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The 15th Special Operations Squadron was activated in Vietnam as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules gunship squadron. It participated in combat until it was inactivated in 1970, earning a Presidential Unit Citation , Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat V device and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm.
4th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field "Ghost Riders" AC-130U Spooky [3] 5th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field: U-28A [4] 6th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field: UH-1H, UH-1N, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17 [5] 7th Special Operations Squadron: RAF Mildenhall "Air Commandos" MC-130J Commando II: 8th Special Operations Squadron ...
Scott Alan Howell [1] (born 1965) is a retired lieutenant general in the United States Air Force, who most recently served as the 15th commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), at Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
DEL 15 was activated on 10 March 2023. [4] [5] On 10 June 2023, the 15th Command and Control Squadron (15 CACS) was activated, while the 15th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Squadron (15 ISRS) was activated on 14 July 2023. [6]
The MC-130H was replaced by the MC-130J Commando II. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, a former commander of the 15th SOS and MC-130H pilot, was on board the aircraft to help deliver it to its final destination and made it a priority to take part in the final flight.
Its 15th Operations Squadron provided special airlift for the Commander in Chief, Pacific (CINCPAC), and the USAF and US Army components of Pacific Command, initially with VC-118 aircraft [32] until inactivating in 1975, when the wing absorbed its assets. [38]
15th Air Support Operations Squadron: Fort Stewart, Georgia: 3rd Infantry Division: Active 16th Air Support Operations Squadron: Fort Richardson, Alaska: 25th Infantry Division: Inactive 17th Air Support Operations Squadron: Fort Benning, Georgia: 75th Ranger Regiment: Redesignated 17th Special Tactics Squadron 19th Air Support Operations Squadron
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the special operations component of the United States Air Force.An Air Force major command (MAJCOM), AFSOC is also the U.S. Air Force component command to United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified combatant command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.