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16th Air Force (AFCYBER) welcomes new commander

U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, applauds the new 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, immediately following the passing of the guidon during the change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 1, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern) U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of Air Combat Command, Gen. Timothy Haugh, commander of United States Cyber Command, director of National Security Agency/chief, Central Security Service, Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, incoming commander of 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), and outgoing 16th Air Force commander, Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy stand at attention during the 16th Air Force change of command ceremony Aug. 1, 2024, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern)

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16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) participated in NATO’s annual Cyber Coalition exercise as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Emmanuel Rivera (left), 16th Air Force; U.S. Air Force Maj. Chad Speer, 616th Operations Center; Candace Sanchez, 16th Air Force; and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kaitlyn Bobbit, 119th Cyber Operations Squadron, discuss approaches to scenarios during Cyber Coalition 2024 in Tallinn, Estonia, Dec. 4, 2024. Sixteenth Air Force participated as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command, alongside more than 1,000 participants from 27 NATO allies, six partner countries - Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine -, the EU, and members from industry and academia, reinforcing its dedication to collective, global cyber defense and interoperability.

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16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) participated in NATO’s annual Cyber Coalition exercise as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command

US and Bulgarian military cyber experts collaborate during Exercise Cyber Coalition 24. CySixteenth Air Force participated as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command; along with more than 1,000 participants from 27 NATO allies, six partner countries - Georgia, Ireland, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and Ukraine -, the EU, and members from industry and academia, conducted from Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 30 to Dec. 6

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16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) participated in NATO’s annual Cyber Coalition exercise as the U.S. representative and cyber Air Component Command

Sixteenth Air Force cyber defenders strengthen strategic partnerships and increase interoperability in NATO’s largest cyber defense exercise Cyber Coalition, conducted from Tallinn, Estonia, Nov. 30 to Dec. 6. Cyber Coalition 2024 challenges participants to integrate cyberspace operations into real-world scenarios, leveraging the event to strengthen partnerships, refine tactics, techniques, and procedures, and validate emerging concepts.

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16th Air Force Airmen share cyber expertise with 130 middle-school students

Sixteenth Air Force members speak to students about their cybersecurity backgrounds during a panel discussion at Zachery Magnet Middle School Dec. 13, 2023, San Antonio, Texas. The panel explained information technology opportunities and described the benefits of Air Force and government cyber career fields to more than 130 eighth-grade students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern)

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16th Air Force Airmen share cyber expertise with 130 middle-school students

Sixteenth Air Force members speak to students about their cybersecurity backgrounds during a panel discussion at Zachery Magnet Middle School Dec. 13, 2023, San Antonio, Texas. The panel explained information technology opportunities and described the benefits of Air Force and government cyber career fields to more than 130 eighth-grade students. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern)

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16th Air Force Airmen support NATO Allies

From their Forward Operating Base, 16th Air Force Airmen U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Austin Lesperance, Staff Sgt. Katelyn Hartman and, Staff Sgt. Chad Hartman, from the 67th Cyber Operations Group, brief Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Hill (second from left), 16th Air Force mobilization assistant to the 16th Air Force commander, on their mission supporting Estonian Defense Forces. Hill visited them during his trip representing the U.S. at NATO Exercise, Cyber Coalition 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Harry “Rican” Jimenez)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, and other Airmen prepare to board an EC-130H Compass Call from the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. The 55th ECG accomplishes the Compass Call mission providing vital capabilities in the realm of electromagnetic warfare for the Air Force. Kennedy is responsible for than 40,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations in cyberspace, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, electromagnetic spectrum, information, public affairs and weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

An EC-130H Compass Call from the 55th Electronic Combat Group piloted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy takes off at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. The 55th ECG is responsible for operating and maintaining the Air Force’s only airborne electronic attack mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, and other Airmen walk towards an EC-130H Compass Call from the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. Kennedy is the commander of the first Information Warfare Numbered Air Force. This convergence of IW forces synchronized cyberspace operations, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, electromagnetic spectrum operations such as the 55th ECG’s mission, information operations, public affairs and weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, and other Airmen board the 55th Electronic Combat Group's EC-130H Compass Call at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. Kennedy is the commander of the first Information Warfare Numbered Air Force. This convergence of IW forces synchronized cyberspace operations, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, electromagnetic spectrum operations such as the 55th ECG's mission, information operations, public affairs and weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, performs preflight checks on the 55th Electronic Combat Group's EC-130H Compass Call at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. The 55th ECG accomplishes the Compass Call mission providing vital capabilities in the realm of electromagnetic warfare for the Air Force. Kennedy is responsible for than 40,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations in cyberspace, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, electromagnetic spectrum, information, public affairs and weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

Airmen refuel an EC-130H Compass Call from the 55th Electronic Combat Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. The 55th ECG is responsible for operating and maintaining the Air Force’s only airborne electronic attack mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander flies a Compass Call

An EC-130H Compass Call from the 55th Electronic Combat Group piloted by U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, taxis out while an A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, Sept. 14, 2022. The 55th ECG accomplishes the Compass Call mission providing vital capabilities in the realm of electromagnetic warfare for the Air Force. Kennedy is responsible for than 40,000 personnel conducting worldwide operations in cyberspace, Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance, electromagnetic spectrum, information, public affairs and weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Paige Weldon)

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16th Air Force commander gets close up view of Recce Town’s crucial IW role in the modern age during two-day visit

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley, Commander, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), listens to a question from an Airman during an all-call at Beale Air Force Base, California, on Feb. 21, 2025. Hensley recognized high performers on Beale during the all-call and took questions from the Airmen in the audience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Charles Borsos)

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16th Air Force continues Poland Cyber Command partnership with first-ever malware attack exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karl Sickendick, 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, commander, provides remarks during a joint cyber exercise at Shadow’s Edge software office, San Antonio, Oct. 30, 2024. Ten members of the Polish Cyber Command exchanged collaborative ideas with United States Air Force Cyber counterparts during the three-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deirdre McNamara)

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16th Air Force continues Poland Cyber Command partnership with first-ever malware attack exercise

Polish Col. Dariusz Chmielewski, Poland Cyber Command (right), receives an honorary coin at Shadow’s Edge software office, San Antonio, Texas Oct. 30, 2024. Ten members of the Polish Cyber Command exchanged collaborative ideas with United States Air Force Cyber counterparts during the three-day event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deirdre McNamara)

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16th Air Force continues Poland Cyber Command partnership with first-ever malware attack exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Karl Sickendick (left), 90th Cyberspace Operations Squadron commander, receives a commemorative patch from Polish Col. Dariusz Chmielewski, Poland Cyber Command, at Shadow’s Edge software office, San Antonio, Texas Oct. 30, 2024. This visit is one of several partnership interactions; others included high-level leadership engagements, bilateral working groups, subject matter expert exchanges, video teleconference meetings, and bilateral and multilateral exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Deirdre McNamara)

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16th Air Force cyber warriors increase interoperability during Cyber Coalition 2023

Capt. Ryan Baity, (left) 33d Cyberspace Operations Squadron exercise lead, discusses cyber defense with 1st Lt. Tricia Dang, 834th COS mission element lead and Justin Connelley, 834th COS host analyst, during Cyber Coalition 2023, Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland, Nov. 30, 2023. Sixteenth Air Force was the lead representative for the U.S. at the global exercise that included NATO key allies and partners sharing and integrating cyber security tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern)

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16th Air Force cyber warriors increase interoperability during Cyber Coalition 2023

Staff. Sgt. Carter Brazell, 834th Cyberspace Operations Squadron network operator, discusses defensive cyber operations with Senior Airman Luke Scott, 834th COS network operator, during Cyber Coalition 2023, Joint Base San Antonio, Lackland, Nov. 30, 2023. Sixteenth Air Force served as U.S. lead for Cyber Coalition 2023, virtually unifying more than 31 NATO and allied nations, along with partners, industry and academia to strengthen abilities to deter, defend and counter cyberspace threats Nov. 27–Dec. 1, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Matthew McGovern)

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