Staff Sgt. Michael Torres, left, a data systems administrator for Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures Company A, 6th Communication Battalion, discusses his network hacking plans during Cyber Yankee 23 at Camp Nett, Connecticut, May 25, 2023. Reserve Marines with DCO-IDM Company B, and the newly created Marine Innovation Unit, participated in Cyber Yankee as the "red team," simulating a cyberspace attack against a power utility grid. This exercise allowed Reserve Marines to integrate with their active-duty counterparts and joint partners to help develop practices in defense against cyber-attacks. - Staff Sgt. Michael Torres, left, a data systems administrator for Defensive Cyberspace Operations-Internal Defensive Measures Company A, 6th Communication Battalion, discusses his network hacking plans during Cyber Yankee 23 at Camp Nett, Connecticut, May 25, 2023. Reserve Marines with DCO-IDM Company B, and the newly created Marine Innovation Unit, participated in Cyber Yankee as the "red team," simulating a cyberspace attack against a power utility grid. This exercise allowed Reserve Marines to integrate with their active-duty counterparts and joint partners to help develop practices in defense against cyber-attacks.
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Dondzil, a cyberspace defensive operator with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, competed in a joint cyber competition hosted by the Japan Self-Defense Force at the Japan Ministry of Defense Base Ichigaya, Japan, Dec. 6-7, 2021. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher Dondzil, a cyberspace defensive operator with Defensive Cyberspace Operations - Internal Defensive Measures Company, 7th Communication Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, competed in a joint cyber competition hosted by the Japan Self-Defense Force at the Japan Ministry of Defense Base Ichigaya, Japan, Dec. 6-7, 2021.
U.S. Marines embarked with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Indo-Pacific region. - U.S. Marines embarked with the amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in the Indo-Pacific region.
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