DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality and interoperability with Allies and partners

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Video by Johnny Horton, Andrew Roulier, Peter Silverman
DoD CIO Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program
Army Multimedia and Visual Information Division
Nov. 18, 2024 | 11:52
The video above provides an overview of the Department’s plans for implementation of the DoD CIO Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program.
The final Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations CMMC Program rule can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/15/2024-22905/cybersecurity-maturity-model-certification-cmmc-program
The DoD CIO’s official CMMC website can be found here: https://dodcio.defense.gov/CMMC/
The Defense Office of Prepublication and Security Review approved release of this briefing on October 15, 2024.
The briefing features the voices of:
• Mr. David W. McKeown, Deputy DoD Chief Information Officer for Cybersecurity, DoD Chief Information Security Officer, and Special Access Programs CIO
• Ms. Stacy Bostjanick, Chief, DIB Cybersecurity, DoD Office of the CIO
• Mr. Buddy Dees, Director, CMMC Program Management Office
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