The 561 Network Operations Squadron is located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is currently under the command of the 690th Cyberspace Operations Group, which is responsible for operating and maintaining the United States Air Force's global enterprise network. The 561st NOS mission is to operate the cyberspace security and control system (CSCS) weapon system to deliver mission assurance. The 561st NOS and 690th COG report to the 688th Cyberspace Wing, which is currently under the Sixteenth Air Force. The current commander, Lt Col Joshua Diehl, took command July 16, 2019. The 561st NOS was originally assigned to Air Force Space Command but was transferred to Air Combat Command on June 7, 2018.