315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron

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315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron
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Active1951-1955; 1970-1991; 1993-2001; 2005-present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
RoleOffensive Cyberspace Operations
Size130 personnel [1]
Part of Air Combat Command
Garrison/HQ Fort George G. Meade, Maryland
Nickname(s)Cobras (1970-1991) [2]
Motto(s)Ready to Respond (1970-1991)
Cavete Draconem [1] Latin Beware of the Dragon (2005-present)
Mascot(s)Dragon[ citation needed ]
Engagements Korean War [3]
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm [3]
Insignia
315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron emblem (approved 9 May 1996) [3] 315th Information Operations Squadron.PNG
Patch with 6922d Electronic Security Squadron emblem 6922 Electronic Security Sq emblem.png
Patch with 15th Radio Squadron, Mobile emblem 15 Radio Squadron, Mobile emblem.png

The United States Air Force's 315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron is a cyberspace warfare unit located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

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The first predecessor of the unit was the 15th Radio Squadron, which was activated in 1951 and performed signals intelligence missions from locations in Japan and Korea during the Korean War. It was inactivated in May 1955 and its mission and assets were transferred to the 6922d Radio Group, Mobile.

The 315th's second predecessor was the 6922d Security Group, which was activated at Clark Air Base in the Philippines in April 1970. When the American presence in Southeast Asia was reduced, the group was reduced in size and became the 6922d Security Squadron. This unit was inactivated with the closure of Clark due to the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in 1991. These two units were consolidated as the 315th Intelligence Squadron in 1993.

Mission

The squadron's mission is to hack the hackers. [1]

History

Korean Service

The 15th Radio Squadron, Mobile was organized at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas for service in the Korean War. In July, the squadron departed Texas for Ashiya Air Base, Japan, where it was to operate until inactivated in May 1955. [3] Upon the squadron's arrival in Japan, the former Detachment 3 of the 1st Radio Squadron, Mobile, located at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea was transferred to the 15th as Detachment 1, 15th Radio Squadron, Mobile. The squadron mission was to provide tactical intelligence data to the air operations center of Fifth Air Force in Korea, located a short distance from Detachment 3. [4]

By 1952, the need for intelligence collection closer to the battle lines than Seoul became evident. The People's Liberation Army Air Force was upgrading their tactical communications from High Frequency to Very High Frequency systems, which could not be effectively detected at long ranges. [5] Fifth Air Force began to operate Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft from Yokota Air Base, Japan. Members of the 15th flew in the back of these airplanes, which patrolled just behind the front lines and off the coast of North Korea, recording data on wire recorders. Recordings were dropped to the unit's Detachment 2, which had been established on Cho Do Island, off the coast of North Korea. [4] This was then transferred to ground controlled intercept controllers of the 608th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron on the island to provide near real time threat information to American fighter aircraft. [5]

In May 1955, the squadron was inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the 6922d Radio Group, Mobile at Ashiya. [2] It was kept on the Air Force's books as an inactive unit until June 1983, when it was disbanded. [3]

Clark Air Base

The 6922d Security Group was activated in April 1970 at Clark Air Base in the Philippines. [3] Initially, the group conducted operations through subordinate detachments ranging from Thailand through Japan. With the withdrawal of the United States from Vietnam, operations were substantially reduced, and by 1974 were limited to direction finding, and the group was reduced to the 6922d Security Squadron. Operations continued through June 1991, when Mount Pinatubo erupted, covering Clark with volcanic ash. It became apparent that resumption of operations at Clark was neither financially or politically viable, and the squadron began to devote itself to the salvage and removal of equipment, except for a small contingent of linguists. The squadron was inactivated as remaining Air Force assets at Clark were turned over to the Philippine government. [3] [2]

Consolidated unit

The 15th and 6922d squadrons were consolidated in 1993 as the 315th Intelligence Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The squadron was inactivated in 2001, but was again activated as the 315th Information Operations Squadron at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland, where it has been active under various designations until today. [3]

Lineage

15th Radio Squadron

Constituted as the 15th Radio Squadron, Mobile on 2 February 1951

Activated on 9 February 1951
Inactivated on 8 May 1955
315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron
Redesignated 6922d Security Squadron on 1 July 1974
Redesignated 6922d Electronic Security Squadron on 1 August 1979
Inactivated on 15 December 1991
Inactivated on 1 July 2001
Activated on 16 May 2005
Redesignated 315th Network Warfare Squadron on 26 July 2007
Redesignated 315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron on 15 May 2015 [3]

Assignments

Stations

Awards and campaigns

Award streamerAwardDatesNotes
AFOUA with Valor.jpg Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device 1 October 2010-30 September 2012315th Network Warfare Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 December 1952 – 27 July 195315th Radio Squadron, Mobile [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 April 1970–31 October 19706922d Security Group [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 January 1976–30 June 19776922d Security Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 July 1978–30 June 19806922d Security Squadron (later 6922d Electronic Security Squadron) [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 July 1985–30 June 19876922d Electronic Security Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 July 1987–30 June 19896922d Electronic Security Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 July 1991–4 December 19916922d Electronic Security Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 October 1993–30 September 1994315th Intelligence Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 October 1994–30 September 1995315th Intelligence Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 October 1997–30 September 1998315th Intelligence Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 October 1999–30 September 2000315th Intelligence Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award12 June 2006-31 May 2007315th Information Operations Squadron [3]
AFOUA Streamer.JPG Air Force Outstanding Unit Award1 October 2012-30 September 2013315th Network Warfare Squadron [3]
Streamer KPUC.PNG Korean Presidential Unit Citation 1 July 1951–27 July 195315th Radio Squadron, Mobile [3]
Streamer PPUC.PNG Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation 21 July 1972–15 August 19726922d Security Group [3]
VGCP Streamer.jpg Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with Palm 1 April 1970–28 January 19736922d Security Group [3]
Campaign StreamerCampaignDatesNotes
Streamer KS.PNG Korean Service26 July 1951 – 27 July 195315th Radio Squadron, Mobile [3]

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References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 "About us: Fact Sheets: 315th Cyberspace Operations Squadron". Twenty-Fourth Air Force Public Affairs. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Hurst, Joseph L. (2 January 2008). "6922 Electronic Security Squadron History". Tripod.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2004. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Lacomia, John M. (15 July 2015). "Factsheet 315 Cyberspace Operations Squadron (AFSPC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 Lewis, Delora. "15th Radio Squadron, Mobile United States Air Force Security Service". RootsWeb. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  5. 1 2 Van Nederveen, p. 19
  6. ↑ Cohen, Rachel S. (18 September 2020). "New Ops Group Tries a Better Approach to Cyber Warfare". Air Force Magazine. Air Force Association. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

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