26th Cyberspace Operations Group

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26th Cyberspace Operations Group
Active1986 – present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Role Cyber Operations
Garrison/HQ Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
26th Cyberspace Operations Group emblem 26th Cyberspace Operations Group.JPG

The United States Air Force's 26th Cyberspace Operations Group is a network operations unit located at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The group was commanded by Colonel Randy Witt in 2023.

Contents

In 2016 an Air Force cyberspace network defense system attained full operational capability. [1]

Lineage

Redesignated as 26th Technical Group on 1 March 1993
Redesignated as 26th Intelligence Group on 1 October 1993
Redesignated as 26th Information Operations Group on 1 August 2000
Redesignated as 26th Network Operations Group on 5 July 2006 [3]
Redesignated as 26th Cyberspace Operations Group 1 October 2013

Assignments

Components

Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Alabama, 18 August 2009 [5]

Stations

Decorations

See also

Notes

  1. "First Cyberspace Weapon System Attains Full Operational Capability (FOC) Status".
  2. 1 2 3 4 Air Force Historical Research Agency 2019.
  3. Rogers, [ page needed ]
  4. "26th Operations Support Squadron". Twenty-Fourth Air Force. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  5. Twenty-Fourth Air Force (16 November 2011). "Factsheet: 26th Network Operations Squadron". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

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