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Published Aug. 15, 2025 Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force has selected Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, as the location for an Air National Guard cyber operations squadron. The 227th Air Support Operations Squadron will be inactivated at Atlantic City ANG Base, New Jersey, as part of the 2025 defense budget divestment of 50% of the ANG Tactical Air Control Party and Control and Reporting Center missions across the force. The 2025 defense budget also reassigned a portion of the manpower to other missions. New Jersey ANG will convert this reassigned manpower to support the new cyber squadron, which aligns with an increase focus on cyber capabilities in support of the National Defense Strategy. JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will gain 60 part-time and 15 full-time personnel authorizations. The service anticipates full operational capability in spring 2030. U.S. Air Force Logo
