426th Network Warfare Squadron

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426th Network Warfare Squadron

Active| 1943-1944; 1946-1948; 1993 – present
Country| United States
Branch| United States Air Force
Type| Network Warfare (includes Cyber Networks)
Role| Cyber Defense
Part of| AFRC/960th Cyberspace Wing/960th Cyberspace Operations Group
Garrison/HQ| Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas
Nickname(s)| Guardians Of The Grid
Motto(s)| COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE [citation needed]
Anniversaries| 1 March 2013 (stand-up), 8 March 2014 (renaming)
Commanders
Current
commander| Lt Col Mark Bishop

Military unit

The United States Air Force's 426th Network Warfare Squadron (426 NWS) is an Air Force Reserve unit previously located in Vogelweh, Germany.

Since 8 March 2014, the 426 NWS has been officially relocated to San Antonio, Texas at Lackland Air Force Base.

426 NWS Lackland AFB, Texas

## Lineage

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* Constituted as 26th Airdrome Squadron on 25 Jan 1943. Activated 1 Feb 1943.
* Redesignated as 26th Airdrome Squadron (Special) on 16 Apr 1943.
* Disbanded on 1 Apr 1944.
* Reconstituted on 11 Sep 1946.
* Activated on 15 Oct 1946.
* Inactivated on 28 Jul 1948.
* Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948.
* Reconstituted, redesignated as 26th Operations Support Flight, and activated, on 1 Oct 1993.
* Redesignated as 426th Intelligence Squadron on 31 Dec 1995.
* Redesignated as 426th Information Operations Squadron on 1 Aug 2000.
* Redesignated as 426th Network Warfare Squadron on 5 Jul 2008.
* Inactivated on 7 Sep 2011.
* Activated on 1 Mar 2013.

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## Assignments

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### Major Command

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* Air Force Intelligence Command (1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993)
* Air Combat Command (2000–2009)
* Air Force Space Command (2009–2018)
* Air Force Reserve Command(2018 – present)

### Wing/Group

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* 24th Composite Wing (1946–1948)
* 688th Cyberspace Wing (2013 – present)
* 960th Cyber Operations Group (2013 – present)

## Previous designations

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Logo of the 426th IOPS

* 26th Airdrome Squadron (25 January 1943 – 16 April 1943)
* 26th Airdrome Squadron (Special) (16 April 1943 – 1 April 1944; 11 September 1946 – 28 July 1948)
* 26th Operations Support Flight (1 October 1993 – 31 December 1995)
* 426th Intelligence Squadron (31 December 1995 – 1 August 2000)
* 426th Information Operations Squadron (1 August 2000 – 5 July 2008)
* 426th Network Warfare Squadron (5 July 2008 – present)

## Bases stationed

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* Kearney Army Airfield, Nebraska (1 February 1943 – 1 April 1944)
* Beane Field, St Lucia, British West Indies (15 October 1946 – 28 July 1948)
* Vogelweh, Germany (1 October 1993 – 2014)
* Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States of America (8 March 2014, 2014 – present)

## Decorations

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* Air Force Outstanding Unit Award [2]
* 1 October 1993 – 30 September 1994
* 1 October 1994 – 30 September 1995
* 1 October 1999 – 30 September 2000
* 1 June 2001 – 31 May 2002
* 1 June 2002 – 31 May 2003 (with Combat "V" device)
* 1 June 2003 – 31 May 2005
* 1 June 2005 – 31 May 2007

## See also

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* List of cyber warfare forces

## References

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1. ^ "Air Force Historical Research Agency - Fact Sheet (Printable) : 426 NETWORK WARFARE SQUADRON (ACC)". www.afhra.af.mil. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
2. ^ 315 NWS Lineage and Honors, Air Force Historical Research Agency, n.d.

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