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<h2 id="battlecab">Battlecab</h2> <p>The Command element occupies the Battlecab, which houses offices for the senior leadership and provides oversight of the Combat Operations floor. The Air Component Commander, normally a 3* NATO OF-8 (O-9) Lt General is the overall Commander of the Air Component and has oversight of their AOC. </p><p>There will usually be a 2* NATO OF-7 (O-8) Major General who is the Deputy CJFACC and has day to day command of the Air Component and oversight of the AOC. The AOC Commander, would normally be a 1* NATO OF-6 (O-7) Brigadier General who commands the whole AOC facility and answers to the ACC. There would then be at least 2 AOC Directors NATO OF-5 (O-6) Colonels who would oversee the Battlecab and maintain a 24/7 shift watch over all aspects of CAOC decision making. </p> <h2 id="divisions">Divisions</h2> <p>There are five divisions in the AOC. These separate, but distinct, organizations fuse information that eventually becomes the <a href="/facts/Air_Tasking_Order/UgkmDS14">Air Tasking Order</a>. Staffing of these divisions consists primarily of <a href="/facts/USAF/7MxWBYlc">USAF</a> officers of various specialities in the ranks of <a href="/facts/Captain_(United_States_O-3)/G302cKKN">captain</a>, <a href="/facts/Major_(United_States)/le6LWL3Y">major</a> and <a href="/facts/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)/epSNL0Sw">lieutenant colonel</a>, supported by a smaller cohort of enlisted airmen, typically in the rank of <a href="/facts/Staff_sergeant/Wf2PYXRa">staff sergeant</a> and above. When conducting joint air operations, <a href="/facts/U.S._Army/WACWBEK9">U.S. Army</a> and <a href="/facts/USMC/J8JDlJG2">USMC</a> officers of similar rank and <a href="/facts/USN/xYK0fUou">USN</a> officers in the ranks of <a href="/facts/Lieutenant_(naval)/SRRT6ddj">lieutenant</a>, <a href="/facts/Lieutenant_Commander_(United_States)/nsSYGl9W">lieutenant commander</a> and <a href="/facts/Commander_(United_States)/gYDtAxXc">commander</a> will also provide augmentative manning as required, the majority of whom will be aeronautically rated/aeronautically designated. Senior leadership oversight of the AOC is provided by USAF <a href="/facts/Colonel_(United_States)/eva6u8ok">colonels</a> and <a href="/facts/General_officer/0xmYEU4a">general officers</a> and USN <a href="/facts/Captain_(United_States_O-6)/D43xa4oj">captains</a> and <a href="/facts/Flag_officer/D3KnfmFU">flag officers</a>. </p> <h3>Strategy Division (SRD)</h3> <ul><li>Strategy Plans Team</li> <li>Strategy Guidance Team</li> <li>Operational Assessment Team</li> <li>Information Operations Team</li></ul> <h3>Combat Plans Division (CPD)</h3> <ul><li>Target Effects Team</li> <li>Master Air Attack Plan Team</li> <li>Air Tasking Order Production Team</li> <li>Command and Control Planning Team</li></ul> <h3>Combat Operations Division (COD)</h3> <ul><li>Chief of Combat Operations (CCO) "CRESCENT"</li> <li>Offensive Ops Team - Led by the Senior Offensive Duty Officer (SODO) "FIREBRAND" <ul><li>Electronic Warfare Cell (EWC) "LIGHTNING"</li> <li>Dynamic Targeting Cell (DTC) "SANDMAN"</li></ul></li> <li>Defensive Ops Team - Led by the Senior Air Defence Officer (SADO) "KMART"</li> <li>ISR Operations Team - Led by the Senior Intelligence Duty Officer (SIDO) "BISHOP"</li> <li>Joint Personnel Recovery Cell (JPRC) "DELIVERENCE"</li> <li>Interface Control - Led by the <a href="/facts/Joint_Interface_Control_Officer/IbwGFIpD">Joint Interface Control Officer</a> (JICO), responsible for tactical datalinks and communications</li> <li>Weather Specialty Team "CYCLONE"</li> <li>Cyber Liaison Team</li> <li>Naval Amphibious Liaison Element (NALE) <ul><li>USN + USMC; NALE also provides personnel/support to CPD and ISRD</li></ul></li> <li>Battlefield Coordination Detachment (BCD)</li> <li>Special Operations Liaison Element (SOLE)</li></ul> <h3>Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Division (ISRD)</h3> <ul><li>Analysis, Correlation, and Fusion</li> <li>Targeting and Tactical Assessment</li> <li>Imagery Support Element (ISE)</li> <li>ISR Plans - Produce the ATO RSTA Annex for Collection Operations Management (COM)</li></ul> <h3>Air Mobility Division (AMD)</h3> <ul><li>AMD Chief</li> <li>Deputy AMD Chief</li> <li>Superintendent</li> <li>Air Mobility Control Team (AMCT) <ul><li>Execution Cell</li> <li>Mission Management</li> <li>Flight Management</li> <li>USAPAT Mission Planner</li> <li>Maintenance</li></ul></li> <li>Airlift Control Team (ALCT) <ul><li>Airlift Plans</li> <li>DV Airlifts</li> <li>Diplomatic Clearance</li> <li>Requirements</li></ul></li> <li>Air Refueling Control Team (ARCT)</li> <li>Aeromedical Evacuation Control Team (AECT)</li> <li>Unique Missions Support Team (AMDU)</li></ul> <h2 id="active-air-operations-centers">Active Air Operations Centers</h2> List of Active US Air Force Air Operations Centers<table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Emblem</th><th>Location</th><th>Country</th><th><a href="/facts/Major_Command_of_the_USAF/EhIrMeA3">Major Command</a></th><th>Parent Organization</th><th><a href="/facts/Unified_combatant_command/GhMUXheg">Area of Responsibility</a></th><th>Type</th><th>Role</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/601st_Air_Operations_Center/hmvRyv7W">601st Air Operations Center</a><p><a href="/facts/Eastern_Air_Defense_Sector/Ez9JEd4U">EADS</a> Callsign: HUNTRESS</p><p><a href="/facts/Western_Air_Defense_Sector/WyXIP2m3">WADS</a> Callsign: BIGFOOT</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base/otBXkwEy">Tyndall AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/First_Air_Force/lEIGx2xW">First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Northern_Command/4eeakmJS">US Northern Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Command and control for air defense, homeland security and civil support missions for <a href="/facts/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command/uQgYBjz4">North American Aerospace Defense Command</a> (NORAD) and <a href="/facts/US_Northern_Command/4eeakmJS">US Northern Command</a> across the <a href="/facts/Contiguous_United_States/yx414G7a">Continental US</a>, <a href="/facts/Puerto_Rico/jVStMyG4">Puerto Rico</a> and the <a href="/facts/Virgin_Islands/PUj4JoGn">Virgin Islands</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>603rd Air Operations Center</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Ramstein_Air_Base/UJ4zEH8t">Ramstein AB</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa/z0Aez7n9">US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_European_Command/6raWrnU4">US European Command</a> and <a href="/facts/United_States_Africa_Command/6ls1s2ah">US Africa Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Command and control of air operations in Europe and Africa.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>607th Air Operations Center<p>Callsign: COBRA</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Osan_Air_Base/XnprUXzD">Osan Air Base</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pacific_Air_Forces/4dqjjGyI">Pacific Air Forces</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Seventh_Air_Force/YJJJ0TmL">Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Forces_Korea/ch5oCkrG">US Forces Korea</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Command and control of air operations in the Korean peninsula, supporting <a href="/facts/United_States_Forces_Korea/ch5oCkrG">US Forces Korea</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>608th Air Operations Center<p>Callsign: RED RIVER</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Barksdale_Air_Force_Base/ohcpAha4">Barksdale AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/Louisiana/2GvfFcKE">Louisiana</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command/jf3N29wD">Air Force Global Strike Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Eighth_Air_Force/6zQIXMFk">Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/USSTRATCOM/Qp4m8VhP">US Strategic Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Command and control of long-range strike missions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/609th_Air_Operations_Center/efyuC8AC">609th Air Operations Center</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Al_Udeid_Air_Base/ertYtfIQ">Al Udeid Air Base</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Qatar/K4EkNXJE">Qatar</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Ninth_Air_Force/jcmsm8wg">Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Central_Command/RleyluAU">US Central Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Also known as the Combined Air Operations Center, commands and controls the USAF operations from Northeast Africa across the Middle East to Central and South Asia.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/611th_Air_Operations_Center/dV23Vd3r">611th Air Operations Center</a><p>Callsign: TOP ROCC</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Base_Elmendorf-Richardson/3WamRlb2">Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson</a>, <a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Pacific_Air_Forces/4dqjjGyI">Pacific Air Forces</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Eleventh_Air_Force/YtulQkG1">Eleventh Air Force</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Alaskan_Command/aCoTHehV">Alaskan Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Command and control for the <a href="/facts/Eleventh_Air_Force/YtulQkG1">Alaskan Region</a> of <a href="/facts/North_American_Aerospace_Defense_Command/uQgYBjz4">North American Aerospace Defense Command</a> (NORAD), <a href="/facts/Alaskan_Command/aCoTHehV">Alaskan Command</a> and <a href="/facts/Eleventh_Air_Force/YtulQkG1">Eleventh Air Force</a> within and surrounding Alaska.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>612th Air Operations Center</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Air_Force_Base/AG8lNlvp">Davis Mothan AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/Arizona/6ayM3swJ">Arizona</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Twelfth_Air_Force/V3xhMRCS">Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Southern_Command/JhMVN1sI">US Southern Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Command and control of USAF operations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>613th Air Operations Center</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor%E2%80%93Hickam/NHFGBJGR">Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam</a>, <a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Pacific_Air_Forces/4dqjjGyI">Pacific Air Forces</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Indo-Pacific_Command/eeqQM4dU">US Indo-Pacific Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Command and control of USAF operations in the throughout the <a href="/facts/Indo-Pacific/pVfP1gxV">Indo-Asia-Pacific</a> region.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/616th_Operations_Center/N96GD6FN">616th Operations Center</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Base_San_Antonio/BKNIUynn">Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland</a>, <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sixteenth_Air_Force/Y2nMpl3f">Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Cyber_Command/G09JxTAm">US Cyber Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Command and control of USAF worldwide <a href="/facts/Intelligence,_surveillance,_target_acquisition,_and_reconnaissance/MUkzKVxz">intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance</a> and <a href="/facts/Cyberwarfare/UYp25v4v">cyberwarfare</a> operations.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/618th_Air_Operations_Center/o7L2gIUf">618th Air Operations Center</a><p>Callsign: HILDA</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Scott_AFB/GbIkDMS9">Scott AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/Illinois/MuPb1Ctn">Illinois</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Air_Mobility_Command/Twe9T2Ta">Air Mobility Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Transportation_Command/0jwcNzqP">US Transportation Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Also known as Tanker Airlift Control Center, it plans, schedules and directs <a href="/facts/Airlift/B4AxnbhF">airlift</a>, <a href="/facts/Aerial_refueling/VMV3xXlW">air-refueling</a> and <a href="/facts/Aeromedical_evacuation/23yPuAUs">aeromedical evacuation</a> operations around the world.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Combined Air Operations Center - Experimental</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Base_Langley%E2%80%93Eustis/DGMCjcb1">Joint Base Langley–Eustis</a>, <a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force_Warfare_Center/lsEMHLYS">US Air Force Warfare Center</a></td><td>N/A</td><td>Test and evaluation</td><td>Test bed for command and control systems. Operated by the <a href="/facts/505th_Command_and_Control_Wing/mNJdlTjG">505th Command and Control Wing</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>Combined Air Operations Center - Nellis<p>Callsign: RHINO</p></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Nellis_Air_Force_Base/eKx6u9X9">Nellis AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/Nevada/HNWhCrQv">Nevada</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Air_Force_Warfare_Center/lsEMHLYS">US Air Force Warfare Center</a></td><td>N/A</td><td>Training</td><td>Provides command and control training to the US Military and coalition partners. Operated by the <a href="/facts/505th_Command_and_Control_Wing/mNJdlTjG">505th Command and Control Wing</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="inactive-air-operations-centers">Inactive Air Operations Centers</h2> List of Inactive US Air Force Air Operations Centers<table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Emblem</th><th>Location</th><th>Country</th><th>Major Command</th><th>Named or Numbered Air Force</th><th>Unified Combat Command</th><th>Type</th><th>Role</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/614th_Air_Operations_Center/lLW4Jh2Y">614th Air Operations Center</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base/CHNed3F4">Vandenberg AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Space_Force/bWlsxC5D">United States Space Force</a></td><td><a href="/facts/14th_Air_Force/cW7HnnMK">Space Operations Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Space_Command/uDfQjTQa">US Space Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Transitioned to the <a href="/facts/United_States_Space_Force/bWlsxC5D">US Space Force</a> with the rest of <a href="/facts/Air_Force_Space_Command/BByYh3t4">Air Force Space Command</a> on 20 December 2019.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>617th Air and Space Operations Center</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Ramstein_Air_Base/UJ4zEH8t">Ramstein AB</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a></td><td>United States Air Forces Africa</td><td><a href="/facts/Third_Air_Force/W5vtYIbK">Seventeenth Air Force (Air Forces Africa)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Africa_Command/6ls1s2ah">US Africa Command</a></td><td>Regional</td><td>Operational between 1 October 2008 and 1 October 2011. Merged with 603rd AOC.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>623rd Air Operations Center</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Hurlburt_Field/Gdtg9rrS">Hurlburt Field</a>, <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command/23nBz3Dj">Air Force Special Operations Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Twenty-Third_Air_Force/suhRbYbp">Twenty-Third Air Force (Air Forces Special Operations Forces)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Special_Operations_Command/eEf4JyAv">US Special Operations Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Re-designated as the <a href="/facts/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Air_Warfare_Center/6n2b7RCS">Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center</a> (AFSOAWC) on 11 February 2013. Provided command and control of special forces.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/624th_Operations_Center/oRSxNkcW">624th Operations Center</a></td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Base_San_Antonio/BKNIUynn">Joint Base San Antonio</a>, <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sixteenth_Air_Force/Y2nMpl3f">Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Cyber_Command/G09JxTAm">US Cyber Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Merged with 625th Operations Center to become <a href="/facts/616th_Operations_Center/N96GD6FN">616th Operations Center</a> in 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></td></tr><tr><td>625th Operations Center</td><td></td><td><a href="/facts/Joint_Base_San_Antonio/BKNIUynn">Joint Base San Antonio</a>, <a href="/facts/Texas/B987WHF0">Texas</a></td><td> <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Air_Combat_Command/TIe3UPfs">Air Combat Command</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Sixteenth_Air_Force/Y2nMpl3f">Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)</a></td><td><a href="/facts/United_States_Cyber_Command/G09JxTAm">US Cyber Command</a></td><td>Functional</td><td>Merged with <a href="/facts/624th_Operations_Center/oRSxNkcW">624th Operations Center</a> to become <a href="/facts/616th_Operations_Center/N96GD6FN">616th Operations Center</a> in 2020.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="aoc-equipping-units">AOC-equipping Units</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/102d_Air_Operations_Group/CyDPU8ns">102d Air Operations Group</a> – <a href="/facts/Otis_ANGB/la78U98b">Otis ANGB</a>, <a href="/facts/Cape_Cod/dcEnVrMs">Cape Cod</a>, <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Air_National_Guard/oeX9t5Vt">Massachusetts Air National Guard</a>) <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></li> <li>103d Air Operations Group – <a href="/facts/East_Granby/1pF1MW4o">East Granby</a>, <a href="/facts/Connecticut/LeDhYdJG">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/facts/Connecticut_Air_National_Guard/X43kqDQb">Connecticut Air National Guard</a>) <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></li> <li> 193d Air Operations Group formally known as the 112th Air Operations Squadron – <a href="/facts/State_College,_Pennsylvania/RFXIGMtX">State College, Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/facts/Pennsylvania_Air_National_Guard/zm8glnMx">Pennsylvania Air National Guard</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/152d_Air_Operations_Group/9RLTVbxd">152d Air Operations Group</a> – <a href="/facts/Hancock_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base/HC01CaJ5">Hancock Field ANGB</a>, <a href="/facts/Syracuse,_New_York/luD99ChN">Syracuse, New York</a> (<a href="/facts/New_York_Air_National_Guard/gIIwhbQL">New York Air National Guard</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></li> <li> <a href="/facts/157th_Air_Operations_Group/vo8kYzbN">157th Air Operations Group</a> – <a href="/facts/Jefferson_Barracks_Military_Post/66twwKR6">Jefferson Barracks</a>, <a href="/facts/St_Louis/22beLecX">St Louis</a>, <a href="/facts/Missouri/wQ3VAb99">Missouri</a> (<a href="/facts/Missouri_Air_National_Guard/2hABojog">Missouri Air National Guard</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/183d_Fighter_Wing/latDIS4d">183d Air Operations Group</a> <a href="/facts/Capital_Airport_Air_National_Guard_Station/CR6wP1Gs">Capital Airport ANGS</a>, <a href="/facts/Springfield,_Illinois/PHms4o0o">Springfield, Illinois</a> (<a href="/facts/Illinois_Air_National_Guard/Uoy45jJU">Illinois Air National Guard</a>)</li> <li>201st Air Operations Group - JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (<a href="/facts/Hawaii_Air_National_Guard/czJwdDem">Hawaii Air National Guard</a>)</li> <li>217th Air Operations Group – <a href="/facts/Kellogg_Air_National_Guard_Base/6Nk2eBwn">Kellogg ANGB</a>, <a href="/facts/Battle_Creek,_Michigan/5smgvkxD">Battle Creek, Michigan</a> (<a href="/facts/Michigan_Air_National_Guard/CcpE6z1f">Michigan Air National Guard</a>)</li> <li>321st Air Mobility Operations Squadron – Travis AFB, California (Air Mobility Command)</li> <li>349th Air Mobility Operations Squadron – Travis AFB, California (Air Force Reserve Command)</li> <li>515th Air Mobility Operations Squadron – McGuire AFB, New Jersey (Air Force Reserve Command)</li> <li>621st Air Mobility Operations Squadron – McGuire AFB, New Jersey (Air Mobility Command)</li> <li>701st Combat Operations Squadron – <a href="/facts/March_ARB/SqpeNJYB">March ARB</a>, <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a> (<a href="/facts/Air_Force_Reserve_Command/ntaKUU2X">Air Force Reserve Command</a>) <ul><li>In addition to its augmentation role to PACAF's 607 AOC at Osan AB, South Korea, the 701 COS established its own AOC facility in the former <a href="/facts/Southwest_Air_Defense_Sector/jRuK2Hhz">Southwest Air Defense Sector</a> at March ARB (established 2004)</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/710th_Combat_Operations_Squadron/3TuozYRz">710th Combat Operations Squadron</a> – <a href="/facts/Langley_AFB/l2tVX8mY">Langley AFB</a>, <a href="/facts/Virginia/g2kucGdn">Virginia</a> (<a href="/facts/Air_Force_Reserve_Command/ntaKUU2X">Air Force Reserve Command</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></li></ul> <h2 id="nato-caoc">NATO CAOC</h2> <p>Since July 2013 The <a href="/facts/North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization/dCeTddMY">North Atlantic Treaty Organization</a> (NATO) also uses the <a href="/facts/Combined_Air_Operations_Centre/4L4zjgBp">Combined Air Operations Centre</a> concept at two locations (<a href="/facts/Torrej%C3%B3n_de_Ardoz/avsHmYCf">Torrejon</a>, <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a> and <a href="/facts/Uedem/TVuLDoan">Uedem</a>, <a href="/facts/Germany/paluuWBX">Germany</a>) with a deployable Air Operations Centre at <a href="/facts/Poggio_Renatico/WYJt2fBQ">Poggio Renatico</a>, <a href="/facts/Italy/tUf0PDYF">Italy</a>. Previously, supporting the air component commands were 5 static Combined Air Operations Centres (CAOCs) to direct NATO air operations: in Finderup, <a href="/facts/Denmark/KVtykzsw">Denmark</a>; <a href="/facts/Eski%C5%9Fehir/nlelBy99">Eskişehir</a>, <a href="/facts/Turkey/KIYAWAs0">Turkey</a>; <a href="/facts/Larissa/qtYRluUn">Larissa</a>, <a href="/facts/Greece/lqHw8bTB">Greece</a>; Torrejon, Spain and <a href="/facts/Lisbon/zFTcC99e">Lisbon</a>, <a href="/facts/Portugal/lYzwDQ63">Portugal</a>. There were 2 further CAOCs with a static as well as a deployable role; Uedem, Germany and <a href="/facts/Poggio_Renatico/WYJt2fBQ">Poggio Renatico</a>. The static CAOCs can support Allied air operations from their fixed locations, while the deployable CAOC will move where they are needed. </p> <p class="note">Further information: <a href="/facts/Combined_Air_Operations_Centre/4L4zjgBp">Combined Air Operations Centre</a></p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li>Electronics portal</li><li>Aviation portal</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Theater_Battle_Management_Core_Systems/LstjcdIX">Theater Battle Management Core Systems</a> – command, control and intelligence system of the United States Air ForcePages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Global_Command_and_Control_System/J6ugqEuh">Global Command and Control System</a> – USA Joint Chiefs of Staff decision support system</li> <li><a href="/facts/Air_Force_Command_and_Control_Integration_Center/xHa3VcSF">Air Force Command and Control Integration Center</a> – military unitPages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joint_Electronics_Type_Designation_System/FPkgSDUc">Joint Electronics Type Designation System</a> – Unclassified designation system for United States military electronic equipment</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States/xD9ktU3e">List of military electronics of the United States</a></li></ul> <h2 id="footnotes">Footnotes</h2> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Air Force Doctrine Document 1-2, Air Force Glossary Archived 13 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 11 January 2007. 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