69th Cyberspace Squadron. The 69th Cyberspace Squadron (69 CYS) is a squadron of the United States Space Force located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.  It is responsible for conducting defensive cyberspace operations enabling operations in support of Space Delta 9's orbital warfare mission at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, and Space Delta 6's Satellite Control Network at various locations around the world. The 50th Communications Squadron was redesignated as the 69 Cyberspace Squadron on 15 Oct 2022.

Chain of command
 United States Department of Defense
 United States Space Force
 Space Operations Command
 Space Delta 6

Lineage

 Constituted 50th Communications Squadron, 15 November 1952
 Activated, 1 January 1953
 Discontinued and inactivated, 1 July 1962
 Activated, 1 March 1991
 Inactivated, 30 September 1991
 Redesignated 50th Satellite Communications Squadron, 1 January 1992
 Activated, 30 January 1992
 Redesignated 50th Space Communications Squadron, 1 July 1992
 Redesignated 50th Communications Squadron, 1 December 1997
 Redesignated 50th Space Communications Squadron, 1 October 2002
 Redesignated 69th Cyberspace Squadron, 15 October 2022

Assignments
 50th Air Base (later 50th Combat Support) Group, 1 January 1953 – 1 July 1962
 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1 May – 30 September 1991
 50th Operations Group, 30 January 1992
 50th Communications Group, 1 December 1997
 50th Maintenance Group, 1 October 2002
 50th Communications Group, 1 June 2003 – 9 March 2004
 50th Network Operations Group, 10 March 2004 – 2020
 50th Mission Support Group, 24 July 2020 - May 2022
 Space Delta 6, 15 October 2022 - present

Stations
 Clovis AFB, NM, 1 January – 23 July 1953
 Hahn AB, Germany, 10 August 1953
 Toul-Rosieres AB, France, 10 July 1956
 Hahn AB, Germany, 1 September 1959 – 1 July 1962
 Hahn AB, Germany, 1 May –  30 September 1991
 Falcon Air Force Station (later Base, later Schriever AFB then SFB), Colorado, 30 January 1992

List of commanders
 Lt Col Jody D. Acres, 30 January 1992? – 12 July 1994
 Maj Robert M. Flowers, 13 July 1994 – 4 August 1996
 Lt Col Charles H. Ayala, 5 August 1996 – 22 July 1998
 Lt Col Michael J. Kelley, 23 July 1998 – 22 March 2000
 Lt Col Thomas T. Shields, 23 March 2000 – 2 November 2000
 Lt Col Mark L. Hinchman, 3 November 2000 – 17 December 2000
 Lt Col Mona Lisa D. Tucker, 18 December 2000 – 25 June 2002
 Lt Col Michael J. Clark, 26 June 2002 – 6 July 2004
 Lt Col Mark G. Langenderfer, 7 July 2004 – 9 July 2006
 Lt Col Donovan L. Routsis, 10 July 2006 – 18 August 2008
 Lt Col Donald Fielden, 19 August 2008 – 3 February 2010
 Lt Col Fred H. Taylor, 4 February 2010 – 6 August 2012
 Lt Col Lynn Plunkett, 7 August 2012 – 9 July 2014
 Lt Col David A. Case, 9 July 2014 – 19 July 2016
 Lt Col Heather Uhl, 19 July 2016 – 21 June 2018
 Lt Col Anthony L. Lang, 21 June 2018 – 22 June 2020
 Lt Col Shane M. Warren, 22 June 2020 – 1 May 2024
 Lt Col Eve O'Connor, 1 May 2024 – Present

Awards and decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award:
 1 July 1990 – 5 August 1991
 1 October 1998 – 30 September 2000
 1 October 2000 – 1 October 2001
 1 October 2001 – 1 October 2002
 2 October 2002 – 1 October 2003
 1 October 2007 - 30 September 2009

Meritorious Unit Award:
 10 September 2021 - 1 December 2021

2002-2021 emblem

Description (blazon)
Azure gridlined as a globe Argent, a gauntlet issuant from sinister base bendwise Silver Gray issuing a lightning flash between two arcing lightning flashes bendwise Or; all within a diminished bordure Sable.  Attached above the disc a Gray scroll edged with a narrow Black border.  Attached below the disc a Gray scroll edged with a narrow Black border and inscribed "COMM FOR THE WARFIGHTER" in Black letters.

Significance
Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The globe represents the earth. The gauntlet denotes power and the flexibility of space communications. The lightning bolts symbolize communications through teamwork and unity which result in swift and accurate striking power.

See also
 Space Delta 6

References

External links
 Official fact sheet
 50th SCS consolidates LAN, multimedia support, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs, 20 February 2007
 50th SCS focuses on info assurance, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs, 15 December 2006
 Comm squadron develops Air Force Standard Desktop, 50th Space Wing Public Affairs, 14 December 2005

Squadrons of the United States Space Force
Communications squadrons of the United States Air Force
Military units and formations in Colorado