Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. David Ray Hudson, who is the new senior enlisted advisor to Lt. Gen. H Steven Blum, chief of the National Guard Bureau, once wore blue. He served in both the active duty Air Force and Air Force Reserve, making him “uniquely qualified” to bring Army and Air Guard enlisted issues to the attention of his boss, reports Sgt. Jim Greenhill. Hudson says, “My primary concern is enlisted issues—joint enlisted issues.”
The Air Force is shoring up its cyber defenses both on and off base for critical infrastructure such as water and electrical power, and industry experts are calling for more, even specialized, dedicated microgrids offsite to support USAF operations in case of a total blackout caused by cyberattacks.
