The importance of defending cyberspace was taken to a new level last week when cyber training became a permanent fixture of the Air Force Basic Military Training curriculum.
The first trainees attended a four-hour cyber training course devoted to defending the Air Force networks and operations in cyberspace Oct. 4. The course teaches basic operating fundamentals on the AF network and the significance of protecting the network to meet the Air Force mission.
“We’re teaching about a warfighting domain that is essential to military operations – cyberspace,” said Col. Shane Courville, 737th Training Group commander. “(The training) gives trainees a foundation to understand that we’re all cyber warriors.
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