Virtual Progress

Virtual Progress: Air Force Cyber Command headquarters will have a numbered air force designated 24th Air Force, four wings, and more than 65 squadrons collectively, including units from the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command, USAF announced March 14 in a document describing the plans for the new major command’s structure in the most detail to date. (wiring chart PDF) USAF says it remains on track to declare the command ready for initial operations on Oct. 1, despite the fact that no permanent location will have been assigned by then. And, for the interim, the new command will remain at Barksdale AFB, La., where it has been since last September. Further, the new command will be distributed, with positions to be spread among numerous bases. Two of the wings will be new: an electronic warfare wing and cyberspace wing. They will join an information operations wing (formerly the Air Force Information Operations Center) and the 67th Network Warfare Wing. Since USAF has never stood up a command like this, it is being very deliberate and careful as it moves forward said Maj. Gen. William Lord, AFCYBER (Provisional) commander. “Some of these things may change, but this is what we're looking at right now,” he said.

3/18/2008

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Appreciative Host
"I know you're here during a difficult time. You're here through Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's. I promise you, we will find turkeys."
—Republic of Lithuania Chief of Defence Maj. Gen. Arvydas Pocius, expressing his thanks to airmen of the 493rd Fighter Squadron from RAF Lakenheath, Britain, who on Sept. 1, 2010, began a four-month stint with their F-15s in Lithuania to protect the airspace of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania under NATO's Baltic air policing mission.

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Family Momentum
"In many ways, this was what the Year of the Air Force Family was all about—connecting airmen and their families with the resources they need. I have confidence the Air Force will capitalize on this strong momentum in the years ahead by continuing to improve our family support programs and ensuring people know what resources are available."
—Suzie Schwartz, wife of USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, commenting on the accomplishments of the Year of the Air Force Family initiative that concluded in July, in a statement provided to the Daily Report, Aug. 22, 2010.