How Should the US Respond to Provocations in the Grey Zone? A cyber warfare operations officer watches members of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group analyze log files and provide a cyber threat update utilizing a Kibana visualization on the large data wall in the Hunter's Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, June 3, 2017. ( J.M. Eddins Jr./U.S. Air Force) 13 May 2021 Joseph V. Micallef is a best-selling military history and world affairs author, and keynote speaker. Follow him on Twitter @JosephVMicallef. The views expressed are the interviewee's alone and do not represent those of the U.S. Navy, the Defense Department or the U.S. government.