Source: Guy Norris, AviationWeek
The newly-created 24th U.S. Air Force, the service’s latest numbered force, aims to establish the first elements of a cyberspace command operations center in San Antonio by the end of December.
The 24th was stood up in August to conduct cyberspace operations and defend Air Force and other U.S. assets from cyber attack. However, the force does not intend to announce its initial operational capability target until early next year when it clearly understands the task at hand. “Job No. 1 is to create an awareness of the battlespace,” says 24th Air Force commander Maj. Gen. Richard Webber.