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9th Air Support Operations Squadron
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 Cavazos, Texas
Engagements	Southwest Pacific Theater
Decorations	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award; Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
Insignia
9th Air Support Operations Squadron emblem

The United States Air Force's 9th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Fort Cavazos, 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.

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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]

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]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Dollman, TSG David (27 March 2017). "Factsheet 9 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2021.