Air Force Reserve Command redesignated the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group Det. 2 as the 426th Network Warfare Squadron. The squadron, which now falls under the 960th Cyberspace Operations Group at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, includes more than 60 Reservists tasked with protecting USAF’s network infrastructure from cyber attack, according to a March 20 release. “We’re growing in leaps [and] bounds from where we were last year. [We went] from two detachments to a squadron,” said Col. Lloyd Terry, 960th CYOG commander. “We started out small and now jsut a year later, we have grown the unit to close to 60 and we’re continuing to expand that growth.” The ceremony took place March 8 at JBSA-Lackland.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.