16th Air Force Archives

Cyber warfare operators assigned to the 275th Cyber Operations Squadron of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group of the Maryland Air National Guard configure a threat intelligence feed for daily watch in the Hunter’s Den at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., Dec. 2, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by J.M. Eddins Jr.)

Air Force keeping information environment strategic plan out of public view

The Air Force earlier this year published a strategic plan for how it will operate in the information environment, however, there is no intention to release it…

Nov 3, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Members of the Army’s Multi-Domain Task Force conduct operations (Staff Sgt. Philip Velez)

Services working to convergence EW, cyber warfare capabilities

Each of the military departments are working to develop integrated cyber and electronic warfare capabilities, but lawmakers are pushing for more inter-service integration of these efforts.

Sep 30, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Air Force assessing information warfare lessons from Ukraine-Russia conflict

There will be further analysis on what the value of cyber and the intelligence enterprise was and how that can be applied in the Pacific.

Aug 31, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Space Force Uniform — The chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force displays the service’s uniform nametapes in the Pentagon Jan. 17 in Arlington, Virginia. (U.S. Air Force / Tech. Sgt. Robert Barnett)

Space Force officially creates cryptologic service component for NSA

The Space Force has established a cryptologic component responsible to the National Security Agency and the Central Security Service.

Jul 29, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Then-Maj. Gen. Kevin B. Kennedy, Assistant Deputy Chief Information Officer, Digital Transformation, and Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Cyber Effects Operations, Headquarters US Air Force, participates in the Enterprise IT-as-a-Service (EITAAS) Vendors Executive panel discussion during the 2019 Air Force Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference, Aug. 27, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by William Birchfield/Released)

New Air Force information warfare commander wants to increase partnerships

Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy said one key lesson from his time as director of operations at U.S. Cyber Command was the importance of partnerships in the information…

Jul 22, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Air Force outgoing commander says department’s information warfare command must scale

Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, reflects on his time standing up the service's first information warfare entity.

Jul 20, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

New leader chosen for Air Force’s information warfare command

Maj. Gen. Kevin Kennedy has been selected as the next commander of 16th Air Force.

May 25, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau