Cyber News

  • AGR Vacancy: Weapons & Tactics Officer

     AGR VA 26-AF-19 Weapons & Tactics Officer             140th Cyber Operations Squadron, 108th Wing, JBMDLOpening Date: 30 January 2019; Closing Date: 28 February 2019Please click the link below to see the AGR vacancy announcement.26-AF-19 Weapons and Tactics Officer 140 COS.pdf

  • USAF, NASIC releases unclassified ‘Competing in Space’ assessment

    The U.S. Air Force released an unclassified report Wednesday created by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center detailing developing trends in the space domain and the growing challenges posed by foreign space assets.The report, titled “Competing in Space,” was created at the request of Air

  • Did You Know that January is Human Trafficking Awareness/Prevention Month?

    Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons (TIP) is a form of modern day slavery.  It is defined as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring, or receipt of persons by means of threat, use of force, coercion, abduction, fraud, deception, abuse or exploitation.   The Air Force

  • Email in the cloud: CHES phase 1 completion

    On Nov. 8, 2018, the Air Force Network Integration Center, or AFNIC, concluded the first phase of the Air Force’s transition to Cloud Hosted Enterprise Services, completing the migration of 555,000 continental U.S. based Air Force hosted e-mail accounts to a Microsoft Office 365 collaboration

  • OPSEC in the Social Media Age

    One of the areas Reserve Citizen Airmen must be vigilant in when it comes to operational security is social media. Erick Holloway, Air Force Reserve Command OPSEC program manager, explained Reservists have a special responsibility to maintain OPSEC even when off-duty in their civilian roles.

  • Secure your new tech gifts

    There are some simple habits you can adopt that, if performed consistently, may dramatically reduce the chances that the information on your computer will be lost or corrupted.

  • HQ RIO FY19 IR Orientation Class registration open

    Just a friendly reminder that the HQ RIO Readiness Training team will be hosting the IR Orientation at HQ RIO, Buckley AFB, Colo. The course provides the Individual Reservist (IR) with tools and information to effectively manage their Air Force career. Although this training is not mandatory, it is

  • First GPS III satellite successfully launched

    The Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the first Global Positioning Systems III satellite Dec. 23 from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Lockheed Martin-built satellitewas carried to orbit aboard a Space Exploration Technologies

  • 2018: AFCYBER in review

    2018 was an exciting year for Air Forces Cyber! From surprise commissions, ribbon cuttings, dedication ceremonies, distinguished visitors, training opportunities, retirements, command and commander changes, and everything in between; AFCYBER hasn't missed a beat in its delivery of full-spectrum

  • Holiday safety 101

    When people are busy decorating, shopping, entertaining or traveling during the holiday season, the rush to complete their to-do lists could lead to a lack of emphasis on proper safety practices.

  • Cyber operators host cyber certification training courses for SA youth

    In mid-2016, four Air Forces Cyber operators teamed to create a free cyber certification academy for San Antonio teenagers. Master Sgt. Shaun Herron and Staff Sgts. Charles Hackett, Justin Gonzalez and Austin Ellsworth’s dream became reality when their non-profit, GhostWire Academy, was born. Today,

  • Tributes flow in as nation mourns passing of George H.W. Bush

    President Donald J. Trump declared Dec. 5 as a national day of mourning for former President George H.W. Bush, who passed away Friday night at age 94. Trump joined countless others in paying tribute to Bush and his lifetime of service as a Navy pilot in World War II, congressman, ambassador to the

  • Major changes to medical policies good news for Air Force Reservists

    In an Aug. 28 letter, Col. John Buterbaugh, command surgeon at Air Force Reserve Command, outlined four initiatives to increase medical readiness across the command, including eliminating the medical case backlog, removing the mental health requirement differences between active duty and Reservists,

  • SG increasing lethality at Wings

    The Surgeon General’s Office of the Air Force Reserve Command here is revitalizing the medical waiver adjudication process from the top down. They recently tested a new process where wing commanders have the authority to allow members to continue serving, in a full or limited range, while his or her