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
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

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

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.