567th Cyberspace Operations Group
A United States Air Force cyberspace operations group responsible for offensive and defensive cyberspace support to commanders.
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Overview
The 567th Cyberspace Operations Group is a United States Air Force organization headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas and assigned to the 67th Cyberspace Wing. Although the current organization was activated in 2018 as a cyberspace unit, its lineage reaches back to a World War II support formation and a Cold War air-defense group. The group is therefore best understood as a military organization with a deliberately preserved historical lineage rather than as a commercial brand. The unit's immediate modern mission is to plan and execute cyberspace operations for supported commanders operating in contested digital environments. Its responsibilities include disrupting or removing adversary cyberspace capabilities, defending important cyberspace assets, and preparing local cyber defenders to maintain advanced defensive tactics, techniques, and procedures. The overall objective is to preserve freedom of action for friendly forces while limiting the ability of adversaries to operate in cyberspace. The lineage began with the 567th Air Service Group, established in late 1944 to support a combat group in an overseas theater. Its engineering squadron handled maintenance beyond the supported combat group's organic capacity, its materiel squadron managed supply functions, and its headquarters and base-services squadron provided additional administrative and logistical support. The formation moved through the Pacific late in World War II, reaching Guam after hostilities had ended, and was inactivated in November 1945. The lineage returned during the Cold War. Reconstituted as the 567th Air Base Group, it was activated at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, in February 1952 during an Air Defense Command reorganization. It initially served as the base-support organization for McChord and supported aircraft and associated installation functions. In February 1953 it became the 567th Air Defense Group and took on an operational air-defense role in addition to its support responsibilities. The group controlled fighter-interceptor squadrons defending the northwestern United States, including units flying Lockheed F-94 Starfires and North American F-86D Sabres. The air-defense group was inactivated in August 1955 as Air Defense Command implemented Project Arrow. That reorganization replaced some air-defense groups with fighter groups carrying the distinguished historical identities of World War II units. The 567th Air Defense Group was subsequently disbanded in 1984, but its lineage was restored in 2019 through consolidation with the newly established cyberspace organization. The modern 567th Cyberspace Operations Group was established in June 2018 and activated on 29 June at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Four squadrons were located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, while the 835th and 837th Cyberspace Operations Squadrons remained at Scott during the group's initial period. In July 2020 the group headquarters moved to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Two squadrons were later transferred to the newly created 867th Cyberspace Operations Group at Fort Meade, Maryland. The Air Force consolidated the modern group with the historic 567th Air Defense Group on 5 April 2019, preserving the earlier unit's lineage within the cyberspace formation.
History
The 567th Cyberspace Operations Group's lineage begins with the 567th Air Service Group, which was established on 22 November 1944 and activated at Venice Army Air Field, Florida, on 7 December of that year. The organization was designed to support a single combat group in an overseas theater. Its 985th Air Engineering Squadron provided maintenance beyond the combat group's own capabilities, the 1005th Air Materiel Squadron managed supply functions, and the Headquarters and Base Services Squadron supplied additional administrative and installation support. The group moved through the Pacific during the final phase of World War II. It passed through Fort Lawton, Washington, and reached Guam in September 1945, after the end of major hostilities. Because it arrived too late to perform its intended wartime role, it was inactivated on 1 November 1945. The organization was formally disbanded in October 1948. The lineage was reconstituted in January 1952 and activated at McChord Air Force Base, Washington, on 1 February as the 567th Air Base Group. This activation formed part of an Air Defense Command reorganization intended to improve the deployment and administration of fighter squadrons. The group replaced the 325th Air Base Group as McChord's host organization and assumed a range of base-support responsibilities, including support for aircraft stationed there. On 16 February 1953 the organization was redesignated the 567th Air Defense Group. It became an operational headquarters for fighter-interceptor units responsible for air defense in the northwestern United States. The group was associated with the 317th and 318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons, both initially operating Lockheed F-94 Starfire aircraft, and the 465th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, which operated radar-equipped North American F-86D Sabres armed with Mighty Mouse rockets. The 318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron moved to Greenland in July 1953, while the 317th transitioned to F-86 aircraft in December of that year. The group was inactivated on 18 August 1955. Its replacement reflected Project Arrow, an Air Defense Command initiative that restored historically distinguished fighter-group designations and substituted fighter groups for some air-defense groups commanding fighter squadrons. The 567th Air Defense Group was disbanded in 1984. A modern successor lineage was established when the 567th Cyberspace Operations Group was created on 22 June 2018 and activated on 29 June at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The group was assigned to the 67th Cyberspace Wing. Its headquarters initially operated at Scott, while four squadrons were located at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas; the 835th and 837th Cyberspace Operations Squadrons remained at Scott during the initial arrangement. In July 2020 the headquarters moved to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Two squadrons were subsequently transferred to the 867th Cyberspace Operations Group at Fort Meade, Maryland. On 5 April 2019 the Air Force consolidated the historic 567th Air Defense Group with the cyberspace organization. The resulting unit retained the 567th designation while carrying out a contemporary cyberspace mission. It plans and executes operations intended to deny adversaries digital freedom of action, defend supported commanders' key cyber assets, and develop local defenders capable of sustaining advanced cyber-defense practices.
- 2020
Headquarters relocated to Texas
[1]The headquarters moved from Scott Air Force Base to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
- 2019
Historic and modern lineages consolidated
[1]The 567th Air Defense Group was consolidated with the 567th Cyberspace Operations Group.
- 2018
Cyberspace Operations Group activated
[1]The modern 567th Cyberspace Operations Group was activated at Scott Air Force Base under the 67th Cyberspace Wing.
- 1955
Air-defense group inactivated
[1]The organization was replaced during Air Defense Command's Project Arrow reorganization.
- 1953
Redesignated as 567th Air Defense Group
[1]The group assumed operational responsibility for fighter-interceptor units defending the northwestern United States.
- 1952
567th Air Base Group activated at McChord
[1]The reconstituted organization became the host and support group at McChord Air Force Base, Washington.
- 1945
World War II support lineage inactivated
[1]After moving to Guam following the end of hostilities, the 567th Air Service Group was inactivated on 1 November.
- 1944
567th Air Service Group established and activated
[1]The lineage was established on 22 November and activated on 7 December at Venice Army Air Field, Florida, as a World War II support organization.
Products and positioning
A United States Air Force operational cyberspace formation whose identity combines a contemporary cyber mission with inherited World War II support and Cold War air-defense lineage.
Military operations · 2018
Cyberspace operations
The group's principal activity is planning and executing cyberspace operations in support of commanders operating in contested digital environments. Its mission encompasses actions intended to remove or limit adversary cyber capabilities, protect important friendly assets, and preserve operational freedom in cyberspace.
Historical military operations · 1953
Fighter-interceptor air defense
During its Cold War incarnation, the 567th Air Defense Group served as an operational headquarters for fighter-interceptor squadrons. Its associated aircraft included Lockheed F-94 Starfires and North American F-86D Sabres used in the air defense of the northwestern United States.
Brand decisions
2020
Headquarters relocation to Joint Base San Antonio-LacklandStrategyBackground
The group initially operated with its headquarters at Scott Air Force Base and several squadrons in Texas.
Action taken
In July 2020, the headquarters joined the Texas-based squadrons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Aftermath
The relocation created a more concentrated headquarters presence in the San Antonio cyberspace operations environment.
2019
Consolidation with the 567th Air Defense GroupOtherBackground
The Air Force sought to preserve the historical lineage of the earlier 567th Air Defense Group within the modern cyberspace organization.
Action taken
The two organizations were consolidated on 5 April 2019.
Aftermath
The cyberspace group retained the 567th designation while inheriting the earlier unit's lineage.
2018
Creation of a dedicated cyberspace operations groupStrategyBackground
The Air Force established the organization to provide a group-level command structure for cyberspace operations supporting commanders in contested environments.
Action taken
The 567th Cyberspace Operations Group was activated at Scott Air Force Base and assigned to the 67th Cyberspace Wing.
Aftermath
The group developed into a geographically distributed organization before consolidating its headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
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