Combined Air Operations Centre

Combined Air Operations Centre (short: CAOC) is according to the German army regulation German: Heeresdienstvorschrift (HDv) 100/900 defined as – «A multinational headquarters for tactical and operational control of NATO Air Forces below the Joint Force Command level».

Within the European NATO command structure it is subordinated to the Component Command – Air, and is superior to Control and Reporting Centres. NATO may operate in Europe static and deployable CAOCs.

Predecessor organizations of the CAOC were Air Tactical Operations Centre (ATOC) and Air Defence Operations Centre (ADOC). Until 1980 the two HQs for air attack and air defence operated autonomously.

CAOC UE

CAOC TJ, Torrejon

DACCC PR

Deployable)

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