{"id":1545,"date":"2024-08-12T01:01:47","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T01:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2024-08-12T01:01:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T01:01:47","slug":"army-cyber-protection-brigade-led-exercise-brings-multiple-service-elements-components-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daily-bullet.com\/?p=1545","title":{"rendered":"Army Cyber Protection Brigade-Led Exercise Brings Multiple Service Elements, Components Together"},"content":{"rendered":"
CAMP DAWSON, W.Va. \u00ad\u00ad\u2013 As the late July heat continues to scorch, cyber Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and civilians assembled in the foothills of a remote training base in West Virgina to hone their skills to build an effective defensive cyber force.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n Every year, the Army Cyber Protection Brigade (CPB) plans, prepares, and executes Exercise Grungy Zion (EGZ) to simulate a joint task force employing defensive cyber operations across multiple echelons. From July 22 to August 3, 2024, the CPB deployed teams to Camp Dawson, W.Va., Orlando, Fla., and Fort Eisenhower, Ga. to participate in this exercise.<\/p>\n For the CPB task force staff and the brigade\u2019s subordinate battalions, this was an opportunity to validate how information is received, managed and communicated to the Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs) that were operationally engaged in the training scenario.<\/p>\n \u201cExercise Grungy Zion is the Cyber Protection Brigade\u2019s annual certification exercise,\u201d said Col. Christopher Stauder, CPB commander. \u201cHistorically, this exercise has been focused on certifying mission elements, cyber protection teams, and battalion-size task forces. This year the CPB took a giant step forward in certifying the brigade headquarters as a maneuver element and by incorporating multiple partners into this exercise.\u201d<\/p>\n This year\u2019s exercise was the first time the Army\u2019s sister service cyber elements participated in EGZ, working alongside their Army counterparts. Some of the partners included elements from Marine Corps Forces Cyber, Navy mission elements, Multi Domain Task Force mission elements, Army Reserve and National Guard CPTs, and signal professionals from the 60th Signal Battalion (OCO).<\/p>\n \u201cWorking joint with the Army during EGZ has been exceptional,\u201d said U.S. Marine Corps Cpt. Michael Goff of 652 CPT, U.S. Marine Corps Cyberspace Operations Battalion. \u201cThis is the first time my team had an Army crew integrated with us. It has been a huge success, because they are proficient in all the tools, allowing us to achieve success much faster than normal.\u201d<\/p>\n
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