616th Operations Center

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|dates=March 2020 – present

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The 616th Operations Center is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Sixteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. It was activated on 16 March 2020 to replace the 624th Operations Center and the 625th Operations Center which were inactivated the same day.{{Cite web |last=Garcia |first=Manuel |date=2020-03-16 |title=616th Operations Center Activation Ceremony |url=https://www.dvidshub.net/video/746594/616th-operations-center-activation-ceremony |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=DVIDS |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Singleton |first=Sharon |date=2020-03-19 |title=Air Force Information Warfare's new warfighting unit activates |url=https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2118698/air-force-information-warfares-new-warfighting-unit-activates/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=Air Combat Command |language=en-US}} The 616th coordinates the operations of 178 units worldwide, with capabilities including cyber warfare, electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), and weather.{{Cite web |last=Pomerleau |first=Mark |date=2020-03-16 |title=Air Force creates a new operations center for information warfare |url=https://www.c4isrnet.com/information-warfare/2020/03/16/the-air-forces-new-glue-to-pull-information-warfare-together/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=C4ISRNET |language=en}}

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  • Activated as the 616th Operations Center circa 16 March 2020

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  • 616th Air Communications Squadron, 4 November 2020 – present{{Cite web |last=Musser |first=James |date=2021-10-21 |title=616 Air Communications Squadron (ACC) |url=https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3414345/616-air-communications-squadron-acc/http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3414345/616-air-communications-squadron-acc/ |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=Air Force Historical Research Agency |language=en-US}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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