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PALACE Acquire back at Sixteenth Air Force
June 3, 2026 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) recently revived its PALACE Acquire program collaboration by welcoming a new array of civilian graduates during a training event... MORE

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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. ... MORE

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. ... MORE

Harnessing joint allied cyber capabilities: Sixteenth Air Force and Romanian Cyber Command share insights during inaugural bilateral engagement
August 13, 2025 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) hosted the Romanian Cyber Command for their first bilateral engagement at its Joint base San Antonio-Lackland headquarters July 28-29... MORE

Leadership sits at table to discuss cyber partnership.

Sixteenth Air Force strengthens strategic partnerships, increases interoperability in NATO’s largest cyber defense exercise
December 10, 2024 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) participated in NATO’s annual Cyber Coalition exercise from Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command; along with more than 1,000 participants from 27 NATO allies, six partner countries (Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine), and the European Union, and members from industry and academia, reinforcing its dedication to collective cyber defense and interoperability... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force participated as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command in Cyber Coalition 2024, reinforcing its dedication to collective, global cyber defense and interoperability.

Sixteenth Air Force continues Poland Cyber Command partnership with first-ever malware attack exercise
December 5, 2024 — Poland Cyber Command and Sixteenth Air Force reinforced their commitment to defeating malicious cyber actors in the information environment during a recent Poland Cyber Command delegation visit to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, from Oct. 29 -31... MORE

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SECAF Kendall visits headquarters of IW warriors, addresses importance of ‘getting it right’
November 7, 2024 — Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), the Air Force’s premier Information Warfare Numbered Air Force, welcomed Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall from Oct. 30-31... MORE

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Defense Attaché group visits Sixteenth Air Force, prepares for integrated deterrence
October 11, 2024 — Twenty-nine defense attachés with the Defense Attaché Orientation Program, representing 21 various countries, convened at Sixteenth Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on Sept. 11, to discuss integrated deterrence and understand cyber capabilities for future coordination... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force hosts senior leadership summit, focuses on leading through change
May 24, 2024 — Sixteenth Air Force hosted the 2024 Senior Leader Summit from April 30 to May 1, with change on the horizon and a theme to see it through: Connected, Resilient, Empowered. ... MORE

General Kennedy talks to a group of leaders in a large conference room.