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December 23, 2008
Air Force Cyber Command — 'Air, Space, Cyberspace'
The other day I happened to glance at a TV commercial and saw an ad for the Air Force which ended with a shot of a rotating Earth beneath which were the words "Air, Space, Cyberspace."
Cyber Command is the U.S. military's newest "MAJCOM" — Major Command — and comprises 8,000 people in all 50 states, according to Noah Shactman's June 19, 2008 Wired blog article.
Who knew?
Since when did the Air Force subsume cyberspace as its own purlieu, superseding the Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard?
The proposed Cyberspace Operator Badge (below)
is noted to be "awaiting wear criteria approval."
I wonder if the other branches of the military were asleep at the switch on this or whether they purposely ceded this Command to the Air Force.
Though nascent, look for it to increasingly dominate the U.S. military's activities as more and more of the real world acquires virtual counterparts and representation, ultimately dropping its atomic identity for one composed entirely of bits.
Or are we already there and simply as yet unaware?
December 23, 2008 at 12:01 PM | Permalink
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What a fussy badge. It will never pass muster. Not to mention the poke-your-eye-lawsuits it will be sure to ignite with those "Lightning bolt wings." Wow, this is serious stuff this new department. I'm utterly creeped out even though I know they are there to look out for us.
By the way, great line: ultimately dropping its atomic identity for one composed entirely of bits.
Posted by: Milena | Dec 23, 2008 12:19:46 PM
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