426th Network Warfare Squadron
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The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

's 426th Network Warfare Squadron (426 NWS) is a network warfare unit located at Vogelweh, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Major Command

  • Air Force Space Command
    Air Force Space Command
    Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations....

     (2009–Present)
  • Air Combat Command
    Air Combat Command
    Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....

     (2000–2009)
  • Air Force Intelligence Command (1 Oct 1991-1 Oct 1993)

Wing/Group

  • 67th Network Warfare Wing
    67th Network Warfare Wing
    The 67th Network Warfare Wing , Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was reactivated October 1, 1993 as the 67th Intelligence Wing. The wing was re-designated the 67th Information Operations Wing on February 1, 2001...

     (1993–Present)
  • 24th Composite Wing
    24th Wing
    The 24th Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. Its last assignment was with Twelfth Air Force, stationed at Howard Air Force Base, Panama...

     (1946–1948)

Previous designations

  • 426th Network Warfare Squadron (5 Jul 2008–Present)
  • 426th Information Operations Squadron (1 Aug 2000-5 Jul 2008)
  • 426th Intelligence Squadron (31 Dec 1995-1 Aug 2000)
  • 26th Operations Support Flight (1 Oct 1993-31 Dec 1995)
  • 26th Airdrome Squadron (Special) (16 Apr 1943-1 Apr 1944; 11 Sep 1946-28 Jul 1948)
  • 26th Airdrome Squadron (25 Jan 1943-16 Apr 1943)

Bases stationed

  • Vogelweh, Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

     (1 Oct 1993–Present)
  • Beane Field, St Lucia, British West Indies (15 Oct 1946-28 Jul 1948)
  • Kearney AAF, Nebraska
    Nebraska
    Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....

     (1 Feb 1943-1 Apr 1944)

Decorations

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
    • 1 Jun 2005-31 May 2007
    • 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2005
    • 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2003 (with Combat "V" device)
    • 1 Jun 2001-31 May 2002
    • 1 Oct 1999-30 Sep 2000
    • 1 Oct 1994-30 Sep 1995
    • 1 Oct 1993-30 Sep 1994

Equipment Operated

  • Computer and Networking systems (1993–2001; 2005–Present)
  • Intelligence-gathering equipment (1951–1955; 1970–1991)
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