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616th Operations Center

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616th Operations Center
616th Operations Center airmen at Sixteenth Air Force Headquarters in 2021
Active16 March 2020 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Part ofAir Combat Command
Garrison/HQJoint Base San Antonio,Texas

The616th Operations Center(616 OC) is an active unit of theUnited States Air Force,assigned to theSixteenth Air Force.It is stationed atJoint Base San Antonio,Texas. It was activated on 16 March 2020 to replace the624th Operations Centerand the625th Operations Centerwhich were inactivated the same day.[1][2]The 616th coordinates the operations of 178 units worldwide, with capabilities includingcyber warfare,electronic warfare,intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance(ISR), andweather.[3]

Lineage[edit]

  • Activated as the616th Operations Centeron 16 March 2020[1]

Assignments[edit]

Components[edit]

  • 616th Air Communications Squadron, 4 November 2020 – present[4]

Stations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdGarcia, Manuel (16 March 2020)."616th Operations Center Activation Ceremony".DVIDS.Retrieved7 September2022.
  2. ^Singleton, Sharon (19 March 2020)."Air Force Information Warfare's new warfighting unit activates".Air Combat Command.Retrieved7 September2022.
  3. ^Pomerleau, Mark (16 March 2020)."Air Force creates a new operations center for information warfare".C4ISRNET.Retrieved7 September2022.
  4. ^Musser, James (21 October 2021)."616 Air Communications Squadron (ACC)".Air Force Historical Research Agency.Retrieved11 June2023.