The 2d Systems Operations Squadron, stationed at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, delivers global environmental intelligence products and services for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests through the 24 × 7 operation, sustainment and maintenance of Air Force Weather's strategic center computer complex, production network, and applications.

The 2nd Systems Operations Squadron (2nd SYOS) delivers reliable and timely global environmental intelligence products and services for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests and operates and sustains the United States Air Force's $303M strategic weather high performance computing center to deliver authoritative environmental intelligence to decision makers across the spectrum of global operations.

They apply over 20,000 system patches annually to mitigate security vulnerabilities across 78 production platforms, ensure data integrity across 90 databases, and enable DoD's sole space weather warning capability to secure our country's $104B strategic satellite fleet.

[2] The 2nd SYOS is a 128-member squadron of military and civilian professionals, assigned to the 2nd Weather Group at Offutt Air Force Base, NE, that provides strategic-to operational-level specialized airpower by uniquely supporting the communication, computing, and programming needs of the highly-technical, data intensive Air Force Weather global enterprise.

The purpose of the change is to ultimately refocus attention strictly to the weather forecasting mission and heritage that the agency prides itself in.