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Photos: Illinois National Guard opens cyber security range to public
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Illinois National Guard Adjutant General Richard Neely, center, cuts a ribbon to a new server room with members of the 183rd Joint Cyber Range at Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport in Springfield on Saturday. The Cyber Range and all of its networks are isolated from the internet to avoid inadvertently releasing malware or other viruses from the worldwide net during exercises.
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A shoulder patch worn by members of the Illinois National Guard's Joint Cyber Centurions underscores the formality of the new field of cybersecurity in the armed forces at the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield on Saturday. The air wing houses the Illinois Guard's new Joint Cyber Range.
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Lt. Loni Crowder, left, of the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield, introduced guest educators, state leaders and military personnel to the wing's new Cyber Range at the Abraham Lincoln Capitol Airport in Springfield on Saturday. The Cyber Range allows military computer warfare specialists to work with state or corporate computer technicians as they train to battle cyber threats to the country's infrastructure. The computer stations allow for red and blue teams to battle each other for control of computer networks.
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Members of the Illinois National Guard's Joint Cyber Centurions file into the Cyber Range at the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield on Saturday. Many of the cyber specialists in the National Guard are weekend warriors who bring their computer science backgrounds to bear on defeating cyber threats to the country's infrastructure.
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A screen saver on a computer station at the Illinois National Guard's Joint Cyber Range underscores its connection to the U.S. Air Force in the new facility at the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield on Saturday.
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Illinois National Guard Adjutant General Richard Neely explains to guests on Saturday how the Cyber Range came to be located at the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield.
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Lt. Chris Muenter explains the design and cooperative structure of the Cyber Range to guests at the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield on Saturday. Muenter was one of the specialists who brought the Cyber Range together.
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Military and civilian guests attended the opening of the Illinois National Guard's Joint Cyber Range at the 183rd Air Wing in Springfield on Saturday.
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