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Air Force

First Air Force Cyberspace Weapons System Reaches Full Operational Capability

Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

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First Air Force Cyberspace Weapons System Reaches Full Operational Capability

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The first cyberspace weapons system, the defensive Air Force Intranet Control (AFINC) Weapon System, reached full operational capability (FOC) on Jan. 7, Air Force Space Command said Tuesday.The AFINC system consists of 16 Gateway Suites, 15 SIPRNET Nodes, 200+ Service Delivery Points, and two Integrated Management Suites. This is all operated by the 26th Network Operations Squadron (NOS) at Gunter Annex, Montgomery, Ala.Achieving FOC means the system is fully capable to serve as the top-level defensive boundary and end point…

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