The Air Force activated its cyber-focused numbered Air Force, the 24th Air Force, during a ceremony here today.
Gen. C. Robert Kehler, Air Force Space Command commander, presided over the ceremony to activate the NAF, handing the command to Maj. Gen. Richard E. Webber, as the first commander of the 24 AF dedicated to cyberspace.
“Today we activated the newest numbered Air Force,” General Kehler told local media representatives after the ceremony. “Through the 24 AF, our service will present a full spectrum of cyberspace capabilities vital to the joint warfighter.
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