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On August 24th , 2018 , the joint

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Global strike Operations Center was

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activated due to a need for a 21st

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century air operations Center , one

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that was focused on bomber and

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intercontinental ballistic missile

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operations as well as nuclear command

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control and communications oversight .

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The mission of the JG Sock is to

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conduct strategic deterrence operations

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and on order neutralize the enemy

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through global strike to protect the

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United States of America . Collectively ,

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we are the war fighting air component

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to the United States , Strategic

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Command and the operational arm of us

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bomber forces and NC three assets .

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Moreover , we are charged with

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monitoring the nation's ICBM force

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within the JG sock . There are three

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subordinate centers , the 608 , their

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operation center , the joint nuclear

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operations Center and the standoff

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munitions application center .

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The joint nuclear operations center was

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activated on October 15th 2018 . The

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J knock coordinates strategic bomber

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command and control intercontinental

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ballistic missile alert generations and

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performs air force level nuclear

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command control and communications

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reporting within the center . There are

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seven different divisions with a wide

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range of mission sets focused around

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bomber operations . ICBM operations

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and nuclear command control and

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communication . Collectively , the J

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KNOCK functions as the center of

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excellence in generating and sustaining

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the United States most lethal force and

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underpins our national security .

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The 608 air Operations Center provides

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battle space management and situational

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awareness for long range strike bombers .

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As a functional AOC its mission touches

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every geographic theater across the

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globe . The 608 is made up of more than

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175 active duty civilian and

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contractor positions spanning six

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unique divisions , combat planning ,

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combat operations , air mobility

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strategy , intelligence , surveillance

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and reconnaissance and air

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communications . These divisions

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directly support bomb wings , the joint

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Global Strike Operations Center and Air

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Force , global strike command through

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ally and partner nation flight

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operations , bomber task force missions

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and rapid mobility deployments . The

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standoff munitions application center

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also known as Smack is responsible for

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planning and integrating cruise

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missiles and joint fires into

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operational war plans , deliberate

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planning efforts and contingency

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operations . Smack provides on call

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support to combatant commanders by

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synchronizing kinetic and non kinetic

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effects designed to defeat today's

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robust threat systems . Our mission is

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to support the war fighter 24 7 ,

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365 days a year from anywhere in the

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world . Our mandate is to develop an

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unmatched team of planners and

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integrators capable of wielding our

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nation's long range weapons . Our

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center is always globally posted ,

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trained , ready and fully capable of

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enabling full spectrum dominance for

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the Department of Defense