26th Cyberspace Operations Group

26th Cyberspace Operations Group
Active	1986–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Cyber Operations
Part of	Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ	Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
26th Cyberspace Operations Group emblem

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.

History

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

Lineage

• Activated as the 6914th Electronic Security Squadron on 1 October 1986 ^[2]

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

• 6910th Electronic Security Wing, 1 October 1986 ^[2]
• 691st Electronic Security Wing, 15 July 1988
• 26th Intelligence Wing, 1 October 1991
• 67th Intelligence Wing (later 67th Information Operations Wing, 67th Network Warfare Wing, 67th Cyberspace Wing), 1 October 1993 – present
• 688th Cyberspace Wing, 4 Jun 2018-.

Components

• 26th Operations Support Flight (later 26th Operations Support Squadron, 1 November 2008 – present ^[4]
• 26th Network Operations Squadron

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

• 33d Network Warfare Squadron, 26 July 2007 – present

Stations

• Sembach Air Base, Germany, 1 October 1986 ^[2]
• Vogelweh, Germany, 1 September 1992
• Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 1 January 1995
• Lackland Air Force Base (later, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland) Texas, 5 July 2006 – present

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device ^[2]
  • 1 June 2002 – 31 May 2003
  • 1 October 2010 - 30 September 2012
• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 1 July 1988 – 30 June 1990
  • 1 Oct 1993 – 30 Sep 1994
  • 1 Oct 1996 – 30 Sep 1997
  • 1 Oct 1999 – 30 Sep 2000
  • 1 June 2001 – 31 May 2002
  • 1 June 2003 – 31 May 2005
  • 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007;
  • 1 Oct 2012-30 Sep 2013;
  • 1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2015.

See also

• List of cyber warfare forces

Notes

1. "First Cyberspace Weapon System Attains Full Operational Capability (FOC) Status". Archived from the original on 20 March 2018.
2. 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.

References

• Air Force Historical Research Agency (10 July 2019). "26 Cyberspace Operations Group (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 August 2022.^{[ dead link ]}
• Rogers, Brian. (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. ISBN   1-85780-197-0.