Air Force Trains Cyber Warriors
- By Grey McKenzie
- Published 01/31/2008
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The military relies on computers and electronic communication to launch precision weapons, spy on its enemies and communicate with troops in combat.
The Air Force is revamping its training to prepare its 320,000 airmen to protect its frontlines in cyberspace, Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Schissler said.
The battlefield includes the Internet, cell phone calls and signals that trigger roadside bombs. “In cyber, the weapon of choice is going to be the computer that sits on your desk,” said Schissler, the Air
Force’s director of
cyberoperations.
Every enlisted man and officer will be taught about cyberwarfare in basic training, the Air Force Academy or officer candidate school, Schissler said.
About 100 students per year will receive more advanced instruction at the Undergraduate Network Warfare Training course at Hurlburt Field in Florida.
Graduates of the six-month program will be able to operate a computer like “a weapon system” and will be known as cyberwarriors or cyberoperators, Schissler said.
The first class graduated last month.
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The military relies on computers and electronic communication to launch precision weapons, spy on its enemies and communicate with troops in combat.
The Air Force is revamping its training to prepare its 320,000 airmen to protect its frontlines in cyberspace, Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark Schissler said.
The battlefield includes the Internet, cell phone calls and signals that trigger roadside bombs. “In cyber, the weapon of choice is going to be the computer that sits on your desk,” said Schissler, the Air
Every enlisted man and officer will be taught about cyberwarfare in basic training, the Air Force Academy or officer candidate school, Schissler said.
About 100 students per year will receive more advanced instruction at the Undergraduate Network Warfare Training course at Hurlburt Field in Florida.
Graduates of the six-month program will be able to operate a computer like “a weapon system” and will be known as cyberwarriors or cyberoperators, Schissler said.
The first class graduated last month.
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