Maj. Trevor Cook, ICBM Systems Directorate Cyber Division deputy chief, mentors cadets at the Utah Military Academy, Riverdale, Utah, Jan. 5. The cadets – from the left: Cadet Airman Basic James Gill, Cadet Airman 1st Class Donaven Ellis, Cadet Airman Basic Jacob Hite and Cadet Airman Basic Caleb Gerhardt – are participating in Cyber Patriot IX, an annual competition for middle- and high-school students designed to prepare them for careers in cybersecurity and STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines.

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