604th Air Support Operations Squadron

604th Air Support Operations Squadron
604th Air Support Operations Squadron emblem[1]
Active	1968–1971; 1976–Present[2][3]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Combat Support
Role	USFK Air Support Operations
Size	165[4]
Part of	PACAF
Garrison/HQ	Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea[5]
Motto(s)	TALLY HO
Decorations	AFOUA
Commanders
Current commander	Lt Col Jennifer Fujimoto [6]

The United States Air Force's 604th Air Support Operations Squadron (604 ASOS) is a combat support unit located at Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea. The 604 ASOS provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets (through the use of joint terminal attack controllers^[7]) to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations within the Korean peninsula.^[8]

Previous designations^[9]

• 604th Air Support Operations Squadron (13 February 1998–Present)
• 604th Air Support Operations Center Squadron (15 December 1989 – 13 February 1998)
• 604th Direct Air Support Squadron (26 August 1968 – 17 May 1971; 15 June 1976 – 15 December 1989)

Assignments

Major Command/Field Operating Agency

• Pacific Air Forces (??-Present)^[10]

Wings/Groups

• 607th Air Support Operations Group (15 December 1998–Present)
• 51st Fighter Wing (1 July 1993 – 15 December 1998)
• 5th Air Control Group (8 January 1980 – 1 July 1993)
• 51st Composite Wing (15 June 1976 – 8 January 1980)
• 5th Tactical Control Group (15 September 1968 – 17 May 1971)

Bases stationed

• Camp Red Cloud, Republic of Korea (15 June 1976–Present)^[11]
• Wheeler AFB, Hawaii (15 September 1968 – 17 May 1971)

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award ^[12]
  • 1 September 2001 – 30 August 2003
  • 1 July 1999 – 30 June 2001
  • 1 July 1995 – 30 June 1997
  • 1 July 1993 – 30 June 1995
  • 3 October 1988 – 30 September 1990
  • 1 December 1986 – 2 October 1988
  • 1 July 1984 – 30 April 1986
  • 1 July 1982 – 30 June 1984
  • 2 May 1970 – 15 May 1971

Photo gallery

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  604 ASOS member on ruck march, c. 2004

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  604 ASOS ETAC planning air strikes

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  604 ASOS ETAC teaching how to plan air strikes

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  Night vision photo of 604 ASOC TACPs illuminating a target

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  604 ASOS Change of Command September 2009

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 604th Air Support Operations Squadron.

• United States Army Garrison Camp Humphreys: 604th Air Support Operations Squadron
• Globalsecurity.org: 604th Air Support Operations Squadron

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