747th CYS: the Air Force's first operational cyberspace squadron

Col. Michael Staples, 647th Air Base Group commander and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam deputy commander, holds the new 747th Cyberspace Squadron guidon with Lt. Col. Michael Brewer, 747th Cyberspace Squadron commander, during a redesignation ceremony at JBPHH, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2021. The 747th CYS met all prerequisite qualifications to host a mission defense team that will support cyber defense missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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747th CYS: the Air Force's first operational cyberspace squadron

Lt. Col. Michael Brewer, 747th Cyberspace Squadron commander, receives his first salute as the 747th CYS commander during a redesignation ceremony at JBPHH, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2021. The 747th CYS is the Air Force’s first operational cyberspace squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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747th CYS: the Air Force's first operational cyberspace squadron

Col. Michael Staples, 647th Air Base Group commander and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam deputy commander, holds the 747th Communications Squadron guidon as Lt. Col. Michael Brewer, 747th Cyberspace Squadron commander, furls it during a redesignation ceremony at JBPHH, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2021. The 747th CS was renamed to the 747th CYS, making it the Air Force’s first operational cyberspace squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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747th CYS: the Air Force's first operational cyberspace squadron

Col. Michael Staples, 647th Air Base Group commander and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam deputy commander, gives the initial speech during a redesignation ceremony at JBPHH, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2021. The ceremony commemorated the name change of the 747th Communications Squadron to the 747th Cyberspace Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)

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747th CYS: the Air Force's first operational cyberspace squadron

Published Oct. 29, 2021
By Senior Airman Alan Ricker
15th Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM -- Col. Michael Staples, 647th Air Base Group commander and Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam deputy commander, holds the new 747th Cyberspace Squadron guidon with Lt. Col. Michael Brewer, 747th Cyberspace Squadron commander, during a redesignation ceremony at JBPHH, Hawaii, Oct. 29, 2021. The 747th CYS met all prerequisite qualifications to host a mission defense team that will support cyber defense missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alan Ricker)