9th Air Support Operations Squadron
Military unit
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The United States Air Force's 9th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Fort Hood, Texas.[1] The squadron provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.
Active1942–1945; 1994–present
Country
United States
United StatesBranch
United States Air Force
United States Air ForceRoleExpeditionary Air Support Operations
| 9th Air Support Operations Squadron | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1942–1945; 1994–present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | Expeditionary Air Support Operations |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Fort Hood, Texas |
| Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater[1] |
| Decorations | Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 9th Air Support Operations Squadron emblem[note 1][1] | |
Lineage
- Constituted as the 9th Communications Squadron, Air Support, on 10 August 1942
- Activated on 21 August 1942
- Redesignated 9th Air Support Communication Squadron on 11 January 1943
- Redesignated 9th Air Support Control Squadron on 20 August 1943
- Redesignated 9th Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 April 1944
- Inactivated on 28 November 1945
- Disbanded on 8 October 1948
- Reconstituted and redesignated 9th Air Support Operations Squadron on 24 June 1994
- Activated on 1 July 1994[1]
Assignments
- I Ground Air Support Command (later I Air Support Command, I Tactical Air Division), 21 August 1942
- Fifth Air Force, November 1943
- V Fighter Command, 25 July 1945
- XIII Bomber Command, 20 October – 28 November 1945
- 3d Air Support Operations Group, 1 July 1994 – present[1]
Stations
- Mitchel Field, New York, 21 August 1942
- Morris Field, North Carolina, 7 November 1942
- Esler Field, Louisiana, 24 January 1943
- William Northern Field, Tennessee, c. 2 April 1943
- Lebanon Army Air Field, Tennessee, 8 April 1943
- Morris Field, North Carolina, 10 June – 22 October 1943
- Sydney, Australia, 21 November 1943
- Brisbane, Australia, 27 November 1943
- Nadzab, [Papua] New Guinea, 17 March 1944
- Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, 1 April – 28 November 1945
- Fort Hood, Texas, 1 July 1994 – present[1]
