It’s not supposed to be easy.
For the first time in Red Flag exercise history, cyber and space operators are a fully integrated part of the friendly forces “blue team” that defend the interest of the United States and her allies against the aggressors of the “red team.”
“It’s imperative that our operators are faced with difficult scenarios. The intent is that they learn from the high pressure scenarios to rapidly and deliberately integrate their unique skills and capabilities with air and space forces to better prepare them grow as cyber operators and as leaders,” said Col. Mark Ware, 24th Air Force director of operations. “When the other Airmen participating in Red Flag see the impact on flying and space operations with and without cyber support, they should better understand what their cyber teammates bring to the fight and how we can all work together to defeat our adversaries.”
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