Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne announced yesterday that Maj. Gen. William Lord has been nominated to serve as commander of the provisional Cyber Command, which is at Barksdale AFB, La., for the time being. Lord currently is serving as director of Cyberspace Transformation and Strategy for the Air Force Chief Information Officer at the Pentagon. The move frees Lt. Gen. Robert Elder, commander of 8th Air Force, to focus on his numerous other responsibilities, which include the oversight of the Air Force’s nuclear-capable bombers and cruise missiles.
While the Space Force is still making long-term plans to establish high-fidelity live and virtual test and training ranges in the coming years, officials say they're also working with operators to identify near-term gaps and quickly field capabilities to address them.
