Submarine USS Jefferson City deploys as Indo-Pacific tensions rise
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The submarine USS Jefferson City left Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, on Tuesday for deployment in the Indo-Pacific area of operations. Photo courtesy of U.S. Navy
April 28 (UPI) The fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to the Indo-Pacific area, the U.S. Navy announced.
The move was described by the Navy on Tuesday as a regularly-scheduled deployment, without offering details.
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It comes as numerous U.S. military assets have been transferred to the area encompassing the Indian and Pacific Oceans, areas patrolled by the U.S. Navy s 3rd and 7th fleets.
Members of U.S.
Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron to build cyber-defense capacity, April 4-10.
The 552nd ACNS is the Air Force lead Mission Defense Team for tactical command and control systems, including the
Control and Reporting Centers. They are the only MDT in the Air Force to perform missions inside the skin of an aircraft, defending against adversaries in cyberspace.
“The knowledge and experience gained by visiting the 552nd ACNS will help shape the overall cyber defense strategy for the Japanese Weapon Systems,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Ali Syed, Pacific Air Forces Cyber Defense and Mission Assurance deputy chief. “At PACAF we will incorporate the knowledge gained into our command’s MDT force array and employment concepts as we execute our staff mission to organize, train, and equip.”
Members of U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron to build cyber-defense capacity, April 4-10.,
Members of U.S.
Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron to build cyber-defense capacity, April 4-10.
The 552nd ACNS is the Air Force lead Mission Defense Team for tactical command and control systems, including the
Control and Reporting Centers. They are the only MDT in the Air Force to perform missions inside the skin of an aircraft, defending against adversaries in cyberspace.
“The knowledge and experience gained by visiting the 552nd ACNS will help shape the overall cyber defense strategy for the Japanese Weapon Systems,” said U.S. Air Force Capt. Ali Syed, Pacific Air Forces Cyber Defense and Mission Assurance deputy chief. “At PACAF we will incorporate the knowledge gained into our command’s MDT force array and employment concepts as we execute our staff mission to organize, train, and equip.”
Pacific Air Forces Public Affairs / Published April 23, 2021
Senior Airman Gabriel Coleman, 552 Air Control Networks Squadron, and Master Sgt. Christopher Bailey, Pacific Air Command A3/6, explain the capabilities of a deployable cyber defense weapon system, Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter, to Lt. Col. Akio Ohigashi and Capt. Shumpei Kawano from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. The system is used by the 552 ACNS Mission Defense Team to defend the 552nd Air Control Wing s Control & Reporting Centers and E-3 fleet and ground systems from cyber threats. (Air Force photo by Kimberly Woodruff)
The 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron’s Mission Defense Team is comprised of cyber operators from a variety of different backgrounds, all contributing their unique skillsets to the team. When tasked for a cyber defense mission, a Mission Defense Team crew plans and briefs the mission before operating on E-3 or CRC cyber terrain, just like an aircrew. The 552n