624th Operations Center
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]
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.[3]
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