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Air Force officials finished a two-week computer network-defense exercise March 26, which validated and strengthened the Air Force?s ability to defend its network against a wide range of attacks.
About 200 people at network operations security centers and associated network control centers Air Force-wide experienced and overcame various tactical situations as part of Black Demon, the largest exercise of its kind within the Department of Defense.

All computer were shutdown and declared secure >:-)

Training was the primary objective of Black Demon, said Brig. Gen. Gregory H. Power, 8th Air Force vice commander and leader of the exercise.

?I think that?s the overarching goal ? to train our crews in these network operations and security centers to understand the threats that are out there to the Air Force network and the network in general,? he said.

The exercise exposed participants to realistic scenarios simulating network attacks to improve their ability to discern and respond to real attacks.

Air Force Information Warfare Center workers here teamed up with about 450 professionals for the exercise. They included people from the Air Intelligence Agency, Air Force Communication Agency, the Air Staff, all nine Air Force major commands and the Air National Guard.

Team members planned the exercise and developed mission scenarios providing realistic training opportunities for exercise participants.

The exercise control center at the 23rd Information Operations Squadron served as the hub of the two-week event. Team members provided centralized command and control, evaluation, dedicated data collection and oversight of aggressor-force activities for 22 locations at 14 Air Force installations worldwide.

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