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April 19, 2021
Information Warfare Rising (Part III) Building an Information Warfare Culture: Accelerating Change Through Training

Captain Reid “HOJO” HottelThe United States Air Force remains unrivaled in its kinetic core competencies: Air and Space Superiority, Global Attack, Rapid Global Mobility, Precision Engagement, and Agile Combat Support. This dominance has been established for so long that no
April 18, 2021
Information Warfare Rising (Part II): Conceptualizing Information Firepower

Captain Thomas Jun HongInformation is one of the key essential elements to win in a future all-domain battlespace. Nevertheless, the discourse on Joint All Domain Operations (JADO) has been limited to identifying the importance of information and offering salient solutions to alleviate a few select
April 17, 2021
Information Warfare Rising (Part I): Characterizing Threats in the Information Environment

Captain Katelynne BaierInformation Advantage (IA) within the information environment (IE) is one of the most critical focal points of Joint All Domain Operations (JADO)i. China and Russia recognize this and are prioritizing Information Warfare (IW) to counter US strengths and military might. These
April 17, 2021
But Like…What Did It DO?: Assessing Russian Cyber Effects in Context

Captain Patrick "HOWLER" MeissnerIn the context of the National Security Strategy’s conception of “great power competition” (Trump 2017), perhaps no nation-state has been as aggressive within the cyberspace domain as the Russian Federation. Furthermore, following two
April 16, 2021
April Enlisted Promotions

The following 433rd Airlift Wing and 960th Cyberspace Wing Airmen, on the date indicated, earned a promotion in grade to the following.
April 16, 2021
Strategy, Evolution, and War: From Apes to Artificial Intelligence

Author: Kenneth PayneReviewer: Maj Aaron Cross, USAF
April 15, 2021
688th Cyberspace Wingman accelerates change

2nd Lt. Leon Davis, Cyberspace Operations officer of the 33rd Network Warfare Squadron, initially joined the U.S. Air Force for financial reasons, a better life and to pave the way for his family.“I signed up for my three daughters and to be able to show them something positive-- sharing a greater
April 15, 2021
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Exploiting Five Publicly Known Vulnerabilities to Compromise U.S. and Allied Networks

The National Security Agency (NSA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) jointly released a Cybersecurity Advisory, “Russian SVR Targets U.S. and Allied Networks,” today to expose ongoing Russian Foreign Intelligence Service
April 14, 2021
vRED worth a second look

Every year, Airmen and Guardians receive a reminder to look at their Virtual Record of Emergency Data, but this important data deserves a more frequent check-in. vRED data has several categories a service member can update including individual information, emergency contacts, those to be notified
April 5, 2021
Counter-Cyber Reflections for NATO

BackgroundSince the mid-1990s, Russia has steadily recovered its ailing economy from post-Soviet collapse and resurfaced onto the world stage. It is Vladimir Putin’s objective to re-establish the Russian Federation (RF) in the international arena as a global security broker and secure Russia’s
April 2, 2021
Information Warfare: Forging Communication Strategies for Twenty-first Century Operational Environments

Author: James P. FarwellReviewer: Major Michael Knapp, USAF
March 31, 2021
Reserve Component receives exception to uniform policy

The Air Force has authorized an exception to policy for the Air Reserve Component regarding the April 1 mandatory wear date of Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms.In a memo signed on March 28 by Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, the Air
March 31, 2021
Explanation of Type of Duty (TD) Codes

Explanation of Type of Duty (TD) Codes per updated AFMAN 65-116 vol. 3, 7 Nov 2019.
March 30, 2021
How China Has Integrated Its Space Program Into Its Broader Foreign Policy

The way that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is governed allows it to pursue a more holistic approach to policy. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) not only controls the government, but also has a presence in every major organization, including economic, technical, and academic entities.
March 29, 2021
Satellite Servicing: A History, the Impact to the Space Force, and the Logistics Behind It

IntroductionSatellite servicing is an important emerging technology not only to industry and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), but also to national security. Servicing technology should be of key interest for the United States Space Force (USSF) to research, and serviceability
March 29, 2021
Cell managing Reserve’s COVID-19 vaccination operations

Air Force Reserve Command’s Vaccine Operations Cell has been up and running here since mid-January to help ensure all Reserve Citizen Airmen who choose to get the COVID-19 vaccine receive it safely, efficiently and without waste.
March 26, 2021
AI-Enabled War-in-the-Air

It is a time of rapid disruptive technological change and none more so than in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). While developed by and for the commercial sector, AI’s apparent potential for military use is now pushing armed forces globally to begin experimenting with embryonic AI-enabled
March 25, 2021
Senior leaders discuss Total Force Integration

The Space Force, COVID-19, diversity and transitioning between the various Air Force components were among the hot topics when Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, joined the director of the Air National Guard and the Air Force director
March 25, 2021
Defense Innovation Leader Stresses Importance of U.S., China Technology Race

Michael Brown, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, says China has a well-integrated, systematic, long-term strategy to make sure it's doing the most to achieve its goal of being No. 1 in the world in technology.
March 24, 2021
NSA Cybersecurity Collaboration Center Releases First Speaker Series Video on Protective Domain Name System (PDNS)

NSA released today the first video of its new Cybersecurity Collaboration Center speaker series. In these talks, NSA experts will share insights, lessons, and contributions of their cybersecurity work.

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