Combined Air Operations Centre
Combined Air Operations Centres(CAOCs) are multinationalheadquartersfor tactical and operational control of NATOAir Forcesbelow the Joint Force Command level.They operate within theNATO Integrated Air Defense System(NATINADS) framework.
Within the European NATO command structure they are subordinated to NATO'sAllied Air Command(AIRCOM), and is superior toControl and Reporting Centres,national airspace control centers and Regional Airspace Surveillance Coordination Centres (RASCC) such asBALTNET.NATO may also operate in Europe static and deploy-able CAOCs.
Predecessor organizations of the CAOC wereAir Tactical Operations Centre(ATOC) andAir Defence Operations Centre(ADOC). Until 1980 the two HQs forair attackandair defenceoperated autonomously.
Active locations
[edit]| Designation | Location | Country | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAOC UE | Uedem |  Germany
|
[1] | |
| CAOC TJ | Torrejon Air Base |  Spain
|
[1] | |
| DACCC PR | Poggio Renatico Air Base |  Italy
|
Deployable Air Command and Control Centre | [2][3] |
Former locations
[edit]| Designation | Location | Country | Year deactivated | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAOC 1 | Finderup |  Denmark
|
2008 | Replaced at same location byCAOC Finderup | |
| CAOC 2 | Uedem | Germany
|
2008 | Replaced at same location by Deployable CAOC Uedem Deployable | [4] |
| CAOC 3 | Reitan |  Norway
|
2008 | Responsibility transferred toCAOC Finderup | |
| CAOC 4 | Meßstetten | Germany
|
2008 | Responsibility transferred to CAOC Uedem | |
| CAOC 5 | Poggio Renatico Air Base | Italy
|
2013 | Replaced at same location by Deployable CAOC | |
| CAOC 6 | Eskişehir |  Turkey
|
2013 | Responsibility transferred to CAOC Torrejon | [5] |
| CAOC 7 | Larissa |  Greece
|
2013 | Responsibility transferred to CAOC Torrejon | [6] |
| CAOC 8 | Torrejon Air Base | Spain
|
2013 | Replaced at same location by CAOC Torrejon | [7] |
| CAOC 9 | RAF High Wycombe |  United Kingdom
|
2008 | Responsibility transferred to CAOC Finderup | |
| CAOC 10 | Lisbon |  Portugal
|
2013 | Responsibility transferred to CAOC Torrejon | [8] |
| CAOC F | Finderup | Denmark
|
2013 | Responsibility moved to CAOC Uedem | [9] |
| Balkans CAOC | Vicenza | Italy
|
2001 | [10] | |
| DCAOC UD | Uedem | Germany
|
2013 | Deployable CAOC Uedem, Replaced at same location by CAOC UD | [11] |
References
[edit]- ^ab"Home".ac.nato.int.
- ^"Home".ac.nato.int.
- ^"SHAPE | Progress in NATOs Deployable Air Command and Control Capability".aco.nato.int. Archived fromthe originalon 2015-04-28.Retrieved2016-01-16.
- ^"NATO HQ Aircom"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-02-21.Retrieved2016-01-16.
- ^CAOC-6 FactsheetArchivedJune 12, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^Allied Joint Force Command NaplesArchivedFebruary 9, 2007, at theWayback Machine
- ^"NATO Update - Air Operations Centre in Spain - 28 June 2001".www.nato.int.
- ^"US Army NATO".Archived fromthe originalon February 11, 2007.
- ^"NATO HQ Aircom | We're sorry"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2013-02-18.Retrieved2016-01-16.
- ^"Combined Air Operations Center will move to new Italy location".May 22, 2001. Archived fromthe originalon 2001-07-16.Retrieved2016-01-16.
- ^"CAOC 2: State-of-the-Art Engineering for more Security" Allied Air Component Command HQ Ramstein - Press ReleaseArchivedAugust 7, 2007, at theWayback Machine
Further reading
[edit]- MILITÄRISCHES STUDIENGLOSAR ENGLISCH Teil I, A – K, Bundessprachenamt (Stand Januar 2001), page 309, definition: Combined Air Operations Centre [CAOC].
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