The U.S. Air Forces in Europe has started to operate a domed simulator built to support training for joint terminal attack controllers at the Warrior Preparation Center located within Einsiedlerhof Air Station in Germany.

The Joint Terminal Control Training and Rehearsal System is designed to train JTACs in the areas of close air support, terminal control, terminal guidance and joint fires operations, the Air Force said Friday.

JTACs are trained to direct aircraft during close air support missions.

The simulator is equipped with 4K projectors that work to offer a 270-degree field of view for trainees and can be used in conjunction with simulation-integrated binoculars, night vision and M4 carbine, the Air Force noted.

WPC plans to use the platform in future JTAC drills such as the Spartan Eagle exercise.

President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill, authored by Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), that provides tools and training services for state and local law enforcement personnel to fight cyber crime.

The Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act of 2017 also allocates funds to the National Computer Forensics Institute that functions as a cybercrime training center for law enforcement officers throughout the U.S., according to a press release published Thursday.

NCFI has trained approximately 7,000 local officials from more than 2,000 agencies across 50 states and three U.S. territories.

“I’d like to thank President Trump for his strong support of my bill to ensure our state and local law enforcement officials are properly equipped to address and prosecute crimes in the 21st century,” said Ratcliffe.

NASA plans to incorporate a total of 23 cameras into the Mars 2020 Rover system designed to investigate the red planet’s atmosphere and support science instruments as part of the exploration mission.

The space agency said Wednesday the Mars 2020 Rover being built at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California will feature nine engineering cameras, seven science cameras and another seven cameras for entry, descent and landing operations.

Mastcam-Z is one of the science cameras that NASA plans to integrate into Mars 2020 and is designed to collect 3D images of the planet’s geologic qualities.

“Routinely using 3D images at high resolution could pay off in a big way,” said Jim Bell, principal investigator from Arizona State University for the rover’s Mastcam-Z camera.

“They’re useful for both long-range and near-field science targets,” Bell added.

The agency has updated Navcam and Hazcam engineering cameras that will work to help the rover gather color images with a resolution of 20 megapixels.

NASA also plans to use the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, European Space Agency’s Trace Gas Orbiter, Maven and other orbiting spacecraft as data relays for the rover during the mission’s first two years.

The U.S. Navy’s 40 cyber mission force teams obtained full operational capability designation in October, the Defense Department reported Thursday.

The service’s CMF teams achieved the FOC status after the U.S. Cyber Command conducted a validation process on Oct. 6 to assess whether the units meet training, capability and manning requirements, officials with the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command’s U.S. 10th fleet said.

The FOC milestone seeks to reflect the completion of at least 18,000 courses and 2,000 hours of full-spectrum operations involving approximately 1,800 personnel, the officials added.

“Although reaching this milestone is a great accomplishment, the true challenge will be sustaining readiness and the prompt ability to ‘answer all bells’ when directed by U.S. Cyber Command,” said Vice Adm. Michael Gilday, chief of the U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. 10th Fleet.

The CMF team’s focus aligns with DoD’s cyber strategy that seeks to defend U.S. critical infrastructure and networks as well as support the joint military commander’s goals.