Laboratory Information:
Air Force Information Operations Center (AFIOC)
AFIOC/MSR-XPX
102 Hall Blvd., Ste. 337
San Antonio, TX 78243
Website: http://www.8af.acc.af.mil/units/airforceinformationoperationscenter/index.asp
Agency/Department: Dept. of Defense - Air Force
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Ms. Celia (Sally) Sobey
Phone: 210-977-5563
Email: Celia.Sobey@lackland.af.mil
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The Air Force Information Operations Center
(AFIOC) is located on Lackland Air Force Base (AFB) in San
Antonio, Tex. The AFIOC is an information superiority center of excellence dedicated to offensive and
defensive
counterinformation and information operations.
The AFIOC originally activated as the 6901st Special Communications
Center in July 1953. The following
month, the 6901st redesignated as the Air Force Special Communications Center, becoming the Air Force
Electronic Warfare Center (AFEWC) in 1975. Air Force successes in exploiting enemy information systems
during Operation DESERT STORM led to the realization that the strategies and tactics of command and
control
warfare (C2W) could be expanded to the entire information spectrum and be implemented as information
warfare. In response, the AFIOC activated 10 September 1993, combining technical skill sets from the
former
AFEWC with the Air Force Cryptologic Support Center's Securities Directorate and intelligence capabilities
from
the former Air Force Intelligence Command.
AFIOC's team of more than 1,000 military and civilian members
are skilled in the areas of operations,
engineering, operations research, intelligence, radar technology, communications and computer applications.
The members provide improved C2W and information operations (IO) capabilities to the warfighting USAF
major commands.
Mission of the Laboratory:
AFIOC is the Air Force's center of excellence
for information operations. AFIOC is responsible for creating the
information operations advantage for combatant forces through exploring, developing, applying and transitioning
counterinformation technology, strategy, tactics and data to control the information battlespace and
providing the
world's best IO leaders.
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Computer & Telecommunication Protection Tools
- Force Training & Assessment
- IO Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures
- Modeling & Analysis
- Technology Exploration & Demonstration
- Threat Analysis & Adversary Profiling
