Defense Department CIO John Sherman on Wednesday publicly issued the DOD Cyber Workforce Framework after months of previewing the new lexicon for defense personnel who perform IT and cybersecurity-related roles.
The framework builds on the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework and DOD’s Joint Cyberspace Training and Certification Standards to establish an “authoritative lexicon based on the work an individual is performing, not their position titles, occupational series, or designator.
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Recently, a Chinese surveillance balloon and three other as-yet unidentified objects were shot down over North America. What’s the deal?
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FILE” Security officers patrol near the destroyed Hayat Hotel after a deadly 30-hour siege by Al-Shabaab jihadists in Mogadishu on August 21, 2022. – (Photo by Hasan Ali Elmi/AFP via Getty Images).
The U.S. military launched an airstrike on Wednesday in Somalia, which has become a very active front in the post-Global War on Terrorism conflict against al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.
The airstrike supported the Somali National Army, which was fighting al-Shabaab militants, U.S. Africa Command announced on Thursday.
Sub-Saharan Africa has become the new global epicenter of violent extremism with 48 percent of global terrorism deaths in 2021, according to the UN.
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English is the international language of aviation, but it can be a useful asset to know the native language of whoever you are flying with. This imagined interaction shows the wingman directing an “ops check,” in Arabic to which the flight lead (Pilot One) responds “One’s 3.6,” which indicates his or her remaining fuel in thousands of pounds. (Aaron Provost/Task & Purpose).
A senior USAF official has raised concerns over China’s aspirations in the Middle East, as Washington seeks to maintain its position as a leading provider of security and trade to countries in the region.
Lt Gen Alex Grynkewich, commander, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), a component of US Central Command (CENTCOM)has claimed that China is a threat in the Middle East, as US forces in the region maintain a presence to keep collaborations with countries in the area from Beijing’s ambitions.
The Red Baron is more than a badass nickname, a frozen pizza brand, or the target of Snoopy’s Sopwith Camel. He was a real man, a German pilot during World War I who is considered to be the “Ace of Aces” of the war, with 80 aerial victories over the skies of Western Europe. His real name was Manfred von Richthofen, and by 1918, the last year of the war, he was a national hero in Germany.
1918 was also the year that saw an allied airman finally end The Red Baron’s string of wins in air combat, and along with it, the man’s life.
The 1965 Battle of Ia Drang saw the first major engagement between the United States Army and the People’s Army of North Vietnam (PAVN). The intense, four-day battle in South Vietnam’s Central Highlands became the template for how Americans fought pitched battles against North Vietnamese forces, using helicopters for air mobility, close air support from fixed-wing aircraft, and artillery that could help shield American troops from miles away.
The North Vietnamese had no qualms about firing on incoming and outgoing U.S.
Camping never goes out of style. And, if you’re tired of hotels or if you find hostels hostile then, FamCamps are just the destination you didn’t know you wanted.
If you’re eyeing the calendar and itching for an adventure, consider vacationing at one of the military’s fine campgrounds or RV parks. Go hiking in the woods, swimming in the lakes, and even fishing in the ocean if you get a hankering for halibut.