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    Army Cyber Protection Brigade activates new detachment

    Army Cyber Protection Brigade activates new detachment

    Photo By William Roche | Sgt. 1st Class Britney Byrd (left), first sergeant for Raptor Detachment of the Army...... read more read more

    UNITED STATES

    04.16.2021

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    U.S. Army Cyber Command

    The U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade (CPB) activated its newest detachment in a ceremony at Fort Gordon, Ga., April 15, 2021.

    CPB commander Col. John Popiak hosted the brief event. Popiak joined detachment commander 1st Lt. Stephen Yonke and detachment first sergeant Sgt. 1st Class Britney Byrd to uncase and unfurl the Raptor Detachment's colors before its assembled Soldiers for the first time, as the official orders activating the detachment were read.

    In his remarks at the ceremony, Popiak talked about the difficulties of making transitions in Army life, and said his brigade is making an investment in eliminating those difficulties for its new Soldiers, civilians and their families.

    "Arrival here should be a warm, welcome and challenging environment," he said, where families get world-class care and new unit members quickly become part of the team "prepared to immediately join our defensive cyber maneuver units to apply their skills in support of strategic competition as members of a cohesive and well-trained force.

    "The Raptor Detachment is a purposeful manifestation of that desire."

    The CPB's mission is to defend key terrain in cyberspace to deter threats and deliver effects that ensure freedom of action for friendly forces while denying the same to adversaries. The "Hunter" brigade mans, trains and equips Cyber Protection Teams that deploy worldwide to support network defenders safeguarding systems and data; provides defensive readiness assessments and assistance; hardens friendly networks; and conducts defensive cyber operations.

    To watch the full video of the ceremony, visit the CPB Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CyberProtectionBrigade

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    ABOUT US: United States Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts full-spectrum cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, and information operations, ensuring freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information environment, while denying the same to our adversaries.
    ARCYBER ON THE WEB: https://www.arcyber.army.mil
    ARCYBER TWITTER: https://twitter.com/ARCYBER
    ARCYBER LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/us-army-cyber-command
    ARMY CYBER ON THE U.S. ARMY WEBSITE: https://www.army.mil/armycyber
    ARMY CYBER PROTECTION BRIGADE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/CyberProtectionBrigade
    ARMY CYBER PROTECTION BRIGADE ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/BrigadeCyber

    Interested in the challenge of joining the Army Cyber team? Check out military and civilian cyber career and employment opportunities by clicking on the "Careers" tab at www.arcyber.army.mil

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    Date Taken: 04.16.2021
    Date Posted: 04.16.2021 16:46
    Story ID: 394097
    Location: US

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