On 6 October 2008, the Air Force announced that the command would not be brought into permanent activation, and that the cyber mission would be transferred, with the standup of the Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to Air Force Space Command.
In a statement on October 6, 2008, the Air Force indicated that the command would remain inactive indefinitely and that the cyber mission would be moved to Air Force Space Command alongside the formation of the Twenty-Fourth Air Force.