JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas –
More than 50 people gathered April 14, 2017, to celebrate the official opening of the new 833d/836th Cyberspace Operations Squadrons headquarters located at Building 390, on Medina Annex, San Antonio, Texas.
Building 390 is the first building in the Air Force solely dedicated to cyber mission forces. Included in the new design are a conference room, training facilities and administrative workspaces for both squadrons, as well as transitional workstations for personnel awaiting security clearances.
The renovation was done under a $2.6M design-build renovation contract completed through the Army Corps of Engineers, who were awarded the contract in September 2014 and completed the project in the summer of 2016.
The 833d COS and 836th COS are responsible for organizing, training, and equipping three Cyber Protection Teams each, which are postured to conduct defensive cyberspace operations via a three-phase Survey, Secure, and Protect methodology. These teams are part of the Cyber National Mission Force which works towards countering cyber threats to the country’s information technology infrastructure.