624th Operations Center

Emblem

The 624th Operations Center (624 OC) located at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas serves as the 24 AF's operational arm to provide a robust full-spectrum and integrated cyberspace operations capability. The 624 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 warfighting requirements.^[1]

On 20 August 2009, the Secretary of the Air Force issued a letter [1] announcing the re-aligninment of Air Force Cyberspace activities. The letter announced the de-activation 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:

• Cyber Coordination Cell
• Combat Strategy Division
• Combat Plans Division
• Combat Operations Division ^[2]

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 14 May 1948.
• Organized on 1 Jun 1948.
• Redesignated as 1957th Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron on 1 Oct 1948;
• Redesignated as 1957th Airways and Air Communications Service Group on 18 Sep 1959;
• Redesignated as Headquarters, 1957th Airways and Air Communications Service Group on 8 Oct 1959;
• Redesignated as Headquarters, 1957 Communications Group on 1 Jul 1961;
• Redesignated as 1957th Information Systems Group on 1 Aug 1984;
• Redesignated as 1957th Communications Group on 1 Nov 1986.
• Inactivated on 13 Apr 1992.
• Redesignated as 624th Operations Center on 11 Aug 2009.
• Activated on 18 Aug 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

See also

• Air Operations Center

References

1. ^ Information Operations Primer
2. ^ 254th Combat Communications Group on Cutting Edge in Cyberspace
3. ^ http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/AirForce/AirForceUnit.aspx?u=8344
4. ^ http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=15681