http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/BREAKINGNEWS/60705008 By John Andrew Prime jprime @ gannett.com July 5, 2006 A reorganization of war-fighting network operations that begins today will touch 8th Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base. A release from 8th Air Force headquarters says the change, which will place ... under the command of 8th Air Force commander Lt. Gen. Robert J. "Bob" Elder J., will better allow the service to "deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests - to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace." The change will consolidate Air Force Network Operations under Elder, the release said. That will take place with a ceremony at 2 p.m. on the base. The change will put all Air Force units charged with network operations under Elder's command. These responsibilities had previously been spread among 10 major command Network Operations and Security Centers as well as the 8th Air Force, the Air Intelligence Agency, the Operations and Sustainment Systems Group and the Air Force Communications Agency. In order to implement this change, the 67th Information Operations Wing at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has been reorganized and will be redesignated as the 67th Network Warfare Wing. It will oversee the stand-up of two Integrated Network Operations and Security Centers. One will be at Langley Air Force Base, Va., and the other at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Reorganization is expected to take several months to fully implement, 8th Air Force headquarters said. © The Times _________________________________ Attend the Black Hat Briefings and Training, Las Vegas July 29 - August 3 2,500+ international security experts from 40 nations, 10 tracks, no vendor pitches. www.blackhat.com
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