A2/6 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 elevating role of communications networks

As the Air Force looks to split up its A2/6 directorate, electromagnetic spectrum operations, cyber ops and information ops will be moved to the deputy chief of…

Sep 18, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Airmen from the 67th Cyberspace Wing review daily tasks at Joint Base San Antonio – Lackland’s Medina annex, Sept. 5, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Jason W. Edwards)

Air Force splitting up intelligence and cyber effects organization

The service is dividing the functions of a directorate on the Air Staff at the Pentagon.

Aug 28, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Maj. Gen. Daniel L. Simpson speaks at the Department of Defense Intelligence Information System (DoDIIS) worldwide conference plenary sessions on December 6, 2021. (DIA image by Myles Scrinopskie)

Air Force information warfare strategy seeks to beat back adversaries that have been ‘operating in with impunity’

The classified strategy and implementation plan place five areas under the broad banner of information warfare: ISR, cyber effects operations, electromagnetic spectrum operations, influence operations and public…

Apr 13, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau

An EC-37B Compass Call arrives at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Aug. 17, 2022. Compass Call suppresses air defenses by preventing the transmission of essential information between adversaries, their weapon systems, and control networks. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Vaughn Weber)

Air Force organizing new electronic warfare ‘sprint’

Following several organizational changes within the Air Force in the last three years, it will be conducting a sprint to examine gaps and resources needed to achieve…

Sep 20, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau