TORCH

Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, the Tactical Operations Related to Cybersecurity Hub (TORCH) is a centralized location for the West Virginia Army National Guard Cyber Operators and HQDA (Headquarters, Department of the Army) Mission Assurance Cybersecurity Assessors to test and evaluate vulnerabilities.

Recreate physical and logical supporting infrastructure environments

Test, research, and quantify the impacts of exploited vulnerabilities to missions

Communicate the impacts and effects of cybersecurity vulnerabilities to strategic decision-makers

Increase WVARNG cybersecurity Soldiers’ readiness and abilities

Gives abilities for senior Soldiers to teach younger Soldiers how to conduct defensive cybersecurity operations

Encourages an environment of development and collaboration through hands-on trial and error and fosters an environment of learning based on previous lessons

“The collaborative effort between WVARNG and WVU to rapidly deploy an offline
environment proves that an agile facility such as the TORCH can be a huge asset to
soldiers and industry partners alike. The Soldiers are eager to learn and are extremely happy to collaborate. "
- Jared Lemons, TORCH manager and
instructor