1. 624 OC Perspective: Directing Cyber Operations
Colonel Bradley L. Pyburn
20 August 2014
624 OC Perspective: Directing Cyber Operations
OVERALL CLASSIFICATION OF THIS BRIEFING IS
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624 OC Mission
Establish, plan, direct, coordinate, assess, command and control full spectrum cyber operations and capabilities in support of Air Force and Joint Requirements The 624 OC: The Cyber Air Operations Center
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3. Organization 24 AF JFHQ-Cyber AFCYBER
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24 AF JFHQ-Cyber AFCYBER
624th Operations Center / JFHQ-Cyber Operations Center
JBSA-Lackland, TX
AFCYBER Forward
Ft Meade, MD
AFCYBER Forward
Ft Meade, MD
Cyber Command & Control
Mission Assurance
Operational planning
Commander’s Liaison Element
Crisis, current, and strategic ops support
Guard and Reserve Forces
67th Cyberspace Wing
JBSA-Lackland, TX
688th Cyberspace Wing
JBSA-Lackland, TX
5th Combat Communications Group
Robins AFB, GA
Network Defense
Network Attack
Forensics
Boundary and Gateway Monitoring
OPSEC Monitoring & Assessment
Risk Assessment
Tactics, Techniques, & Procedures (TTPs)
Advanced Defensive Counter Cyber (Hunt)
Real-time Operations & Innovation
Cyber Operational Test & Evaluation and Ranges
Cyber Assessments
Operational Engineering
Advanced Training
Combat Communications
Global Network Extension
Hammer Ace
US Secret Service Support
Deployed Air Traffic Control Systems
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Mission Partners
Strategy
Intel
Ops
Plans
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5. Conduct Preparatory Actions
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624 OC Lines of Effort
COMMAND & CONTROL
INTELLIGENCE
1. Operate the AF Information Network (AFIN)
Establish
Configure
Maintain
Sustain
Monitor
Assess
2. Defend the AFIN, Key Mission Systems & Specified Nets
Map
Monitor
Detect
Identify
Isolate
Mitigate
Eradicate
3. Engage the Adversary
Conduct Preparatory Actions
Deliver Effect
There are four main operational branches within COD. They include:
DoDIN operations
Defensive Cyber Operations
Offensive Cyber Operations
Cyber Reporting a Cell
Listed underneath each branch are the core functions of each of branch. An in depth look into each of organization is presented next.

6. Cyber Transformation Operationalizing Cyber Normalizing Cyber
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Cyber Transformation
Operationalizing Cyber
Cyber Platforms/Force Packaging
C2 Relationships & Execution
Ops Center Transformation (Cyber Operations Plan, etc…)
AFIN Mission Assurance Center
Defensive Posture (Cyber Protection Teams)
Normalizing Cyber
Program Management Office/System Program Office - “Baked In” Defense
Growing Expertise
Force Management
Joint Information Environment
Building Partnerships
Air Operations Center Commander’s Conference
Outreach to Combatant & Numbered Air Force Commanders
Industry
There are four main operational branches within COD. They include:
DoDIN operations
Defensive Cyber Operations
Offensive Cyber Operations
Cyber Reporting a Cell
Listed underneath each branch are the core functions of each of branch. An in depth look into each of organization is presented next.

7. Full Spectrum Cyber C2 & Situational Awareness
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The 624 OC:
Operate...Defend…Engage…
Full Spectrum Cyber C2 & Situational Awareness
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