint multi-domain operations. • OT&E: Differentiate roles and responsibilities of DoD organizations and how they related to communications and cyberspace operations. • Operations Environment: Explain the evolving nature of cyberspace, information warfare, and the digital and operational environment. • Planning: Develop an operational design and plan that incorporates communications and cyberspace capabilities and resilience within a joint multi-domain environment. • Enrichment: Demonstrate an understanding of relevant communications and cyberspace topics that extend beyond individual areas of expertise. Learn more about Cyberspace 200: https://lnkd.in/ga3BAc9F #airforce #cyberspace #education

WSJ 4/20 article and today’s War on Rocks article highlight a generational opportunity to attract CompSci grads to cyber force positions We have an oversupply of computer science grads and an under supply of cyber force. Is there an opportunity here to take advantage of under employment of TENS OF THOUSANDS of recruits to a new force structure? The excess pipeline will exist for 4 years max until parents force kids into the “ing” major (engineering, accounting, nursing etc). Let’s not blow this once in a generation opportunity. Is anyone in DoD leadership willing to be Col. John Boyd (OODA, F16 mafia) for a new Cyber Force? Asking for a friend… https://lnkd.in/gKBQW6VP

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently unveiled the new GARD program designed to counteract adversaries who try to “trick” America’s AI-enabled defense systems. Short for ‘Guaranteeing AI Robustness against Deception,’ the set of technologies and strategies should help America’s military forces improve AI-enhanced systems like advanced targeting systems. That’s because these systems can, in some cases, be deceived by low-tech approaches that enemies use to trick into thinking their forces or vehicles are allies or even make those same systems believe a friendly vehicle is actually an enemy target.

Great to see the Air Force is doing this. I was making this case almost ten years ago in the beltway one day to AF A1 and I think most people in the room thought I was way off. The Air Force would never go back to warrant officers and don't need to. My point as a commander was, "where in the rank structure are the seasoned technical professionals?" It doesn't exist formally. We have them in the Air National Guard because we let our NCOs and Senior NCOs continue to learn and touch the equipment, the code, the tools, always staying "rated" in a way. On active duty, NCOs and Senior NCOs have to administrate and manage, and aren't allowed to touch the equipment, code, tools. Will be reprimanded for doing so in some cases in what was supposed to be a plug and play to make it green world. It's not the Company Grade Officers (CGO), Captain and below. They don't have years and years of experience. Not the Field Grade Officers (FGO), Major and above because they do have to lead, manage and administrate all day. So who? The contractors? The civilians? That's not the military rank structure. During my FGO years I had the honor of working with some amazing warrant officers in the Army and Navy who knew their technology, their systems inside out, up and down. The go to "don't tell what the system was designed to do, tell me what it can do" guys and gals to use the famous Apollo 13 line. I knew then we needed these ranks in the Air Force for cyberspace so we too could have that level of expertise in the ranks. So good to see this. Entire Air Force careers can be built around being the leaders of highly complex and complicated technical systems as a career priority. It also provides new opportunities for our enlisted airmen to grow in their professional development and careers. Future airmen who will have some wrinkles and peppered hair will know how to push cyber to its limits for our nation.

Department of Cyberspace Studies -- (AFIT/EXC) was excited to get approval this month from the United States Air Force Cyberspace Warfare Operations (17X) Functional Advisory Council (FAC) for the revised U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology Joint Advanced Cyberspace Operations course (Cyberspace 300) curriculum foundation. The new Cyberspace 300 course Purpose Statement, Objectives, and Focus Areas will provide an enhanced learning opportunity for all United States Department of the Air Force 17X officers with 12-15 years of commissioned time in service. The new curriculum will first be used in Cyberspace 300 class FY24C (209 more days...) in August 2024 . NEW Cyberspace 300 Purpose Statement: ➥ To develop warfighter communications officers and cyberspace effects officers by enhancing their strategic mindset to articulate, integrate, and apply capabilities across full spectrum operations and joint multi-domain environments securing the competitive advantage over our nation’s adversaries. NEW Cyberspace 300 Course Objectives: ➥ Apply doctrinal planning principles to communications and cyberspace operations. ➥ Evaluate how best to organize train & equip service communications and cyberspace forces. ➥ Articulate threats, risks, and opportunities within the evolving digital and operational environment. NEW Cyberspace 300 Focus Areas: ➥ OT&E: Differentiate roles and responsibilities of DoD organizations and how they relate to communications and cyberspace operations. ➥ Resources: Explain resource and requirements processes in support of communications and cyberspace capabilities. ➥ Operations: Analyze operational and strategic impacts of threats, risks, and opportunities in the digital and operational environment. ➥ Operations Environment: Explain the evolving nature of cyberspace, information warfare, and the digital and operational environment. ➥ Planning: Develop an operational design that incorporates communications and cyberspace capabilities and resilience with a joint multi-domain environment. #airforce #cyberspace #education

It is NOT classified, but we still can't show you 😉 the great work the Department of Cyberspace Studies -- (AFIT/EXC)'s Joint Intermediate Cyberspace Operations course (Cyberspace 200) students are doing at the U.S. Air Force Institute of Technology this afternoon. In additional to course lessons, the cyberspace students are continuing to learn about and understand the fictional AOR they have been placed in for the three weeks they are here. What a great way to end the week! 🎯 Cyberspace 200 Purpose Statement: To develop warfighter communications and cyberspace effects officers by enhancing their operational mindset to plan, operate, and execute capabilities across full spectrum operations and joint multi-domain environments securing the competitive advantage over our nation's adversaries. 🎯 Cyberspace 200 Course Objectives: • Organizational Understanding: Understand the full spectrum of communications and cyberspace organizations, operations, and core competencies. • Planning and Integration: Apply military planning processes and critical thinking skills to integrate communications and cyberspace capabilities to achieve mission objectives. • Conceptual Knowledge: Understand key concepts regarding communications and cyberspace, doctrine, strategy, policy, and professional development opportunities. 🎯 Cyberspace 200 Focus Areas: • Capabilities: Explain communications and cyberspace capabilities, including their functionalities, applications, and implications for joint multi-domain operations. • OT&E: Differentiate roles and responsibilities of DoD organizations and how they related to communications and cyberspace operations. • Operations Environment: Explain the evolving nature of cyberspace, information warfare, and the digital and operational environment. • Planning: Develop an operational design and plan that incorporates communications and cyberspace capabilities and resilience within a joint multi-domain environment. • Enrichment: Demonstrate an understanding of relevant communications and cyberspace topics that extend beyond individual areas of expertise. Learn more about Cyberspace 200: https://lnkd.in/ga3BAc9F #airforce #cyberspace #education 📷 Mr. Jermeko Cassel questions Cyberspace 200 students as they update their initial analysis of the operational environment.

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