Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 3.5 inch
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.