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SIPRNet is a system of interconnected computer networks used by the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of State to transmit classified information up to SECRET level. It is the secret component of the Defense Information Systems Network and has access to a small pool of trusted allies, such as the Five Eyes.
Learn about the history, mission, structure and organization of the U.S. Cyber Command, a unified combatant command and cyber force of the Department of Defense. The command conducts cyberspace operations, defends DoD networks and systems, and integrates cyber expertise.
Learn about the nine current and historic major commands (MAJCOM) of the USAF, their missions, headquarters, and commanders. A MAJCOM is a significant Air Force organization subordinate to Headquarters, US Air Force, and has a headquarters staff and subordinate units.
Learn about the history, missions, organization, and equipment of the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The USAF is one of the eight uniformed services of the U.S. and the second youngest branch of the military.
The 25th Operational Weather Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force that provides weather support for military forces in the Western United States. It was activated in 1943, disbanded in 1944, and reconstituted in 1948, and has been based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base since 2006.
Maxwell AFB is a US Air Force installation in Montgomery, Alabama, named after Second Lieutenant William C. Maxwell. It is the headquarters of Air University and the 908th Airlift Wing, and has a minimum security prison and an airport.
Learn about the organizational hierarchy and unit designators of the US Air Force, which starts with the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Find out the types and functions of direct reporting units, major commands, numbered air forces, wings, groups, and squadrons.
USSOCOM is the unified combatant command for U.S. special operations forces, created by an Act of Congress in 1987. It oversees the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force SOF and conducts clandestine and joint operations worldwide.