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252nd Cyberspace Operations Group

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252nd Cyberspace Operations Group
Active 1953 – present
Country  United States
Allegiance  Washington
Branch US-AirNationalGuard-2007Emblem  Air National Guard
Type Cyberspace operations
Part of Washington Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington
Decorations Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
252nd Cyberspace Operations Group emblem 252 Communications Gp emblem

The 252nd Cyberspace Operations Group is a unit of the Washington Air National Guard at Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington. It is assigned to the 194th Wing. The 252nd has squadrons at Camp Murray, Joint Base Lewis-McChord and two geographically separated units at Fairchild Air Force Base.[1]

Mission[]

The 252nd Cyberspace Operations Group provides mobile communication capabilities at home during state emergencies and while deployed around the world.[2]

History[]

The 252nd Communications Group was activated at Geiger Field in Spokane, Washington, on 1 April 1953.[3] It was redesignated as the 252nd Communications Group (Mobile) in October 1960. In March 1962, the 252nd relocated from Geiger Field to the Four Lakes Communications Station, a former Nike missile site near Cheney, Washington. In June 1971, the 252nd closed operations at Four Lakes and moved to Paine Air National Guard Base in Everett, Washington.[4][5]

Lineage[]

  • Established as the 252nd Communications Group on 1 April 1953
Redesignated 252nd Communications Group (Mobile) on 1 October 1960
Redesignated 252nd Mobile Communications Group on 16 March 1968
Redesignated 252nd Combat Communications Group on 1 April 1976
Redesignated 252nd Combat Information Systems Group on 1 July 1985
Redesignated 252nd Combat Communications Group on 1 October 1986
Redesignated 252nd Cyberspace Operations Group c. April 2015[6]

Assignments[]

Gaining command
Air Force Communications Service (later Air Force Communications Command, Air Force Information Systems Command, Air Force Communications Command), 1968-1990
Tactical Air Command, 1953-1068, 1990-1992
Air Combat Command, 1992-2009
Air Force Space Command, 2009-present

Components[]

Squadrons
  • 143rd Communications Squadron (later 143rd Mobile Communications Squadron, 143rd Combat Communications Squadron, 143rd Combat Informations Systems Squadron, 143rd Combat Communications Squadron, 143rd Information Operations Squadron), 16 March 1968 – present[7]
  • 194th Intelligence Squadron
  • 214th Communications Construction Squadron, 1 April 1953 – 1954
  • 215th Communications Construction Squadron (later 215th Electronics Installation Squadron, 215th Engineering and Installation Squadron) (at Paine Air National Guard Base), 1 June 1953 – 1 January 1959, 1 May 1970 – by 2012
  • 221st Mobile Communications Squadron, 15 March 1968 – April 1971
  • 221st Radio Relay Squadron, 1 January 1963 – 15 March 1968
  • 222nd Radio Relay Squadron, 1 April 1953 – 1 September 1960
  • 242nd Mobile Communications Squadron (later 242nd Combat Communications Squadron, 242nd Combat Information Systems Squadron) (at Fairchild Air Force Base), 1 June 1961 – present[1]
  • 244th Mobile Communications Squadron (later 244th Combat Communications Flight, 244th Combat Information Systems Squadron, 244th Combat Communications Squadron),[8] 15 March 1968 – 2006
  • 244th Radio Relay Squadron, 1961 – 15 March 1968
  • 256th Mobile Communications Squadron (later 256th Combat Communications Squadron, 256th Combat Information /Systems Squadron, 256th Combat Communications Squadron, 256th Intelligence Squadron) (at Fairchild Air Force Base),[1] 19 June 1971 – present
  • 262nd Communications Squadron (later 262nd Mobile Communications Squadron, 262nd Combat Communications Squadron, 262nd Combat Information Systems Squadron, 262nd Combat Communications Squadron, 262nd Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron, 262nd Network Warfare Squadron, 262nd Cyberspace Operations Squadron 01NOV2017) (at Joint Base Lewis-McChord), 1 April 1953 – present[7][9]
Flights
  • 233rd Mobile Communications Flight (later 233rd Flight Facilities Flight), 1 June 1961 – 7 December 1971
  • 244th Combat Communications Flight (see 244th Mobile Communications Squadron)

Stations[]

  • Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington, 1953-1962
  • Four Lakes Communications Station, Cheney, Washington 1962-1971
  • Paine Air National Guard Base, Everett, Washington, 1971-2013
  • Camp Murray, Tacoma, Washington, ???-present

Commanders[]

  • Colonel Steven Hilsdon (c. 2012)[10]
  • Colonel Chas Jeffries (2012-2017)
  • Colonel Kenneth Borchers (2017-2020)[11]
  • Colonel Robert Siau (2020–present)

Decorations[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Team Fairchild". Fairchild Air Force Base. http://www.fairchild.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=14100. 
  2. ↑ "194th Regional Support Wing". Washington Air National Guard. http://washingtonairguard.org/194rsw/. 
  3. ↑ Field, Virgil (1967). The Official History of the Washington National Guard. VII: Washington National Guard in Post World War II. Camp Murray, Washington: Washington National Guard State Historical Society. http://washingtonguard.org/museum/history.shtml. Retrieved 26 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ Morgan, Mark (March 2002). "Til They Glow Tour 1/02". Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. http://ed-thelen.org/MarkMorganTripReport-0201.html. 
  5. ↑ "Air Guard Group to Be Reorganized". 7 April 1971. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ieBYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uPgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5561%2C1905947. 
  6. ↑ Zeiger, Hans (April 2015). "252nd becomes Cyber Operations Group". Work of Honor. https://www.workofhonor.com/news/industry-news/252nd-becomes-cyber-operations-group. [dead link]
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Adam Ashton (7 October 2012). "WA National Guard focusing on cyber security". http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/10/07/2323245/guard-focusing-on-cyber-security.html. 
  8. ↑ "244th Combat Communications Squadron". http://244th.org/index.html. 
  9. ↑ 262nd Network Warfare Squadron Archived 20 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "194th Regional Support Wing: 143rd CBCS Change of Command". http://www.194rsw.ang.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/081206-F-2423O-060.JPG. 
  11. ↑ "Change of command for elite National Guard cyber group" (in en). https://www.dvidshub.net/news/254199/change-command-elite-national-guard-cyber-group. 
  12. ↑ "Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. http://access.afpc.af.mil/AwardsDMZNet40/SearchAwards.aspx.  (search)

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