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Sixteenth Air Force’s 688th Cyberspace Wing boosts network security to block fast-moving threats
July 31, 2026 — The 688th Cyberspace Wing, part of the Sixteenth Air Force, is strengthening the Department of the Air Force's computer networks to block cyber threat actors who are launching attacks faster than ever...

Sixteenth Air Force, Cyber Mission Force partners lean forward to protect critical infrastructure
July 31, 2026 — The U.S. electrical power grid system supports all aspects of modern American life, supplying continuous power to homes, financial markets, healthcare, and national defense. Sixteenth Air Force cyber warriors continuously secure these networks against hostile actors who target systems...

PRESS RELEASE: JBSA Officials Identify Victim of Flash Flood
July 16, 2026 — Joint Base San Antonio officials confirm that Dr. Kenneth Stuart, 76, died during an incident on base shortly after midnight last Saturday. Next of kin has been notified. ...

Sixteenth Air Force enhances ability to defend forward in NATO Cyber exercise
December 10, 2025 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) cyber warriors worked shoulder to shoulder with allies and partners executing full-spectrum defensive cyberspace operations across four time zones during NATO’s flagship multinational cyber defense exercise Cyber Coalition 2025 from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4 in Tallinn, Estonia. ...

Sixteenth Air Force leads U.S. participation in NATO Cyber Coalition 2025
December 1, 2025 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) is participating as the U.S. representative in NATO’s flagship annual Cyber Coalition exercise from Nov. 28 to Dec. 4. Cyber Coalition 2025 brings together 29 NATO allies, seven partner countries, the European Union, more than 1,300 participants, and collaborators from academia and industry to exercise and test the integration of cyberspace into Allied operations and missions. ...

Sixteenth Air Force holds historic dual change of responsibility ceremony
June 30, 2025 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) and the 67th Cyberspace Wing held a first-of-its-kind dual change of responsibility Ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on June 13...

16th Air Force commander meets 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing
November 20, 2023 — Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, commander, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Force Cyber), met with U.S. Air Force Col. Josh Koslov, 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing commander, and wing leadership at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 3, 2023...

MC-12W Liberty aircrew honors fellow Airmen who died in 2013 crash
April 17, 2023 — Five aircrew aboard an MC-12W Liberty from Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland March 29 and departed with a piece of equipment from an MC-12W that crashed April 27, 2013, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, killing four. ...

Cyber Cup ’23: Mentoring today’s students to become tomorrow’s cyber warriors
March 14, 2023 — Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, commander of Sixteenth Air Force (AFCYBER), spoke to the San Antonio region’s CyberPatriot teams at the San Antonio Mayor's Cyber Cup College Fair and Awards Luncheon Feb. 25. ...

Sixteenth Air Force leaders receive 363rd ISRW targeting immersion tour
October 21, 2022 — The 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing hosted U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander and Command Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth Bruce for a visit Oct. 13, 2022 at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. ...

688th Cyberspace Wing activates 692nd Cyberspace Operations Squadron
May 19, 2022 — The 688th Cyberspace Wing held an activation ceremony for the 692nd Cyberspace Operations Squadron on April 20, 2022, at Elgin Air Force Base, Florida...

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) vice commander visits 363rd ISR Wing
November 5, 2021 — Col. Eric Mack, 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing commander, greets Maj. Gen. David Gaedecke, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) vice commander, during an immersion tour, Oct. 29, 2021, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. ...

Contracting offices join forces to tackle Sixteenth Air Force Information Warfare mission
August 3, 2020 — As Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) reached full operational capability earlier this month, solidifying the convergence of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, cyber, electromagnetic warfare, information operations, and weather operations, federal agencies’ and joint partners’ need for these capabilities continues to skyrocket. ...