Hill AFB Airmen mentor future cyber defenders at local school
(Left to right) Beonka Dirito, student and “Cyber Patriot” team member, reviews an image with Airman 1st Class Kaeli Schiff, client systems technician, 75th Communication and Information Directorate Feb. 14, 2024, at Quest Academy Charter School in West Haven, Utah. The student team recently competed in the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, the nation's largest that puts middle and high school students in charge of securing a simulated virtual network. The middle school team placed first in the state of Utah this year, which was in the top 11% nationally of the state finals competition and in the top 15% nationally in the national semi-finals.