Twenty-Fourth Air Force
| Twenty-Fourth Air Force – Air Forces Cyber | |
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33d Network Warfare Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio
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| Active | 18 August 2009 – present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Type | Advanced Persistent Threat Unit |
| Role | Cyber Operations |
| Part of |
 U.S. Cyber Command Air Force Space Command
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| Garrison/HQ | Lackland Air Force Base, Texas |
| Nickname(s) | AFCYBER |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Maj Gen Christopher "Wedge" Weggeman |
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| Emblem of Twenty-Fourth Air Force |  |
The Twenty-Fourth Air Force (24 AF) - Air Forces Cyber (AFCYBER) is a Numbered Air Force (NAF) with the United States Air Force (USAF). The USAF has consolidated its cyberspace combat and support forces into 24 AF. The Twenty-Fourth Air Force is the Air Force component of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM). The current commander is Major General Christopher "Wedge" Weggeman, who assumed command June 2016.
The Twenty-Fourth Air Force (24 AF) was originally intended to be a part of the now-defunct Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER); however, 24 AF became a component of the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) on 18 August 2009.
In August 2008, then-new Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz placed a stop order suspending implementation of Air Force Cyber Command (AFCYBER), halting personnel assignments and activation of units. On 6 October 2008, following its annual Corona conference, the Air Force announced that the activation of AFCYBER would not take place, and that a Numbered Air Force, the Twenty-Fourth (24 AF), would gain the cyber warfare mission as part of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).
One key element under 24 AF is the Air Force's primary network warfare wing, the 67th Cyberspace Wing (67 CW), headquartered at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The new NAF also gained the following units:
Over 14,000 Airmen make up the work force of 24 AF. Many of these are in place at other organizations, and Air Force units host cyber specialists from other organizations. Before the command was officially activated, the Air Force had announced six possible locations for the headquarters of 24 AF. The candidate locations were: Barksdale AFB, LA, Lackland AFB, TX, Langley AFB, VA, Offutt AFB, NE, Peterson AFB, CO and Scott AFB, IL.
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