609th Air Operations Center

Active US Air Force unit

Military unit

The 609th Air Operations Center (609 AOC) is an active unit of the United States Air Force based at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.^[1] The unit is responsible for the daily execution of the air tasking order (ATO) on behalf of the Combined Forces Air Component Commander (CFACC) in the United States Central Command area of responsibility. The unit's personnel work with partners from 18 other nations to complete their mission.^[2]

Lineage

• Established as the 609th Air Operations Group and activated on 1 January 1994

Redesignated 609th Air and Space Operations Center on 1 March 2008

Redesignated 609th Air Operations Center on 1 December 2014^[1]

Assignments

• Ninth Air Force (later, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), United States Air Forces Central Command, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)), 1 January 1994 – present^[1]

Components

• 609th Air Support Squadron: 17 September 2019 – present^[3]

Stations

• Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 1 January 1994
• Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, 1 March 2008 – present^[1]

References

1. Dollman, David (19 August 2016). "609 Air Operations Center (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. "609th Air Operations Center". www.afcent.af.mil. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
3. Ream, Margaret (6 July 2021). "609 Air Support Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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