26th Cyberspace Operations Group

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
Active	1986 – present
Country	United States
Branch	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

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