609th Air and Space Operations Center
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The United States Air Force
's 609th Air and Space Operations Center (609 AOC) is a unit located at Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 609th Air and Space Operations Center (609 AOC) is a unit located at Al Udeid AB, Qatar.
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 and Space Operations Center (1 Mar 2008 – present)
- 609th Air Operations Group (1 Jan 1994 – 1 Mar 2008)
Bases stationed
- Al Udeid AB, Qatar (1 Mar 2008 – present)
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(1 Jan 1994 – 1 Mar 2008)
Decorations
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 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