Summarized by the Alliance for Fort Gordon
Published March 27, 2026
Top cyber officials on Tuesday outlined the stakes around the military’s digital hiring pipeline as the broader force attempts to implement a sweeping new talent-management model and the war with Iran nears its one-month mark.
In early March, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine told reporters that members of U.S. Cyber Command were among the “first movers” in the current war against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury. The command also played roles in other major ops during the second Trump presidency, including supporting the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in Operation Midnight Hammer and the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Operation Absolute Resolve.