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1 BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE AIR FORCE INSTRUCTION 13-1 AOC, VOLUME 3 2 NOVEMBER 2011 Incorporating Change 1, 18 May 2012 Space, Missile, Command, and Control OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES-AIR operations CENTER (AOC) COMPLIANCE WITH THIS PUBLICATION IS MANDATORY ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available on the e-Publishing website at for downloading or ordering. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: AF/A3O-AC Supersedes: AFI 13-1 AOC Volume 3, 1 August 2005 Certified by: AF/A3O (Maj Gen Brett T. Williams) Pages: 126 This Air FORCE INSTRUCTION (AFI) implements guidance in Air FORCE (AF) Policy Directive 13-1, Theater Air Control System (TACS), joint Publication (JP) 3-30, Command and Control for joint Air operations and Air FORCE Doctrine Document (AFDD) 2, operations and Organization.

2 It covers the Air operations Center (AOC) weapon system that is provided by the Commander, Air FORCE Forces (COMAFFOR) when supporting Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) or when executing air, space, cyberspace (United States Air FORCE [USAF] computers and networks), and information operations . This document describes the processes used by the AOC weapon system (WS) during major contingency operations . AOC units will publish local operating procedures chapter 9 as a supplement to this AFI. They will forward copies to their parent MAJCOM for approval and publication IAW AFI 33-360. Parent MAJCOMs will then forward to ACC/A3C and HAF/A3O-AC for posting to AOC communities of practice (CoP). This AFI applies to all AOC units, including AFRC and ANG AOC units.

3 Differences identified in an AOC Chapter 9 will only apply to that AOC and any aligned or associated air reserve component (ARC) AOC unit. This AFI does not apply to the Civil Air Patrol. Send comments and suggested improvements to this publication on AF Form 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication, through chain of command, to HQ ACC/A3C, 205 Dodd Blvd, Suite 101, Langley AFB, VA 23665-2789. Waivers to this AFI will be submitted to ACC/A3C for approval by AF/A3O. This INSTRUCTION is affected by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1974 as amended in 1996. Records management: Ensure that all records created as a result of processes prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air FORCE Manual (AFMAN) 33-363, 2 AFI13-1 AOCV3 2 November 2011 Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air FORCE Records Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at SUMMARY OF CHANGES This interim change removes the responsibility for development and publication of the joint Air operations Plan (JAOP) from the C2 Plans Team; clarifies the composition and responsibilities of personnel assigned to the Senior Intelligence Duty Officer (SIDO) team; and designate core teams within the Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division (ISRD).

4 A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 5 General.. 5 Employment.. 5 JFACC Additional Responsibilities Supported by a JAOC.. 6 AOC Weapon System (WS) Program Responsibilities.. 8 CHAPTER 2 AIR operations CENTER WEAPON SYSTEM (AOC WS) 10 Mission.. 10 Component Headquarters Organizations.. 11 Figure C-NAF Unit Structure.. 12 AOC Organization.. 12 Figure JAOC Organization and Functional Teams.. 13 Theater Air Ground System (TAGS).. 20 HQ USAF PAD 10-02 C-NAF C2 Restructure.. 20 CHAPTER 3 STRATEGY DIVISION (SD) 22 General.. 22 Major SD Process Inputs.. 22 SD Processes.. 22 Major SD Process Outputs.. 23 SD Organization.. 23 Figure SD Organization, Functional Teams, and Major Processes.. 24 CHAPTER 4 COMBAT PLANS DIVISION (CPD) 29 General.

5 29 Major CPD Process Inputs.. 29 CPD Processes.. 29 AFI13-1 AOCV3 2 November 2011 3 Major CPD Process Outputs.. 29 CPD Organization.. 30 Figure CPD Organization, Functional Teams, and Major Processes.. 30 CHAPTER 5 COMBAT operations DIVISION (COD) 36 General.. 36 Major COD Process Inputs.. 36 Major COD Processes.. 36 Major COD Process Outputs.. 37 COD Organization.. 37 Figure COD Organization, Functional Teams, and Major Processes .. 38 CHAPTER 6 INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE DIVISION (ISRD) 47 General.. 47 Major ISR Division Process Inputs.. 47 Major IRSD Process Outputs.. 47 ISRD Organization.. 47 Figure ISRD Organization, Functional Teams, and Major Processes .. 48 ISR Division Direct Support to Other Divisions.

6 62 CHAPTER 7 AIR MOBILITY DIVISION (AMD) 71 General.. 71 Major AMD Process Inputs.. 71 Major AMD Processes.. 71 Major Process Outputs.. 72 Organization.. 72 Figure AMD Organization, Functional Teams, and Major Processes .. 72 AMD Personnel and Responsibilities.. 74 CHAPTER 8 SPECIALTY/SUPPORT FUNCTIONS 81 General.. 81 Component Liaisons.. 81 Combat Reports Cell.. 83 Common Tactical Picture (CTP) Management Cell.. 83 Figure JTF JDN Overview .. 84 Airspace Management Team.. 85 4 AFI13-1 AOCV3 2 November 2011 Space operations Specialty Team (SOST).. 88 Information operations Team (IOT).. 88 Judge Advocate (JA).. 93 Wx Specialty Team (WST).. 94 Combat Support Team (CST).. 95 Knowledge operations (KO) Team.. 96 Personnel Rescue Coordination Cell (PRCC).

7 98 Special Technical operations (STO) Team.. 98 Regional Air Movements Control Center (RAMCC).. 101 RAMCC Organization.. 101 Combat Information Cell (CIC).. 102 Director of Space Forces (DIRSPACEFOR).. 102 AOC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM (ACT) .. 102 ACT Plans and Programs Function.. 107 Cyber operations Liaison Element (COLE).. 107 CHAPTER 9 LOCAL OPERATING PROCEDURES 109 General.. 109 Organization.. 109 Attachment 1 GLOSSARY OF REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING INFORMATION 110 Attachment 2 AOC EQUIPMENT/SYSTEMS LIST 126 AFI13-1 AOCV3 2 November 2011 5 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION General. This document describes all the processes used by the AOC WS across the full spectrum of military operations with a primary emphasis on major contingency operations .

8 During smaller-scale contingencies or day-to-day operations , the AOC may not employ all the capabilities or teams described herein. The AOC described in this AFI is both an AF unit and a weapons system that may be employed by the COMAFFOR to exercise control of AF forces, or form the core of a joint (or combined) AOC (JAOC) and be employed by the joint FORCE Air Component Commander (JFACC) to exercise control of joint (or combined) air forces. In addition, the COMAFFOR may tailor the organizational construct of their AOC team as required to support their specific mission and available manning. Since the AOC is normally employed, with joint augmentation, as the core of a JAOC, under the command of a JFACC, and since the AOC and JAOC processes and procedures are the same, for purposes of this AFI we will use the terms COMAFFOR and AOC only when addressing AF specific AOC employment and JFACC/JAOC when addressing broader, joint or combined AOC employment.

9 Functional AOCs, to include the 624th operations Center (AFCYBER), will be addressed in the functional MAJCOM/unit supplements and Chapter 9 due to the specific nature of their organizational structure and differing processes from the geographic AOCs. During daily operations , if a team or process identified in this AFI or supplement is employed then guidance in this AFI will apply. In support of national security policy, the USAF provides the full range of capabilities to commanders at all levels. The USAF uses the air and space expeditionary task FORCE (AETF) concept to present the appropriate mix of ready forces and a means to command and control (C2) those forces. In addition, the USAF will transition its C2 systems and processes across the full range and all phases of military operations (phase 0 through phase 5) as outlined in joint Publication (JP) 5-0 joint Operational Planning.

10 (Phase 0 Shape; I Deter; II Seize the Initiative; III Dominate; IV Stabilize; V Enable Civil Authority.) While joint and USAF doctrine state that one individual will normally be dual-hatted as COMAFFOR and JFACC, the two responsibilities are different, and should be executed through different staffs. Normally, the COMAFFOR executes operational and administrative control of assigned and attached USAF forces through an AOC and the Air FORCE Forces (AFFOR) staff. The JFACC executes tactical control of joint air and space component forces through a JAOC. Based on the tenet of centralized planning and control, and decentralized execution, the AOC enables the JFACC to exercise operational-level C2 of air and space forces.