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U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock, the leader of the Cyber National Mission Force, speaks April 30, 2024, at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, D.C.

Volt Typhoon hacks likely to inspire copycats, CNMF’s Mahlock says

Attacks on critical infrastructure — food and water delivery, health care services, defense contracting and more — could hamper U.S. military response.

By Colin Demarest

13 months ago

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jason Quinter, right, listens to Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock during a meeting at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, in July 2023.

Marine Corps’ Mahlock takes reins of Cyber National Mission Force

Maj. Gen. Lorna Mahlock now leads a force she said is "competing daily against a threat that is very real, but which few can comprehend, quantify or see.”

By Colin Demarest

16 months ago

Pentagon command-and-control official charged with dog fighting

Police in early September raided homes in Maryland. Twelve dogs were later rescued, according to the Justice Department.

By Colin Demarest

20 months ago

For the 1st time, a Black female Marine is set to be a 2-star general

Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock is on her way to becoming a major general.

By Irene Loewenson

2 years ago

US military explosives vanish, emerge in civilian world

Explosives have been found in homes and storage units, inside military barracks and alongside roads, even at a US-Mexico border checkpoint.

3 years ago

After uncertainty around its future, Pentagon will continue defending the JEDI cloud

After the Pentagon said it would reassess its JEDI cloud strategy, the department now indicates that it will keep fighting for the contract in court.

By Andrew Eversden

4 years ago