Senator Mark Kelly visited the Kyl Institute for National Security for an overview of Kyl Institute for National Security capabilities and special facilities. Kyl Institute for National Security is a non-profit, 501.c.3 corporation established to help leverage the University of Arizona research enterprise into national security applications. Kyl Institute for National Security will be supporting the University of Arizona’s Defense Civilian Training Corps (DCTC) Pilot Program to begin this fall semester. The Defense Civilian Training Corps was established to develop a modernized, multi-disciplinary civilian talent pipeline for the DoD. DCTC provides the targeted education, development and experiences required to meet current and future complex demands on the DoD workforce.

“I applaud the Kyl Institute for National Security’s mission of partnering with the University of Arizona community to serve our great state and the nation. Leveraging expertise from defense experts to prepare our best and brightest students for careers in national security will strengthen our civilian talent pipeline, ensuring Arizona continues to lead the country in addressing our greatest security challenges,” said Senator and 25-year Navy veteran Mark Kelly.