The steadily growing, nation-wide teen competition known as CyberPatriot piqued the interest of school-aged computer experts right here at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s Stacey High School this school year, which created a great opportunity for some cyber-savvy Airmen assigned to 24th Air Force to step in to mentor these computer defense hopefuls in the ways of cybersecurity.
“It’s been exceptionally rewarding to mentor the CyberPatriot team this year,” said Senior Master Sgt. Brian Meeks, senior enlisted leader of Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber, the 24th Air Force organization responsible for command and control of cutting-edge Cyber Mission Force teams. “Last year was Stacey High School’s first year competing in CyberPatriot,” he recalled. “I helped get things started last year, but this was my first year mentoring, and it’s been a whole lot of fun.”
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