Army and Air Guard Cyber Guard 2015

Airmen and Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard train for Cyber Guard 15, conducting a "red vs. blue" cyber exercise with help from the Kansas Air National Guard (KAANG 177th Information Aggressor Squadron) acting as the opposing force. The NCNG Joint Cyber Defense Team defend a simulated mission-critical network from sophisticated network attacks conducted by members of the KAANG. Cyber Guard 15 is an exercise designed to defend Department of Defense information networks in the U.S. from disruptive or destructive cyber attacks. The exercise trains service members to rapidly detect and effectively respond to a destructive or disruptive cyber-attack impacting U.S. critical infrastructure. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Robert Felicio/Released)