26th Cyberspace Operations Group
Military unit
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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.
26th Cyberspace Operations Group
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| 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 |  |
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.