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Air Force Weapons School graduates first cyber warriors

The Air Force Weapons School recently graduated its first six airmen specially trained in cyber warfare.

Federal News Network Staff

July 6, 2012 9:02 am

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The Air Force Weapons School recently graduated its first six airmen specially trained in cyber warfare. The Wall Street Journal reported that it was evidence of changing priorities for U.S. forces.

The elite Weapons School is the Air Force version of the Navy’s Top Gun program. Col. Robert Garland, commandant of the Weapons School, said cyber doesn’t look or smell like a fighter plane or a bomber. But, he said, cyber warriors are needed more and more to counter a threat that’s no less real than others the country faces.

This story is part of Federal News Radio’s daily Cybersecurity Update. For more cybersecurity news, click here.