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Military unit
The
252nd Cyberspace Operations Group
is a unit of the
Washington Air National Guard
at
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
,
Tacoma, Washington
. It is assigned to the
194th Wing
. The 252nd has squadrons at Camp Murray and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and has two geographically separated units at
Fairchild Air Force Base
.
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Mission
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The 252d Cyberspace Operations Group provides highly trained and qualified cyberspace and intelligence professionals to combatant commanders. They ensure squadrons are trained and evaluated in order to be mission-ready to support
cyber
,
intelligence
and expeditionary communications missions. They also provide oversight for cyberspace and intelligence operational forces in direct support of
Air Combat Command
,
Air Force Space Command
, the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency and
United States Cyber Command
. The 252d Cyberspace Operations Group provides citizen airmen to support domestic cyber operations, cyber intelligence support to federal and state law enforcement agencies, and provides cyber mission planning and command element in support of combatant commanders for worldwide contingency operations.
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History
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The 252nd Communications Group was activated at
Geiger Field
in
Spokane, Washington
, on 1 April 1953.
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It was redesignated as the 252nd Communications Group (Mobile) in October 1960. In March 1962, the 252nd relocated from Geiger Field to the Four Lakes Communications Station, a former
Nike missile
site near
Cheney, Washington
. In June 1971, the 252nd closed operations at Four Lakes and moved to
Paine Air National Guard Base
in
Everett, Washington
.
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Lineage
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- Established as the
252nd Communications Group
on 1 April 1953
- Redesignated
252nd Communications Group
(Mobile) on 1 October 1960
- Redesignated
252nd Mobile Communications Group
on 16 March 1968
- Redesignated
252nd Combat Communications Group
on 1 April 1976
- Redesignated
252nd Combat Information Systems Group
on 1 July 1985
- Redesignated
252nd Combat Communications Group
on 1 October 1986
- Redesignated
252nd Cyberspace Operations Group
c. April 2015
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Assignments
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- Gaining command
- Air Force Communications Service (later
Air Force Communications Command
, Air Force Information Systems Command, Air Force Communications Command), 1968-1990
- Tactical Air Command
, 1953-1068, 1990-1992
- Air Combat Command
, 1992-2009
- Air Force Space Command
, 2009-2018
- Air Combat Command
, 2018-present
Components
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- Squadrons
- 143rd Communications Squadron (later 143rd Mobile Communications Squadron, 143rd Combat Communications Squadron, 143rd Combat Informations Systems Squadron, 143rd Combat Communications Squadron, 143rd Information Operations Squadron, 143rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron), 16 March 1968 ? present
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- 194th Intelligence Squadron
- 214th Communications Construction Squadron, 1 April 1953 ? 1954
- 215th Communications Construction Squadron (later 215th Electronics Installation Squadron, 215th Engineering and Installation Squadron) (at Paine Air National Guard Base), 1 June 1953 ? 1 January 1959, 1 May 1970 ? by 2012
- 221st Mobile Communications Squadron, 15 March 1968 ? April 1971
- 221st Radio Relay Squadron, 1 January 1963 ? 15 March 1968
- 222nd Radio Relay Squadron, 1 April 1953 ? 1 September 1960
- 242nd Mobile Communications Squadron (later 242nd Combat Communications Squadron, 242nd Combat Information Systems Squadron) (at
Fairchild Air Force Base
), 1 June 1961 ? present
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- 244th Mobile Communications Squadron (later 244th Combat Communications Flight, 244th Combat Information Systems Squadron, 244th Combat Communications Squadron),
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15 March 1968 ? 2006
- 244th Radio Relay Squadron, 1961 ? 15 March 1968
- 256th Mobile Communications Squadron (later 256th Combat Communications Squadron, 256th Combat Information /Systems Squadron, 256th Combat Communications Squadron,
256th Intelligence Squadron
) (at
Fairchild Air Force Base
),
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19 June 1971 ? present
- 262nd Communications Squadron (later 262nd Mobile Communications Squadron, 262nd Combat Communications Squadron, 262nd Combat Information Systems Squadron, 262nd Combat Communications Squadron, 262nd Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron, 262nd Network Warfare Squadron, 262d Cyberspace Operations Squadron) (at
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
), 1 April 1953 ? present
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- Flights
- 233rd Mobile Communications Flight (later 233rd Flight Facilities Flight), 1 June 1961 ? 7 December 1971
- 244th Combat Communications Flight (see 244th Mobile Communications Squadron)
Stations
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- Geiger Field
,
Spokane, Washington
, 1953-1962
- Four Lakes Communications Station,
Cheney, Washington
1962-1971
- Paine Air National Guard Base,
Everett, Washington
, 1971-2013
- Camp Murray
,
Tacoma, Washington
, ???-present
Commanders
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- Colonel Steven Hilsdon (c. 2012)
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- Colonel Chas Jeffries (2012-2017)
- Colonel Kenneth Borchers (2017-2020)
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- Colonel Robert Siau (2020?2022)
- Colonel Thomas Pries (2022-2024)
- Colonel Jack Johnson (2024-present)
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