624th Operations Center
The 616th Operations Center (616 OC) located at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas serves as the 16 AF's operational arm to provide a robust full-spectrum and integrated cyberspace operations capability. The 616 OC interfaces with theater and functional Air Operations Centers to establish, plan, direct, coordinate, assess, and command & control cyber operations in support of AF and Joint war fighting requirements.[1]
On 20 August 2009, the Secretary of the Air Force issued a letter [1] announcing the re-alignment of Air Force Cyberspace activities. The letter announced the inactivation of the 608th Air Force Network Operations Center, and activation the 624th Operations Center. In addition, the new 624th Operations Center would report to Twenty-Fourth Air Force, Air Force Space Command (a change of reporting from Eighth Air Force, Air Combat Command).
Components:
- Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD)
- Strategy Division (SRD)
- Combat Plans Division (CPD)
- Combat Operations Division (COD)[2]
- Cyber Coordination Cell (CRC)
- Air Communications Division (ACOMD)
A new emblem for the unit was posted to the website of The Institute of Heraldry on 23 April 2012.[3]
Lineage
- Designated as 145th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron on May 14, 1948.
- Organized on Jun 1, 1948.
- Redesignated as 1957th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron on Oct 1, 1948;
- Redesignated as 1957th Airways and Air Communications Service Group on Sep 18, 1959;
- Redesignated as Headquarters, 1957th Airways and Air Communications Service Group on Oct 8, 1959;
- Redesignated as Headquarters, 1957 Communications Group on Jul 1, 1961;
- Redesignated as 1957th Information Systems Group on Aug 1, 1984;
- Redesignated as 1957th Communications Group on Nov 1, 1986.
- Inactivated on Apr 13, 1992.
- Redesignated as 624th Operations Center on Aug 11, 2009.
- Activated on Aug 18, 2009.[4]
Decorations
- Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation: 1 Jan 1968-26 Jul 1969
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Feb-30 Nov 1962; 1 Jan 1966-31 Dec 1967; 1 Jul 1989-30 Jun 1991; 1 Nov 2012 - 31 Oct 2014
See also
References
- ^ Information Operations Primer
- ^ "254th Combat Communications Group on Cutting Edge in Cyberspace". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
- ^ http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/AirForce/AirForceUnit.aspx?u=8344[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Factsheets : 624 Operations Center (AFSPC)". Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-01-30.