688th Cyberspace Wing
688th Cyberspace Wing | |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Colonel Joshua Rockhill |
Current Vice-Commander | Colonel Chantel Booker |
The United States Air Force's 688th Cyberspace Wing is a cyberspace operations unit located at Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland), Texas.[3]
The
Component units
Unless otherwise indicated, units are based at
Wing Staff
5th Combat Communications Group (Robins AFB, Georgia)
26th Cyberspace Operations Group
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38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group
690th Cyberspace Operations Group
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History
In July 1953,
Air Force successes in exploiting enemy information systems during
In May 2007, after 54 years of being aligned with
The Air Force Information Operations Center became the 688th Cyberspace Wing on 18 August 2009 as planned by the initial
Today the wing has a staff of nearly 1,400 civil and military personnel,[2] and based in the same location as United States Strategic Command's Joint Information Operations Warfare Center. It is currently commanded by Colonel James Hewitt and is subordinate to Sixteenth Air Force.[8]
Lineage
- Designated on 24 July 1953 as the Air Force Special Communications Center
- Organized on 1 August 1953
- Redesignated Air Force Electronic Warfare Center on 1 July 1975
- Redesignated Air Force Information Warfare Center on 10 September 1993
- Redesignated Air Force Information Operations Center on 1 October 2006
- Redesignated 688th Information Operations Wing on 18 August 2009
- Redesignated 688th Cyberspace Wing on 13 September 2013[1]
Assignments
- Electronic Security Command, Air Force Intelligence Command, Air Intelligence Agency), 1 August 1953
- Eighth Air Force, 1 May 2007
- Twenty-Fourth Air Force, 18 August 2009[1]
- Sixteenth Air Force, 11 October 2019 – present[9]
Components
- 38th Engineering Installation Group (later 38th Cyberspace Engineering Group, 38th Cyberspace Engineering and Installation Group): 3 February 2000 – present
- 318th Information Operations Group (later 318th Cyberspace Operations Group): 1 August 2000 – present[2]
Stations
- Kelly Air Force Base (later Kelly Annex, Lackland Air Force Base. Joint Base San Antionio), 1 August 1953 – present[1]
Awards
Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
1 November 1965 – 1 November 1967 | Air Force Special Communications Center[1] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 18 August 2009 – 1 October 2010 | 688th Information Operations Wing[2] | |
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 October 2013 – 30 September 2014 | 688th Cyberspace Wing[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award |
1 January 1974 – 1 January 1976 | Air Force Special Communications Center (later Air Force Electronic Warfare Center)[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | (2) Jan 1976 – 1 Jan 1979 | Air Force Electronic Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 2 January 1979 – 31 December 1981 | Air Force Electronic Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 January 1988 – 31 December 1989 | Air Force Electronic Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 January 1990 – 31 December 1991 | Air Force Electronic Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 May 1993 – 31 May 1994 | Air Force Electronic Warfare Center (later Air Force Information Warfare Center)[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 June 1994 – 31 May 1996 | Air Force Information Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 June 1996 – 31 May 1997 | Air Force Information Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 June 1997 – 31 May 1998 | Air Force Information Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 June 2002 – 31 May 2003 | Air Force Information Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 June 2003 – 31 May 2004 | Air Force Information Warfare Center[2] | |
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award | 1 June 2004 – 31 May 2006 | Air Force Information Warfare Center[2] |
List of commanders
No. | Commander | Term | |||
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Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Term length | |
1 | Colonel Michael Harasimowicz[10] | July 2013 | July 16, 2015 | ~2 years, 15 days | |
2 | Colonel Michelle L. Hayworth[11] | July 16, 2015 | June 2017 | ~1 year, 320 days | |
3 | Colonel Eric P. DeLange | June 2017 | June 25, 2019 | ~2 years, 24 days | |
4 | Colonel Steven J. Anderson[12] | June 25, 2019 | July 1, 2021 | 4 years, 298 days | |
4 | Colonel James V. Hewitt[13] | July 1, 2021 | Present | 2 years, 292 days |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Lacomia, John M. (14 August 2015). "Factsheet 688 Cyberspace Wing (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Factsheet, 688th Cyberspace Wing". Twenty-Fourth Air Force Public Affairs. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Air Force News: "Official detail scope, units of AFCYBER command"
- ^ "688th Cyberspace Wing". Sixteenth Air Force. US Air Force. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Wiley De Moura, Nadine (19 May 2022). "The 688th Cyberspace Wing activates the 692nd Cyberspace Operations Squadron to consolidate". Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber). US Air Force. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ Mukeller, p. 55
- ^ United States Air Force, Air Force Information Operations Center Factsheet Archived 23 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, accessed December 2008
- ^ a b Intelligence Online. [1], accessed January 2009
- ^ Musser, James (22 October 2019). "Factsheet Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) ACC". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ "688th Cyberspace Wing conducts change of command ceremony".
- ^ "Brigadier General Michelle L. Hayworth".
- ^ "Colonel Steven J. Anderson".
- ^ "Colonel James V. Hewitt".
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Mueller, Robert (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6.