Cyber Patriot is a national youth cyber education program created in the United States to help direct students toward careers in Cybersecurity or other computer, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The program was created by the Air Force Association (AFA). It features the annual National Youth Cyber Defense Competition for high school and middle school students. This past 23-24 season, a group of students competed in the state round and placed 3rd in the Silver Tier. This is the first time a Cyber Patriot team has earned this distinction.