{"id":20604,"date":"2020-03-16T15:19:24","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T15:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/16\/the-air-forces-new-glue-to-pull-information-warfare-together\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:07:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:07:02","slug":"the-air-forces-new-glue-to-pull-information-warfare-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/information-warfare\/2020\/03\/16\/the-air-forces-new-glue-to-pull-information-warfare-together\/","title":{"rendered":"The Air Force\u2019s new \u2018glue\u2019 to pull information warfare together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is creating a new operations center that focuses on information warfare, a move designed to synchronize the operations of 178 units worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the Air Force created its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/air-force\/2019\/09\/19\/air-force-creates-new-information-warfare-organization-revamps-cyber-command-teams\/\">first information warfare organization last fall<\/a> and combined a series of information-related capabilities under a single commander, the organization has been working to properly fuse these new abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2019\/10\/14\/what-the-new-16th-air-force-means-for-information-warfare\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/191011-F-ND912-0332.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">What the new 16th Air Force means for information warfare<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force officially created its new information warfare organization integrating cyber, ISR, electronic warfare and information operations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new 616th Operations Center combined the 624th and 625th Operations Centers and &#8220;will provide better outcomes, better options and capability for war fighters across the globe,\u201d Col. James Weaver, commander of the 616th Operations Center, told C4ISRNET in an interview. \u201cThe problem is, our organizational structure wasn\u2019t ideal for providing options and generating outcomes for the war-fighting commanders forward. By putting all those capabilities under [Lt.] Gen. [Timothy] Haugh, what the Air Force has done is now given a focal point to pull all those capabilities together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These capabilities include cyber, electronic warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Haugh, 16th Air Force\u2019s commander, refers to the operations center as the \u201cglue\u201d that pulls all the capabilities within the organization together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Essentially, Weaver said, the center will provide a cleaner process for operational planning by taking in information from a variety of units and organizations, and it will provide better options for commanders.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/it-networks-battlefield-tech\/2019\/11\/12\/how-a-new-air-force-unit-could-help-beat-russian-air-defense-systems\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AirForceISR_1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How a new Air Force unit could help beat Russian air defense systems<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Leaders say the creation of 16th Air Force in October is transforming the way the service fights.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as the operations center continues to be built, Weaver explained, the Air Force will have to be flexible to adjust to a dynamic environment. One of the major challenges will be tracking units with unique capabilities and providing solutions to problems while avoiding duplicate services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s part of the operational art we\u2019ll have to develop. Many of the ISR groups have close relationships with the components and, ultimately, the joint force commanders,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cAs we work problems that cross combatant commands, or whether it be Russia or even China in some cases where it crosses combatant commands, we will have a role in deconfliction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Right now, the center will take in data from entities such as 16th Air Force\u2019s Information Warfare Cell; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fifthdomain.com\/dod\/cybercom\/2019\/06\/13\/who-does-what-for-dod-cyber-congress-wants-to-know\/\" target=_blank>Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber Air Force<\/a> \u2014 which plans and conducts cyber operations on behalf of Cyber Command for European Command; and various air operations centers around the globe. Weaver said the operations center has \u201cdirect tentacles\u201d into those air operations centers with daily interaction into their battle rhythms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>What is the Information Warfare Cell?<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Information Warfare Cell sits at 16th Air Force headquarters and helps in operational planning of information warfare capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Col. David Stone, the IW cell director, explained that the impetus for creating the cell was to act as a catalyst in applying the capabilities of previously separate organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/28\/for-information-operations-air-force-wants-integration\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AirForceISR_1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">For information operations, Air Force wants integration<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force\u2019s new information warfare command will open an operations center in March as part of a broader effort to better integrate the service\u2019s information-related capabilities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a new entity we can start thinking differently right away,\u201d he told C4ISRNET. \u201cWe\u2019re relying on the operations center to help expose some of the capabilities that can be applied and so we\u2019ll use the formal command-and-control mechanisms that the [operations center] pulls to maintain an awareness of operations that are occurring and how those represent opportunities for us without so much tasking, because the IW cell will not task.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, as 16th Air Force and its subordinate units mature, there will be questions regarding how entities change, evolve and work together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;One of the questions that we\u2019ll wrestle with as we look at that fully operational capability of the [16th Air Force] is how to distinguish a continuing role of an Information Warfare Cell versus a role of a fully matured 616th Operations Center,\u201d Stone said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weaver said the IW cell is &#8220;a key player in the operational planning group and they help develop the way ahead, which will become task orders issued by the OC. As they mature and as the OC stand up moves forward, the IW cell and the OPG \u2014 the ops planning group \u2014 will propose those outcomes and conduct planning and then we go back to the glue \u2026 the glue will be the 616 OC that kind of operationalized convergence for the\u201d information warfare numbered Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While many of the capabilities and units will exist and conduct operations at the tactical level, Stone said the IW cell will solve strategic problems, such as countering disinformation, to address foreign interference and malign influence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe problem sets and concerns are more strategic and the solutions for execution or recommended executions are more tactical,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>The need for flexibility <\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the dynamic space of the information domain, the operations center will have to be flexible to adjust to changing circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we work through the convergence model, I think there will be an organizational realignment for the OC. We\u2019re very tied to the AOC structure right now and I\u2019m not sure as we mature and get closer to [full operational capability] that that will be the model that we take down the road,\u201d Weaver said. \u201cI think we\u2019ll develop some kind of problem-centric approach, cross-functional teams, I\u2019m not sure at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added the Air Force expects to be fully operationally capable by spring 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe definitely will have to have some wiggle room or some flexibility to work problems as they arise,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weaver explained that there will also need to be some operational art in terms of helping the Air Force and 16th Air Force project power in the information space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy working those multidomain operations and converging on problems identified by air components on behalf 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