Global Information33rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron information
| 33d Cyberspace Operations Squadron | |
|---|---|
 31st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Lockheed F-5E Lightning "Sexy Sall" over Saint-Dizier Airfield. | |
| Active | 1943-1945; 1947-1949; 1985-1996; 2000-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Role | Computer Network Defense |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Lackland Air Force Base, Texas |
| Nickname(s) | The Mighty Griffins[citation needed] |
| Motto(s) | Command's Best |
| Engagements | European Theater of Operations |
| Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with "V" Device Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air force outstanding Unit Award |
| Insignia | |
| 33rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron emblem[note 1][1] |  |
| 31st Photographic Recconnaissance Squadron emblem[note 2][2] |  |
| Ninth Air Force fuselage code[3] | BV |
The United States Air Force (USAF)'s 33rd Cyberspace Operations Squadron is a network warfare unit located at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.
The squadron was established as the 70th Reconnaissance Squadron during World War II and saw combat in the European Theater of Operations as the 31st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, where it earned a Distinguished Unit Citation for its efforts in preparing for the Normandy Invasion. After briefly serving as part of the occupation forces in Germany it was inactivated in late 1945.
The squadron was activated again in the reserves as the 31st Reconnaissance Squadron in 1947. It was redesignated the 33d Reconnaissance Squadron (apparently to avoid confusion with the regular USAF 31st Reconnaissance Squadron). The squadron never reached full strength or received aircraft before inactivation when Continental Air Command reorganized its reserve units under the wing base organization plan.
In 1985 Electronic Security Command established the 6933d Electronic Security Squadron in Panama. The squadron participated in Operation Just Cause. In 1993, as the United States Air Force (USAF) eliminated Major Command controlled (MAJCON) four digit organizations, the 6933d was consolidated with the 33rd as a single unit, the 33rd Intelligence Squadron. The squadron was inactivated as the USAF departed Panama, but was activated once again as an information operations and network warfare unit.
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- ^ Lahue, Melissa (3 October 2022). "Factsheet 33 Cyberspace Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
- ^ Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 154–155
- ^ Watkins, pp. 130–131