Mission Statement
America’s First Cyberspace Wing…Securely Connecting the Air Force to Fly, Fight and Win!
Vision
Culture, Leadership, Innovation, Mission… be the Best! CLIMB!
Organization
The 688 CW is comprised of over 3,200 active duty Airmen, civilians and contractors, operating 4 weapon systems and warfighting communications capabilities, across 27 units worldwide.
Capabilities
The 688th Cyberspace Wing (688 CW), headquartered at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, is the nation’s first cyberspace wing conducting persistent global network and defensive cyberspace operations while maintaining ready combat communications, and engineering and installation forces that can deploy on a moment’s notice in support of Air Force, Joint Force Commander, and Combatant Commander requirements.
Lineage. Designated as Air Force Special Communications Center on 24 Jul 1953. Organized on 8 Aug 1953. Redesignated as: Air Force Electronic Warfare Center on 1 Jul 1975; Air Force Information Warfare Center on 10 Sep 1993; Air Force Information Operations Center on 1 Oct 2006; 688 Information Operations Wing on 18 Aug 2009; 688 Cyberspace Wing on 13 Sep 2013.
Assignments. United States Air Force Security Service (later, Electronic Security Command; Air Force Intelligence Command; Air Intelligence Agency), 8 Aug 1953; Eighth Air Force, 1 May 2007; Twenty-Fourth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) [later Twenty-Fourth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)], 18 Aug 2009; Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), 11 Oct 2019-.
Stations. Kelly AFB (later, Kelly Field Annex, Lackland AFB; Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland), TX, 8 Aug 1953-.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: 17 Jul 2018-31 May 2019. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Nov 1965-1 Nov 1967; 18 Aug 2009-1 Oct 2010; 1 Oct 2013-30 Sep 2014; 1 Jan 2016-31 Dec 2017; 1 Jun 2019-31 May 2020. Air Force Organizational Excellence Awards: 1 Jan 1974-1 Jan 1976; [2 Jan] 1976-1 Jan 1979; 2 Jan 1979-31 Dec 1981; 1 Jan 1988-31 Dec 1989; 1 Jan 1990-31 Dec 1991; 1 May 1993-31 May 1994; 1 Jun 1994-31 May 1996; 1 Jun 1996-31 May 1997; 1 Jun 1997-31 May 1998; 1 Jun 2002-31 May 2003; 1 Jun 2003-31 May 2004; 1 Jun 2004-31 May 2006. Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation: 2 Nov 1967-1 Nov 1968.