By Javier Chagoya

U.S. Army Cyber School Commandant Col. Jennifer Buckner, front right, and Chief of Military Personnel (Structure and Plans), U.S. Army Col. Andrew Hall, front left, are pictured in front of Herrmann Hall with future Army cyber professionals, Oct. 30. The Soldiers are among the first cohort of officers to come to NPS from the newly established Army Cyber School.

"I have to tell you that the success of this program is very high-visibility. We are not looking at this approach as an experiment in training, but more like a petri dish in the education of our Soldiers. What we want to grow is a Soldier with critical thinking skills, who will eventually lead our expanding force of Army cyber warriors," said Buckner.

In addition to the Army Cyber School, the Army recently approved the creation of its own cyber branch, establishing a career field specialty that will focus on the development and management of cyber professionals. A handful of those future cyber professionals are pictured above behind Buckner and Hall. Above from left to right are Army 2nd Lts. Bijesh Shrestha, Braxton Musgrove, Warren Barksdale and Thomas Knuth beside 1st Lts. Brian Weaver, Austin Harris and Marcelo Presa.