625th Strategic Operations Squadron (United States)

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625th Strategic Operations Squadron
625th Strategic Operations Squadron emblem
Active	2007-Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Strategic Operations
Role	Nuclear Targeting
Part of	20th AF/Strategic Command
Garrison/HQ	Offutt AFB, Nebraska
Motto	SI VIS PACEM PARA BELLUM - "????"
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Allen Steenhoek

1 Mission
2 History
3 Previous designations
4 Bases stationed
5 Aircraft & Missiles Operated
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Mission

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. ^[1]

Three mission areas are encompassed by subordinate flights:

Strategic Automated Command & Control System flight - distributing emergency action messages to the warfighter (Tell ICBM combat crews when to "execute")
Weapons & Tactics Flight - Targeting for ICBMs (Tell the missiles where to hit)
Airborne Launch Control System Flight - provide training for two positions on board E-6B Mercury ALCS (Launch the missiles, if combat crews are unable)

[edit] History

The 625th STOS was previously designated 625th Missile Operations Flight (625 MOF).^[2]

625th 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.^[3]