Joining Forces to Defend Virginia
Friday | September 19, 2025

While their business casual outfits stood out in a large group mostly wearing military camouflage, so did the deep knowledge and expertise of the REC and BrilliT employees invited to take part in Cyber Fortress 25.

During a simulated cyberattack on the region’s electricity grid and operational systems, more than 250 Virginia Army National Guard and Virginia Defense Force members worked alongside critical infrastructure partners.

“Joint-combined collaboration between the whole of government, industry and critical infrastructure is crucial for domestic operations and national defense. Training with the critical infrastructure partners is cardinal to ensure we continue to operate in times of emergency.”

– Maj. Andrew Slonopas, U.S. Army

 

Cyber

REC STORIES

REC crews worked nonstop overnight to restore power to several thousand members who lost service during the extended and dangerous wind storm that roa...
More than 40,000 REC members remain without power this evening as the dangerous wind storm continues to pummel the Cooperative’s 22-county service ter...
Crews restored service to several thousand members overnight, however trees are falling onto lines and creating more outages faster than crews can mak...