Cyber training no longer basic

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http://fcw.com/articles/2011/11/28/feat-military-cyber-training.aspx

By Amber Corrin
FCW.com
Nov 18, 2011

For roughly a century, the U.S. military has fought on land, by sea and 
in the air. For the most part, the domains have been tangible and the 
boundaries defined. Now a new domain is emerging: cyber warfare. And 
although online operations overlap the traditional physical arena, the 
cyber domain is mostly intangible, with battles waged over networks with 
no obvious borders and against faceless foes.

To meet the threats and operational demands of this unfamiliar 
territory, the U.S. military is embracing new models and agendas for 
training its troops.

“Treating cyberspace as a domain means that the military needs to 
operate and defend its networks and to organize, train and equip our 
forces to perform cyber missions,” then-Deputy Defense Secretary William 
Lynn said in July.

Efforts range from mandatory cyber education for those in the lowest 
ranks to elite training for new, highly specialized careers in network 
defense. The transition is eased somewhat for a generation that is 
well-versed in the technologies of the Information Age.

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