In response to the challenges posed by COVID-19, the Elastic DOD team organized a virtual hackathon aimed at fostering collaboration within the U.S. Air Force's Mission Defense Teams (MDT). Held from June 10 to June 18, the event brought together 20 teams tasked with creating innovative projects using pre-built datasets and clusters, with a focus on data ingestion, dashboard creation, and alerting. The top three projects showcased the participants' ingenuity and technical prowess. The 601 AOC MDT team won first place by developing tools to extract complex firewall datasets for better network security, while the 673 CS MDT team utilized Raspberry Pis to evaluate Wi-Fi signals and enhance security measures. The 553 ACNS MDT team streamlined data access by integrating multiple datasets into a single, user-friendly interface. The success of this hackathon has prompted plans to extend similar initiatives to other DOD teams, with ongoing opportunities for training and participation.