68th Cyberspace Squadron

{{short description|U.S. Space Force unit}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Use American English|date=August 2021}}

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| dates = 2022–present

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| role = Cyber operations

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| command_structure = Space Delta 6

| garrison = Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.

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| commander1 = Lt Col Andrew Buchanan

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The 68th Cyberspace Squadron (68 CYS) is a United States Space Force unit assigned to Space Operations Command's Space Delta 6. It provides information with regards to further protecting and adding additional layers of defense of space-based systems. It is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. It was activated on 4 November 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2445974/space-delta-6-protects-space-and-cyberspace/|title=Space Delta 6 protects space and cyberspace|website=Schriever Space Force Base}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.c4isrnet.com/cyber/2021/02/12/space-force-begins-adding-cyber-warriors/|title=Space Force begins adding cyber warriors|first=Mark|last=Pomerleau|date=12 February 2021|website=C4ISRNet}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/News/Article-Display/Article/3315691/space-delta-6-activates-cyber-squadrons/|title=Space Delta 6 activates Cyber Squadrons|website=Space Base Delta 1}}

List of commanders

  • Lt Col Tori Leigh Touzin, 4 November 2022 – 8 March 2024
  • Lt Col Andrew J Buchanan, 8 March 2024 - Present

See also

References

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