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Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif.
Military Occupational Specialty: Signals Intelligence Analyst (MOS 35N)
Unit: 2nd Battalion, 1st Information Operations (IO) Command
Duty title: Communications Security Monitor
(NOTE: Rank and position are correct as of time of interview)
QUICK SKETCH:
-- Member of the 1st IO squad that won the 2022 Army Cyber Command (ARCYBER) Best Squad Competition and competed in the U.S. Army level 2022 Best Squad Competition
--Competed and earned the title of Soldier of the Quarter
-- Selected to serve as member of color guard for change of command for Lt. Gen. Maria Barrett, ARCYBER commanding general
ON WHAT HE LIKES ABOUT BEING PART OF THE ARMY CYBER AND 1st IO TEAMS:
“Being able to approach noncommissioned officers within my team and feeling welcome and heard despite being a junior enlisted Soldier.”
ON HOW HE FEELS HIS EXPERIENCE WITH ARMY CYBER AND 1st IO HAVE HELPED BUILD HIS CAREER AND SKILLS:
“My experience so far with 1st IO has helped me improve my competency in the cyber world, giving me opportunities to earn accredited certifications that I can use in the civilian world.”
ON WHAT HE HAS FOUND TO BE FULFILLING AND CHALLENGING ABOUT ARMY CYBER:
“Completing certifications by going through very condensed boot camps.”
ON HOW HE CHALLENGES HIMSELF IN HIS CYBER PURSUITS AND AS A SOLDIER:
“By continuously studying and improving my skills as a cyber professional while balancing my Soldier tasks by competing in Soldier competitions.”
ON WHAT HE WOULD SAY TO SOMEONE WHO IS CONSIDERING AN ARMY CYBER CAREER:
“It is one of the best career paths within the Army if you are interested in the field of cybersecurity or information technology.”
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ABOUT US: U.S. Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare, and information operations, ensuring decision dominance and freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information dimension, 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
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 ww.arcyber.army.mil
Members of the Army Reserve and Army National Guard in the Signal, Cyber, Military Intelligence, Information Operations, Electronic Warfare, Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations fields interested in tours with Army Cyber Command can get more information at https://www.arcyber.army.mil/Careers/Reserve-Component-Tours-with-Army-Cyber/
| Date Taken: | 12.06.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 12.06.2022 12:01 |
| Story ID: | 434615 |
| Location: | US |
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