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.

Mission

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

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.

Previous designations

 * 609th Air Operations Group (1 Jan 1994 – 1 Mar 2008)
 * 609th Air and Space Operations Center (1 Mar 2008 – Dec 1, 2014)
 * 609th Air Operations Center (1 Dec 2014 - present)

Major Command/Unified Command

 * Air Combat Command/United States Central Command

Bases stationed

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

Decorations

 * Air Force Outstanding Unit Award [[File:Outstanding Unit ribbon.svg]]
 * 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