Dr. Mara E. Karlin is acting deputy undersecretary of defense for policy, the Department of Defense’s No. 2 policy role. Karlin was one of the primary developers of the 2022 National Defense Strategy, which redefined China as the “pacing challenge” for the U.S. military. Karlin ...
CYBERCOM
Testifying before the Senate on July 20, the Air Force general nominated to head both the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command offered a full-throated endorsement of the “dual-hat” arrangement in which the same official leads both organizations. “Having a single leader with the ...
As the Senate prepares to start debate on the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act on July 18, one provision in the bill would task the Pentagon with studying the possibility of an independent Cyber Force—taking into account lessons from the Space Force.
Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has been tapped to gain a fourth star and move into the top job at CYBERCOM and the National Security Agency. If his nomination is approved by the Senate, Haugh would become the first Airman to ...
WORLD: Space: SDA Launches First Flight; Space Force Builds Ties with Combatant Commands.
Three years after its initial launch, the Space Force is increasing its integration with the joint force by building relationships and standing up components within more and more U.S. combatant commands, top generals said April 5 at the Mitchell Institute’s Spacepower Security Forum. Already, the ...
Lt. Gen. James C. Slife was set to transition from his role commanding Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., at the beginning of October, with a likely assignment to the Pentagon next. He visited the Air & Space Forces Association in September ...
In the lead-up to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, "hunt-forward" teams deployed from U.S. Cyber Command to help the Ukrainians harden their networks and identify vulnerabilities—an early defensive play in a conflict that would be dominated by information operations and cyber threats. CYBERCOM also provided remote ...
President Joe Biden’s administration and the Defense Department are looking at the possibility of splitting up control of U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, reviving a long-running debate over how the two organizations are led. Since the stand-up of CYBERCOM in 2009, its ...
“In my mind, we want to get something a lot closer to mixed martial arts—you have people that are fighting one another, they’re not thinking."
A collection of quotes on airpower and national security issues.
When it comes to sporting analogies, many strategists have urged U.S. cyber warriors to think more like a hockey team—with swift transitions between offensive and defensive plays—than a football team. But U.S. Cyber Command Deputy Commander Air Force Lt. Gen. Charles L. Moore Jr. argues ...