Vol. 3 No. 3
Vol. 3, No. 3
November 2010
The Center for Cyberspace Research (CCR), established in March 2002, conducts
defense-focused research at the Master’s and PhD levels. The CCR is forward-looking and
responsive to the changing educational and research needs of the Air Force, the Department
of Defense, and the federal government. The CCR faculty teaches and performs research
to understand and develop advanced cyber-related theories and technologies. These theory
and technology advancements include efforts in network intrusion detection and avoidance,
insider threat mitigation, cyberspace situational awareness, network visualization, software
protection, and anti-tamper technologies development. On June 19, 2008 AFIT was
designated by the SECAF and CSAF as the Air Force Cyberspace Technical Center of
Excellence.
CENTER FOR CYBERSPACE RESEARCH
Director: Dr. Richard Raines; Associate Director: Colonel Harold Arata, Ph.D.
Research Director: Dr. Rusty Baldwin
Marketing Specialist: Carrie Solberg
Questions,concerns,feedback,emailcarrie.solberg.ctr@at.edu
Visit our web site: www.at.edu/ccr/
In This Issue :
CCR News is published by the Center for Cyberspace Research.
Allmaterialcontainedhereinreectstheopinionsoftheauthorsand
editorsanddoesnotnecessarilyreectU.S.AirForceorAFITpolicy.
AFIT CCR Graduates First Class of Cyber
Warriors
CCR Sponsors WWII 6th Bomb Group:
Connecting the Past to the Present
CyberCorp Students Impact DoD Agencies
During Internships
Colonel Harold Arata, Ph.D. Receives Air
University’s Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award
Spotlight on Research: CCR Participates in 24th
AF Inaugural Cyberspace TRB and WEPTAC
Conference
CCR Faculty Focus: Dr. Barry E. Mullins, 2010
Educator of the Year Award Recipient
The CCR mission, Developing the Cyber
Warrior through Education and Research,
has never been more evident as it was on
October 28, 2010 during the Cyber 200
and 300 Course Graduation Banquet.
Over 100 students graduated from the Air
Force Institute of Technology’s newest
Professional Continuing Education (PCE)
courses designed to develop and train a
dedicated cadre of cyberspace warriors as
they transition to intermediate and higher
level responsibilities in their careers.
Brig. Gen. Walter Givhan was the
opening speaker for the graduation held
at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Club. “I have a great job being the AFIT
commandant and historic moments like
this are one of the reasons why.”
General C. Robert Kehler, commander
of Air Force Space Command, was the
keynote speaker for this historical event.
General Kehler commented on the
rapid growth on the Air Force’s cyber
capabilities and challenges faced in this
operational domain. “It is tremendously
important that we, as a service, have
decided to embrace cyberspace as an
operational domain,” said General Kehler.
“Fly,ghtandwininair,space,andnow
cyberspace is enormously important to
our future.”
Graduatesenrolledintherstever
program were provided a broad
background in cyber concepts, including
capabilities, limitations and vulnerabilities
and their associated application and
employment in joint military operations.
They represent a wide spectrum of the
Air Force and DoD cyber community to
include the 7th Intelligence Squadron,
83rd Network Operations Squadron,
315th Network Warfare Squadron, 690th
Network Support Squadron, 24th Air
Force, Air Force Special Operations
Command, National Guard Bureau, and
U.S.StrategicCommand.
The Cyber 200/300 courses were designed
for all cyberspace professionals including
the entire “17D” or Cyberspace Operator
careereld.Thecoursesprovidean
understanding of the design, development,
and acquisition of cyberspace systems.
They are continually re-tooled to keep
cyberspace professionals current and at
the cutting-edge, keeping pace with the
quickly changing technologies of the
cyber domain.
Among the distinguished attendees at the
banquetwas,U.S.RepresentativeMike
Turner, Maj. Gen. Edward Bolton, the
Air Staff’s director of Cyber and Space
Operations, and Maj. Gen. David Fadok,
AirUniversityViceCommander.
Addressing the graduates and all
attendees, Gen Kehler noted this event as
a milestone in Air Force history, “This is a
remarkable time in our Air Force. One day
you will look back and say, ‘I was there.’”
November 2010
AFIT CCR Graduates First Class of Cyber Warriors
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General C. Robert Kehler, commander of Air
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