USAF combines space and cyber-space
Federal Computer Week magazine reports that the US Air Force has activated a new communications organization that will support the Air Force's Space Command, a new command that combines space and cyber-space operations under one organization
The new 689th Combat Communications Wing, headquartered at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia, specializes in deployed communications.
The wing will play a support role in combat theaters where resources are sparse, such as Afghanistan, and in humanitarian aid operations, according to the Air Force. The dedicated cyber command, the 24th Air Force, reports to the Air Force Space Command. The Air Force created the cyber command this year, and it became operational Aug. 18.
