690th Cyberspace Operations Group
690th Cyberspace Operations Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1991–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Cyber Operations |
| Size | Group |
| Part of | Air Force Space Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Lackland Air Force Base |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Organizational Excellence Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Gregory Davis |
| Insignia | |
| 690th Network Support Group emblem (approved 29 March 1995)[1] |  |
The 690th Cyberspace Operations Group, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, is a United States Air Force group operating the Cyber Security and Control System weapon system. The group was established 1 April 1991 as the 6900 Communications-Computer Group. The group was redesignated the Air Intelligence Agency Intelligence Systems Group on 1 October 1993. It was redesignated again as the 690th Information Operations Group on 1 Oct 1997. On 5 July 2006, the group was again re-designated as the 690th Network Support Group.[1]
The group is responsible for operating and maintaining the Air Force's global enterprise network. 690th COG was moved under the 688th Cyberspace Wing in 2018. The group is composed of six squadrons and two detachments located around the world.
Mission
Operate, sustain and defend the Air Force information network by employing the Cyberspace Security and Control System weapon system to assure global cyber supremacy, enforce network standards and develop Airmen as cyber warriors.
Lineage
- Established 1 April 1991 as the 6900th Communications-Computer Group
- Redesignated Air Intelligence Agency Intelligence Systems Group on 1 October 1993
- Redesignated 690th Information Operations Group on 1 October 1997
- Redesignated 690th Network Support Group on 5 July 2006[1]
Components
- 83rd Network Operations Squadron
- Langley Air Force Base, Virginia
- 561st Network Operations Squadron
- Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
- 690th Network Support Squadron[2]
- 690th Intelligence Support Squadron
- 690th Cyberspace Operations Squadron
- Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
- 691st Cyberspace Operations Squadron
- Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Assignments
- Electronic Security Command (later Air Force Intelligence Command, Air Intelligence Agency), 1 April 1991
- Eighth Air Force, 1 February 2001
- 67th Information Operations Wing (later 67 Network Warfare Wing), 5 Nov 2001 – present
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
External links
- Twenty-Fourth Air Force (AFSPC) fact sheet
- Robertson, Patsy (4 December 2009). "Factsheet 67 Network Warfare Wing (AFSPC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 13 March 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2016.