Texas Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nathan Mack conducts network surveillance during Cyber Shield 19 training week at Camp Atterbury, Ind. April 7, 2019. As the nation’s largest unclassified cyber defense training exercise, Cyber Shield provides participants with training on industry network infrastructure and cyber protection best practices. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. George B. Davis)
A Modular Fuel System vehicle leaves the Fisher ship after soldiers offloaded cargo during the Joint Readiness Exercise 20, at the Port of Port Arthur, Texas, Sept. 26, 2020. (Photo by Michelle Gigante)
United States Space Force General Stephen N. Whiting speaks during a hearing with the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Hart Senate Office Building on February 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing to discuss the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2025 with officials in the U.S. Strategic Command and United States Space Force. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) walks down the steps of the House Of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on June 14, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
Joint Pacific Forces conduct Air Assault training during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation at Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA), Townsville, Australia, August 1, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariah Aguilar)
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. — Dr. Lisa Costa, the U.S. Space Force’s first permanent Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, signed the Joint Task Force-Space Defense’s board during her visit to the organization at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, Apr. 1, 2022. During the visit, Costa and members of her team learned about the JTF-SD’s protect and defend mission and its critical command and control networks. (U.S. Space Force photo by Tiana Williams)
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) defeats a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea, Oct. 19, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau)
A sign for the National Security Agency (NSA), US Cyber Command and Central Security Service, is seen near the visitor’s entrance to the headquarters of the National Security Agency (NSA) at Fort Meade, Maryland, February 14, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing Communication Flight stand in formation at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York National Guard, during their unit’s redesignation ceremony to become the 106th Communications Squadron, February 4, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Donaldson)