Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 4.0 inch-77mm
609th AIR OPERATIONS CENTER (ACC)
Lineage. Constituted and activated as 609th Air Operations Group on1 Jan 1994. Redesignated as 609th Air and Space Operations Center on 1 Mar 2008; 609th Air Operations Center on 1 Dec 2014-.
Assignments. Ninth Air Force (later, Ninth Air Force [Air Forces Central]), Jan 1, 1994-.
Stations. Shaw AFB, SC, Jan 1, 1994; Al Udeid AB, Qatar, Mar 1, 2008-.
Operations. Provides the command and control of airpower throughout the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility; a 20 nation region stretching from Northeast Africa across the Middle East to Central and South Asia.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. Global War on Terrorism; GWOT-E.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Meritorious Unit Award: Jun 1, 2012- May 31, 2013. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: Jul 1, 1996- Mar 31, 1998; Jun 1, 1998- May 31, 2000; Jun 1, 2000- May 31, 2002; Jun 1, 2003- May 31, 2004; Jun 1, 2004- May 31, 2006; Jun 1, 2006- May 31, 2007; Jun 1, 2007- May 31, 2008
Emblem. Approved on 23 Jan 2004; modified on 6 Apr 2015.