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- [Narrator] The FBI
estimates that there are

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at least 4,000 plus cyber
attacks a day in our country.

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These cyber attacks
exploit vulnerabilities

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and can be used to gain access

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to sensitive data and systems.

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A recent study performed
by the U.S. Government

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Accountability Office found that there are

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mission-critical cyber vulnerabilities

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in nearly all weapon systems
currently under development.

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To prevent a future where
rampant cyber attacks

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and intrusions affect our
most valued weapon systems,

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the U.S. Air Force has
introduced Mission Defense Teams,

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MDT for short, across the nation.

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At Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma,

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the 552nd Air Control Wing has

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two of these Mission Defense Teams.

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One within the 752nd
Operation Support Squadron

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that defends the Control
and Reporting Center

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while the 552nd Air Control
Network Squadron defends

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the E-3 Airborne Early
Warning and Control System.

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As pathfinders these two MDTs
will develop training programs

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as well as TTPs for both
platforms while solidifying

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the future of cyber defense
for two of the Air Force's

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main Command and Control weapons system.

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The 552nd Air Control
Wings unique weapons system

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will require more specific cyber training

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than is currently available
through traditional means.

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Gaining proficiency to
defend our platforms will not

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be possible without a scalable environment

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capable of generating a
realistic training space.

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As a Wing asset, both the
MDTs would use this lab

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to train their cyber operators.

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The Repose Mobile Solution will allow them

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to train future and MDTs of sister units.

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To conduct defensive cyber operations,

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Air Force has developed a
cyber defense weapon system

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called, The Cyber Vulnerability
Assessment and Hunter.

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Without proper training,
however, CVA/H operators will

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lack a proficiency and will
not be prepared to deal

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with the advanced persistent threats

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post by sophisticated adversaries.

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The proposed cyber
training lab will provide

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a virtualized sandbox
environment that can emulate

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the different types of C2 weapon systems.

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This will allow our cyber operators

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to hone their skills
while reducing the risk

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to the real-world operational systems.

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The cost for this initiative
is approximately $100,000

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which includes software and training

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from Carnegie-Mellon University.

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The majority of the equipment
and the initial location have

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already been secured, however,
through other initiatives.

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The potential of this
initiative would unlock

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is difficult overstate.

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Cyber training environments
of this nature could become

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a best practice for all
Wings to emulate as defensive

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cyber capabilities for
our weapon systems mature.

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