We've been talking about it for months. In fact, I am sure some person are tired of hearing about this "Cyber Command" stuff. But Wednesday, it was made official - well, at least as official as the military and federal government can be. Barksdale Air Force Base will be home to AFCYBER - at least on a "provisional" basis.
When news first came out about the potential for the command coming to our area, most people did not believe in such a thing. A close friend of mine who has been part of this process all along said it would be the "biggest thing to ever this this area, perhaps the entire state."
At first, I wasn't sure how true it all was, and if so, if we could pull it off. This is Louisiana, you know. Then I heard the City and Parish were ponying up $50 million. With a little work from our area legislators and some of us behind the scenes, the state kicked in an additional $50 million for infrastructure.
It was at this point I began to believe it could become a reality.
Now, the rest of the country doesn't quite buy our claims of this being a "done deal." And, like anything involving the government, nothing is ever permanent.
However, our area WILL BE where Cyber Command is initiated. Our area DOES HAVE a leg up on any other out there. We just need to make sure we stay on course in the coming months and years to protect what the Air Force has entrusted to us.
If our local officials have anything to say about it, we always will.
May the Blog Be With You.
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