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No AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 badge image is published because this pass did not establish a reusable original badge photo or official raster render with source URL, license or permission basis, attribution, and processing notes.

A linkable camp-impact record with badge context, severity, evidence confidence, and source notes.

AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge note

missing rights-cleared image · local project policy · needs licensed original replacement

The entry remains source-backed and image-free rather than copying Army article media, event photos, social posts, screenshots, or generated visuals.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge
Category: missing rights-cleared image
Severity: note
Confidence: local project policy
Status: needs licensed original replacement
Timeframe: current catalogue build
Source note: badge.gallery image policy and U.S. Army AvengerCon VIII article.

Evidence

Related Resources

official history

AvengerCon history page

Official AvengerCon source for the lineage from the 2016 internal Fort Meade training event through the Augusta-era AvengerCon VIII and IX editions.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge

public-affairs article

AvengerCon VIII Army Cyber article

U.S. Army public-affairs source for the February 28-29, 2024 Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center event, first AvengerCon electronic 8-8-8 badge, scavenger-hunt behavior, LED-code path, hack-bypass path, more-than-300 badge build, and Capt. Richard Shmel credit.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge

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Evidence Sources

AvengerCon · retrieved 2026-05-15

AvengerCon history

Official lineage source for AvengerCon's 2016 origin, growth across U.S. Cyber Command units and partners, and the Augusta-era AvengerCon VIII and IX entries.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge

U.S. Army · retrieved 2026-05-15

AvengerCon VIII: Army Cyber's homegrown hacker-con returns

Primary public-affairs source for the February 28-29, 2024 Georgia Cyber Innovation & Training Center event, first AvengerCon electronic badge, 8-8-8 badge name, scavenger-hunt LED-code path, hack-bypass path, in-person attendee distribution until supplies ran out, more-than-300 badge build, and Capt. Richard Shmel maker credit.

Badge: AvengerCon VIII 8-8-8 Badge