609th Information Warfare Squadron

609th Information Warfare Squadron
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	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 28 September 1995. ^[2]

Inactivated on 30 June 1999

Assignments

• 9th Air Force, 28 September 1995 – 30 June 1999

Stations

• Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 28 September 1995 – 30 June 1999.

References

1. Ruffini, Joseph (30 June 1999), Official history of the 609th Information Warfare Squadron from 1995 to 1999 (PDF), Shaw AFB, SC: AFHRA, p. 1, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2011
2. Rosenberger, Rob (24 September 2003). "609 IWS and 7102 CPUSS". Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Email, AFHRA (Dr. A. Timothy Warnock), to AFRC/HO (MSgt Robin Rosenberger), 'Two units L&H,' 24 March 03

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency  This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Air Force

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.

External links

• GlobalSecurity.org 609th IWS reference