609th Information Warfare Squadron

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609th Information Warfare Squadron
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609th Information Warfare Squadron emblem
Active 1995 - 1999
Country United States of America
Branch United States Air Force (1995 - 1999)
Part of 9th Air Force
Garrison/HQ Shaw Air Force Base
Nickname(s) 609 IWS
Motto Anticipate or Perish

The 609th Information Warfare Squadron was a squadron assigned to 9th Air Force under Air Combat Command with headquarters at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. It was the first operational information warfare combat unit in United States military history.[1] It primarily supported fighter wings in the eastern United States and in the United States Central Air Forces area of operations.

History

Lineage

  • Established as 609th Information Warfare Squadron and activated on September 28, 1995.[2]
Inactivated on June 30, 1999

Assignments

Stations

References

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 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Government document "http://www.afcent.af.mil".

Bibliography

  • Endicott, Judy G. USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1999.
  • Fletcher, Harry R. Air Force Bases: Volume II, Air Bases Outside the United States of America. Office of Air Force History, 1989. ISBN 0-16-002261-4.

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