612th Air Operations Center
The 612th Air Operations Center is an active unit of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Twelfth Air Force and stationed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. First activated in 1994, the unit coordinates air and space assets in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, covering 31 countries in the Caribbean, as well as Central and South America. Past missions have included the coordination of all flight operations in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake. In 2007, the unit opened a new $55 million command center.
Structure
The 612th Air Operations Center consists of the following six elements:- 1st Battlefield Coordination Detachment
- Air Mobility Division
- Combat Operations Division
- Combat Plans Division
- Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Division
- Strategy Division
Lineage
- Established as the 612th Air Operations Group and activated on 1 January 1994
Assignments
- Twelfth Air Force, 1 January 1994–present
Stations
- Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, 1 January 1994–present