609th Air Operations Center

The United States Air Force's 609th Air Operations Center (609 AOC) is a unit located at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.[1]

609th Air Operations Center
609th Air and Space Operations Center emblem
Active1994 – present[1]
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleCommand and control
Part ofAir Combat Command/9th Air Force
Garrison/HQAl Udeid AB, Qatar
Decorations AFOUA
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Frederick "Trey" Coleman
Notable
commanders
Maj. Gen. David Iverson

Mission

  • To provide command and control of air and space operations in the CENTCOM AOR.[1]
  • To release an Air Tasking Order (ATO) daily in support of the guidance passed down by the CFACC.[1]

History

The 609 AOC was constituted and activated as 609 Air Operations Group on 1 Jan 1994. The unit was later redesignated as 609 Air and Space Operations Center on 1 Mar 2008.[1]

Previous designations

  • 609th Air Operations Group (1 Jan 1994 – 1 Mar 2008)[1]
  • 609th Air and Space Operations Center (1 Mar 2008 – 1 Dec 2014)[1]
  • 609th Air Operations Center (1 Dec 2014 – present)

Assignments

Major Command/Unified Command

Bases stationed

Decorations

References

  1. Robert B. Kane (8 February 2010). "Factsheets: 609 Air and Space Operations Center (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
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