426th Network Warfare Squadron

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

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



Lineage

 * Constituted as 26th Airdrome Squadron on 25 Jan 1943. Activated 1 Feb 1943.
 * Redesignated as 26th 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 26th Operations Support Flight, and activated, on 1 Oct 1993.
 * Redesignated as 426th Intelligence Squadron on 31 Dec 1995.
 * Redesignated as 426th Information Operations Squadron on 1 Aug 2000.
 * Redesignated as 426th Network Warfare Squadron on 5 Jul 2008.
 * Inactivated on 7 Sep 2011.
 * Activated on 1 Mar 2013.

Major Command

 * Air Force Intelligence Command (1 October 1991 – 1 October 1993)
 * Air Combat Command (2000–2009)
 * Air Force Space Command (2009–2018)
 * Air Force Reserve Command(2018 – present)

Wing/Group

 * 24th Composite Wing (1946–1948)
 * 688th Cyberspace Wing (2013 – present)
 * 960th Cyber Operations Group (2013 – present)

Previous designations

 * 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 [[File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg]]
 * 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