1st Air Support Operations Squadron
Appearance
1st Air Support Operations Squadron | |
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![]() Terminal Air Control Party airman from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron secures a position during Exercise Allied StrikeGrafenwoehr, Germany | |
Active | 1996–2011 |
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Role | Air Support Operations |
Part of | United States Air Forces Europe |
Garrison/HQ | Wiesbaden, Germany |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
Insignia | |
1st Air Support Operations Squadron emblem (approved 28 November 2000)[1] |
The United States Air Force's 1st Air Support Operations Squadron was a combat support unit located at Wiesbaden, Germany.
Mission
The squadron provided tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.
History
In March 2011, when the 1st Armored Division was relocated back to the United States, the squadron was inactivated and the remaining mission was taken over by the 4th Air Support Operations Group.
Lineage
- Constituted as the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron on 1 September 1996
- Activated on 30 September 1996
- Inactivated on 1 October 2011[1]
Assignments
- 4th Air Support Operations Group, 1 September 1996 – 1 October 2011[1]
Stations
- Bad Kreuznach, Germany, 30 September 1996
- Wiesbaden, Germany, 31 July 2001 – 1 October 2011[1]
Awards and campaigns
Award streamer | Award | Dates | Notes |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 30 September 1996-30 June 1997 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 October 1998-30 September 2000 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 October 2002-30 September 2004 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 2006-31 December 2007 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 2008-30 June 2009 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 16 July 2009-31 December 2010 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award | 1 January 2011-31 December 2011 | 1st Air Support Operations Squadron[1] |
References
Notes
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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