The United States Air Force has several variants of squadrons focused on communications and cyberspace. __TOC__
Air Communications Squadrons (ACOMS) An Air Communications Squadron, sometimes Air and Space Communications Squadron, is usually assigned to either a standard Numbered Air Force (NAF)AFI 38–101 , Manpower and Organization, para. 3.2.1. or an Air Operations Center and directly supports the Air Operations Center.
Squadron Emblem Location Note 56th Air and Space Communications Squadron Hickam AFB Supports 13 AF's 613th Air and Space Operations Center, COMPACAF, and COMUSPACOM613th Support Group Fact Sheet 101st Air Communications SquadronTyndall AFBSupports the 601st AOC, CONR-1AF(AFNORTH); Florida ANG, activated 2013 603d Air and Space Communications Squadron Ramstein AB, Germany Supports USAFE and AFRICOM. Was 603 Air Comm Flt. 607th Air Communications Squadron Osan Air Base, South Korea Supported 7 AF/AFKOR KAOC. Inactivated 1 Feb 2011; mission rolled into newly reactivated 607 SPTS;607th Support Squadron Fact Sheet redesignated 607 ACOMS 27 June 2018. 608th Air Communications Squadron608th Air Communications Squadron welcomes new commander Barksdale AFB Supports 8 AF's 608th Air Operations Center 609th Air Communications SquadronShaw wins Meritorious Unit Award, 23 July 2009, Tech. Sgt. Vincent A. Mouzon, 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Shaw AFB Supports 9th Air Force/USAFCENT 609th Air Operations Center (CAOC) 609th Expeditionary Air Communications SquadronFirst Time Deployers in 609th Expeditionary Air Communications Squadron Get Morale Boost from OSD Supply Drop Al Udeid AB Supports 9th Air Force/USAFCENT 609th Air Operations Center (CAOC) 611th Air Communications Squadron JB Elmendorf-Richardson Supports Alaska NORAD Region, 11 AF, and 611 AOC11th Air Force Fact Sheet 612th Air Communications Squadron612th Air Communications Squadron Spotlight , Davis–Monthan AFB Fact Sheet Davis–Monthan AFB Jul 94- 12 AF/AFSOUTH CAOC 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron Vandenberg Space Force Base Was 614 Space Comm Sq; Transferred to Space Force; redesignated 65th Cyber Squadron on 23 June 2021 and defends Space Delta 5. 616th Air Communications Squadron Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Supports 616th Operations Center, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) 618th Air Communications Squadronaf.mil , 618 AOC (TACC) Scott AFB, IL Supports 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center) 625th Air Communications Squadron Scott AFB, IL Supported 625th Operations Center, AF JWICS enterprise, 25 AF HQ, and AF IC systems
Communications Groups (CG) and Squadrons (CS)
The emblems of many communications squadrons feature the armored fist and three lightning bolts of the previous career field's Communications and Information badge, which was based on the emblem first approved for Air Force Communications Service.