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. 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. 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
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. .
External links
GlobalSecurity.org 609th IWS reference