609th Air Operations Center

609th Air Operations Center
	609th Air and Space Operations Center emblem
Active	1994 – present[1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Command and control
Part of	Air Combat Command/9th Air Force
Garrison/HQ	Al Udeid AB, Qatar
Decorations	AFOUA
Commanders
Current; commander	Colonel Frederick "Trey" Coleman
Notable; commanders	Maj. Gen. David Iverson

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

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

Air Combat Command/United States Central Command

Bases stationed

Al Udeid AB, Qatar (1 Mar 2008 – present)[1]
Shaw AFB, South Carolina (1 Jan 1994 – present)[1]

Decorations

Air Force Outstanding Unit Award [1]
- 1 Jul 1996 – 31 Mar 1998
- 1 Jun 2003 – 31 May 2004
- 1 Jun 2004 – 31 May 2006
- 1 Jun 2006 – 31 May 2007
- 1 Jun 2007 – 31 May 2008

References

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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[Factsheet-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.