Story by Cpl. Kristina Kranz | Joint Force Headquarters - Wyoming National Guard | 10.13.2020
The Wyoming National Guard partnered with the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to participate in a Cyber Shield 2020 exercise last month. Army and Air Guard members and state employees came together for the training event to test their capabilities for real-world cyberattack scenarios....
Story by Airman 1st Class Melanie L. Nolen | 195th Wing | 09.29.2020
The California Air National Guard’s 261st Cyberspace Operations Squadron participated as a cyber defense team, along with units from across the United States. Units gathered both in person and virtually to participate in the annual defense-focused Army National Guard exercise this year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Story by Maj. Matthew Boyle | North Carolina National Guard | 09.28.2020
KURE BEACH, N.C. – Soldiers and Airmen of the North Carolina National Guard participated in Cyber Shield 2020 at the Fort Fisher Training Center, Kure Beach, N.C. on Sept. 21 – 25, 2020. Cyber Shield 2020 is a national event with over 500 participants, including 21 groups from the East Coast to Guam, replicating the real world interaction between National Guard, state and territory agencies....
Courtesy Story | Idaho Army National Guard | 09.27.2020
More than a dozen Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers participated in the National Guard’s Cyber Shield 20 exercise Sept 12-27. Members of Idaho’s Defense Cyber Operations Element were among nearly 600 Soldiers from more than 40 states who participated in the two-week training event. The defensively focused tactical annual cyber exercise was hosted virtually this year and gave Idaho......
Story by 1st Lt. Cody Stagner | Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs Office | 09.27.2020
The Kentucky National Guard participated in Cyber Shield 2020, which ran from Sept. 12-27 and aimed at mitigating threats by cybercriminals with a defensively focused tactical cyber exercise....
Courtesy Story | 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard | 09.25.2020
KURE BEACH, N.C. –Airmen of the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, and Headquarters, North Carolina Air National Guard participated in Cyber Shield 2020 at the Fort Fisher Training Center, Kure Beach, N.C. on Sept. 21 – 25, 2020....
Story by Staff Sgt. George Davis | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 09.23.2020
Cyber Shield 2020, which runs Sept. 12-27 this year, is underway on networks across the nation as over 800 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from more than 40 states signed in for virtual training designed to sharpen their skills as network defenders. This year’s exercise, which is being conducted virtually because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, was conceived in cooperation with industry......
