Cyber News

  • Keep safety in mind as summer ends

    The long Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and offers many service members, civilians and their families the final opportunity to take to the highways and byways for a summertime adventure. Emphasis on managing risk is key, not only for a holiday weekend that historically

  • Relief aid available for Airmen and Guardians affected by Ida

    In the wake of Hurricane Ida, many have been affected by the weather phenomenon along the Gulf Coast.Whether people sheltered in place or evacuated to safer locations, Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families were among the affected.“Hurricane Ida has devastated many areas along the Gulf Coast,”

  • Over 1,200 civilians selected for various leadership programs, assignments

    More than 180 Department of the Air Force civilians were selected for developmental opportunities and leadership assignments by the Academic Year 2022 Civilian Developmental Education (CDE) and Civilian Strategic Leader Program (CSLP) Board. The CDE/CSLP board, which consisted of 13 members of the

  • End of Summer Bash … or Crash?

    The Labor Day holiday marks the last three-day weekend of the summer and the beginning of the school year for many. As such, people often use it as their final summer bash or excursion. Unfortunately, it’s also statistically one of the top three holiday weekends for fatal vehicle crashes.

  • National Suicide Prevention Month

    This year’s National Suicide Prevention Month campaign theme, "Connect to Protect: Support is Within Reach," highlights the importance of connections between family, friends and the community, and knowing what resources can help prevent suicide, especially in these unique and challenging times.

  • HHS warns against COVID-19 scams

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about fraud schemes related to COVID-19. Scammers are using telemarketing calls, text messages, social media platforms, and door-to-door visits to perpetrate COVID-19-related scams.

  • Cyber Command hosts 2021 Reserve Components Summit

    U.S. Cyber Command hosted its 10th annual Reserve Components (RC) Summit 20-21 August. The theme for the 2021 RC Summit was “Maximizing the Total Force Advantage,” which focuses on advancing the Total Force’s cyber warfighting capability.

  • Cyber career field looks to develop agile, all-in-one Airmen

    A meeting of Headquarters Air Force and Major Command functional managers of the cyberspace support career field wrapped up weeklong discussions Aug. 27, 2021, with one goal in mind – develop an adaptable and agile communications and cyber career field to meet Air Force requirements at the speed of

  • ACC Innovates with Air Force CyberWorx

    When there is a problem that arises within cyberspace or the operational world, Airmen may have ideas to create a better process for the United States Air Force to “accelerate change” in their mission. Air Force CyberWorx, is a DoD Cyber Mission-focused, operational problem-solving organization,

  • The Afghan Conundrum: Taliban’s Takeover and the Way Forward

    With the declaration of the establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, regional countries are debating their way forward to either recognizing the Taliban-led government or not. For the United States, the situation is rather challenging, as aside from the tough questions over the

  • Immunization entwined in Armed Forces history

    National Immunization Awareness Month is an annual observance held in August to emphasize the importance of vaccination to protect the health of people of all ages. The term immunization is used interchangeably with vaccination, although they are not one in the same.

  • Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over; avoiding DUIs saves lives

    According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, every day roughly 28 people die in accidents involving drivers who were under the influence or while intoxicated. That statistic equates to about one loss of life every 52 minutes.

  • Command and Control for Agile Combat Employment

    The United States Air Force is using the term agile combat employment (ACE) to describe a way of operating that relies less on large traditional main overseas bases as hubs for projecting combat power and more on launching, recovering, and maintaining aircraft from dispersed forward operating