, ▁cor rupt , ▁or ▁us ur p ▁the ▁decision - making ▁of ▁advers aries ▁and ▁potential ▁advers aries ▁while ▁protect ing ▁our ▁own . ▁They ▁apply ▁across ▁all ▁phases ▁of ▁an ▁operation , ▁the ▁range ▁of ▁military ▁operations , ▁and ▁at ▁every ▁level ▁of ▁war . ▁They ▁are ▁a ▁critical ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁joint ▁force ▁commander ' s ▁cap ability ▁to ▁achieve ▁and ▁sust ain ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁information ▁superior ity ▁required ▁for ▁decis ive ▁joint ▁operations . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁L ack land ▁A FB , ▁Texas , ▁the ▁J IO W C ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁planning , ▁coordin ating ▁and ▁executing ▁information ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁center ▁dep lo ys ▁information ▁operations ▁planning ▁teams ▁world wide ▁at ▁a ▁moment ' s ▁notice ▁to ▁deliver ▁tail ored , ▁highly ▁sk illed ▁support ▁and ▁s oph istic ated ▁models ▁and ▁simulations ▁to ▁joint ▁command ers , ▁joint ▁task ▁forces ▁and ▁the ▁J oint ▁Staff . ▁ ▁Direct ▁support ▁is ▁provided ▁to ▁un ified ▁commands , ▁joint ▁task ▁forces , ▁functional ▁and ▁service ▁components , ▁and ▁sub ordinate ▁combat ▁command ers . ▁ ▁Support ▁is ▁also ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁the ▁J oint ▁Staff , ▁the ▁services ▁and ▁other ▁government ▁ag encies . ▁The ▁J IO W C ▁has ▁a ▁bal anced ▁mixture ▁of ▁personnel ▁from ▁all ▁four ▁military ▁services , ▁the ▁civil ▁service ▁and ▁two ▁al lied ▁nations . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁J oint ▁Electron ic ▁War fare ▁Center