U.S. Air Force

航空作戦

The command and control backbone that plans, tasks, and executes the air war. From Combined Air Ops Centers to wing-level ops floors, Air Operations orchestrates every sortie in theater.

Orchestrating the Air War Est. 1942

COMMAND AND CONTROL

CAOC / AOC / ATO

Combined Air Ops Ctr

Air Tasking Order

AOC at Al Udeid

JOINT FORCE AIR CMD

Air Operations squadrons plan, task, and execute the air campaign. The CAOC builds the Air Tasking Order, the master document telling every aircraft in theater what to do, when, and where. The 609th AOC at Al Udeid has directed every CENTCOM air campaign since 2001. Air Ops personnel build the daily ATO, manage airspace, deconflict missions, and ensure the right weapons hit the right targets. Read more

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Modern Air Campaign Planning 1991 - Present

3,000 SORTIES/DAY

Desert Storm Air Campaign

The 38-Day Air War

Day Air Campaign

Sorties Per Day

Master Air Plan

AIR SUPERIORITY

Desert Storm was the first war planned through a modern Air Operations Center. The air campaign ran 38 days before the ground war. Over 3,000 sorties daily were coordinated through the ATO. Air superiority was achieved within 24 hours. The Black Hole planning cell in Riyadh wrote the strategic plan that destroyed Iraqi C2, air defenses, and military infrastructure. Read more

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AL UDEID, QATAR

609th AOC - Al Udeid

The CENTCOM Air Nerve Center

Combined Air Ops

Operations Floor

AIR CAMPAIGN MGR

The 609th AOC at Al Udeid has been the most continuously active air operations center in USAF history. It manages the CENTCOM ATO, coordinates ISR collection, directs air refueling, and deconflicts operations spanning from the Horn of Africa to Central Asia. The ops floor runs 24/7 with hundreds of personnel managing real-time air operations. Read more

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CAOC

Combined Air Ops Ctr

国税庁

Air Tasking Order

609th

AOC Al Udeid

年中無休

Operations Floor