177th Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron

May 2013 November 2021 177th Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron 184th Tactical Fighter Group - Flight of 2 F-4D Phantom IIs.jpg 300 177th TFTS F-4D Phantoms, about 1988 1984–Present United States 23px Kansas 23px 23px Air National Guard Squadron Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Kansas Air National Guard McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas 150px 177th Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron emblem The 177th Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron is a unit of the 184th Intelligence Wing of the Kansas Air National Guard stationed at McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, Kansas.CurrentOps.com 184th Intelligence Wing https://currentops.com/unit/us/usaf/184-iw 2026-08-10 currentops.com en The 177th is a non-flying squadron which trains in cyber warfare. Overview The mission of the squadron is to attack American military networks, to discover vulnerabilities before a real enemy does. The Information Warfare Aggressor role is similar to the "tiger teams" commercial firms hire (and the air force pioneered) to test the defenses of corporate networks. The two aggressor squadrons have increased the quality and quantity of attacks that can be launched against U.S. systems, to see how well the defenses hold up. Members of the squadron then analyze the results of their attack. Finally, the aggressor hackers tell the sysadmins and other concerned personnel of the target unit what they did wrong, and why.August 2026 History On 1 February 1984, the 177th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron was established with the unit flying McDonnell F-4 Phantom IIs as a formal training unit. It conducted its first student training class the same year. The squadron converted to the General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon in 1990 and the F-16CC and F-16Din 1992. It was inactivated on 1 August 1994usafunithistory.com https://usafunithistory.com/PDF/0100/175-199/177%20INFORMATION%20WARFARE%20AGGRESSOR%20SQ.pdf 177 INFORMATION WARFARE AGGRESSOR SQUADRON when the F-16s were withdrawn from McConnell and its parent group became a bomber unit flying Rockwell B-1B Lancers. Lineage Constituted as the 177th Tactical Fighter Training Squadron and allotted to the National Guard on 1 February 1984 Activated and extended federal recognition on 8 February 1984 Redesignated 177th Fighter Squadron on 16 March 1992 Inactivated on 1 August 1994 Redesignated: 177th Information Warfare Aggressor Squadron and activated on 30 August 2002 Assignments 184th Tactical Fighter Group (later 184th Fighter Group), 1 February 1984 – 1 August 1994 184th Regional Support Group, 30 August 2006 – 2018 184th Cyber Operations Group, 2018 - Present Stations McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 1 February 1984 – 1 August 1994 McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, 1 August 2002 – present Aircraft McDonnell F-4D Phantom II, 1984–1990 Block 1/5 F-16A and F-16B Fighting Falcon, 1990–1992 Block 25 F-16C and F-16D Fighting Falcon, 1992–1994 See also List of cyber warfare forces References Rogers Brian. United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978 2005 Midland Publications Hinkley, UK 1-85780-197-0 Category:Squadrons of the United States Air National Guard Information Aggressor 0177 Category:Military units and formations in Kansas Category:Military units and formations established in 1984 Category:1984 establishments in Kansas