(Left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Bedri Zuka, senior enlisted leader of the Kosovo Security Force, Lt. Gen. Bashkim Jashari, commander of the Kosovo Security Force, Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Hjelmstad, command senior enlisted leader of the Iowa National Guard, take a group photo at Iowa State University’s Jack Trice Stadium after observing the school’s first international cyber competition on May 18, 2022. The Iowa Air National Guard’s 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron partnered with the KSF and invited several educational


(Left to right) Command Sgt. Maj. Bedri Zuka, senior enlisted leader of the Kosovo Security Force, Lt. Gen. Bashkim Jashari, commander of the Kosovo Security Force, Maj. Gen. Ben Corell, Adjutant General of the Iowa National Guard and Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Hjelmstad, command senior enlisted leader of the Iowa National Guard, take a group photo at Iowa State University’s Jack Trice Stadium after observing the school’s first international cyber competition on May 18, 2022. The Iowa Air National Guard’s 168th Cyberspace Operations Squadron partnered with the KSF and invited several educational institutions throughout Kosovo to participate virtually. ISU has hosted regular cyber competitions since 2005 to allow Iowa students across the state to test their knowledge under stress. The leaders were able to observe the exercise and interact with participants. The University of Pristina placed first in the competition.


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