The 609th Air Operations Center (609 AOC) is an active unit of the

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based at

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. The unit is responsible for the daily execution of the air tasking order (ATO) on behalf of the Combined Forces Air Component Commander (CFACC) in the

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area of responsibility. The unit's personnel work with partners from 18 other nations to complete their mission.

Lineage

* Established as the 609th Air Operations Group and activated on 1 January 1994 : Redesignated 609th Air and Space Operations Center on 1 March 2008 : Redesignated 609th Air Operations Center on 1 December 2014

Assignments

* Ninth Air Force (later, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), United States Air Forces Central Command, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)), 1 January 1994 – present

Components

* 609th Air Support Squadron: 17 September 2019 – present

Stations

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, South Carolina, 1 January 1994 *

, Qatar, 1 March 2008 – present

References

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