Perhaps the most prominent role of ASCC/AFIC has been the creation and maintenance of the reporting names for aircraft from the Soviet Union/Russia, other Warsaw Pact countries and the People's Republic of China.
In 2016 the Air Chiefs of the "Five Eyes" nations recommended that in order to increase ASIC’s operational relevance, it should refresh its principles, refocus its activities, and consider updating its name.
[citation needed] The "Five Eyes" AFIC identifies and resolves current and future air force interoperability challenges by leveraging collective expertise.
"Working Groups" (WGs) are established across warfighting and supporting functional areas to provide an operator-level approach to improve "Five Eyes" interoperability.
Nations appoint a "Head of Delegation" (HoD) who represents their interests within the WG, in addition to various "Subject Matter Experts" (SMEs) who help to tackle the specific interoperability issues that have been identified.