Active 1996-Present Type Strategic Operations | Country United States | |
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Role Nuclear Targeting, Strategic Automated Command and Control, Airborne Launch Control Systems, Missile Analysis Part of 20 AF/Global Strike Command | ||
The mission of the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron (625 STOS) is to find, analyze, and evaluate strategic nuclear targets for U.S. nuclear forces inside OPLAN 8044, formerly known as the SIOP.
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Mission
Three mission areas are encompassed by subordinate flights:
History
The 625 STOS was previously designated 625th Missile Operations Flight (625 MOF).
625 MOF's mission was to verify missile targeting, trains airborne launch control system crews and ensures strategic communications networks between the launch control centers and national leadership are operating.
The squadron transferred to the Air Force Global Strike Command upon the unit's activation.
Emblem significance
Ultramarine blue and Air Force yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of Air Force operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The mission element symbolizes three mission areas and flights (Airborne Launch Control System flight, Strategic Automated Command and Control Systems Flight). The world globe represents the unit's global spanning missions. The stars represent the unit's commitment to the ever vigilant forces at three missile wings located at Malmstrom AFB, Minot AFB, and FE Warren AFB.