Nineteen Air Force cadets graduated with sixteen military and civilian colleagues from a 10-week long cyber security boot camp, held at the Air Force Research Laboratory information directorate in Rome, N.Y. The course entailed lectures, real-world problem-solving, and collaborating with AFRL staff on military and industry projects and ended with a two day “hackfest”—a large cyber security exercise. Working with AFRL on the course are Syracuse University and the CASE Center of New York, among other organizations. (Read more here.)
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
