426th Network Warfare Squadron

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	AFSPC/24 AF/67 CW/26 COG
Garrison/HQ	Lackland AFB, San Antonio, Texas
Nickname(s)	Guardians Of The Grid
Motto	COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE
Anniversaries	March 01, 2013 (stand-up), March 8, 2014 (renaming)
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Neil Schroeder

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

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

Lineage

• Constituted as 26 Airdrome Squadron on 25 Jan 1943. Activated 1 Feb 1943.
• Redsignated as 26 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 26 Operations Support Flight, and activated, on 1 Oct 1993.
• Redesignated as 426 Intelligence Squadron on 31 Dec 1995.
• 426 Information Operations Squadron on 1 Aug 2000.
• 426 Network Warfare Squadron on 5 Jul 2008.
• Inactivated on 7 Sep 2011.
• Activated on 1 Mar 2014.

Assignments

Major Command

• Air Force Intelligence Command (1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993)
• Air Combat Command (2000–2009)
• Air Force Space Command (2009–Present)

Wing/Group

• 24th Composite Wing (1946–1948)
• 67th Network Warfare Wing (1993–2013)
• 960th Cyber Operations Group (2013–Present)

Previous designations

File:426th Information Operations Squadron.PNG

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

• 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

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
  • 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