| 688th Cyberspace Wing | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1953–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Cyberspace operations |
| Size | 1388 military and civilians[1] |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Joint Base Lackland-San Antonio, Texas |
| Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Air Force Organizational Excellence Award |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Colonel Joshua Rockhill |
| Current Vice-Commander | Colonel Chantel Booker |
| Insignia | |
| 688th Cyberspace Wing emblem[a][2] |  |
| Air Force Electronic Warfare Center emblem |  |
| Air Force Special Communications Center emblem[b] |  |
The United States Air Force's 688th Cyberspace Wing is a cyberspace operations unit located at Kelly Field Annex, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. It was first organized in July 1953 as the Air Force Special Communications Center. It produced long term intelligence information and developed intelligence gathering techniques. Losing its communications intelligence functions, it focused on electronic warfare, and in July 1975 was redesignated the Air Force Electronic Warfare Center. As its mission grew to include all elements of the spectrum, it became the Air Force Information Warfare Center in September 1993 and the Air Force Information Operations Center in October 2006. In 2009, it was reassigned from the intelligence community to Air Combat Command and became the 688th Information Operations Wing, assuming its current name in September 2013.
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