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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 ...
On 20 October 2023, the 15th Cyberspace Squadron was activated. [7] On 20 November, 2024, the Department of the Air Force selected Schriever Space Force Base as the location to host Space Delta 15, with 250 manpower authorizations. Space Delta 15 is set to be fully operational in the summer of 2027. [8]
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.
The 15th Space Surveillance Squadron (15 SPSS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for operating the Maui Space Surveillance Complex in Hawaii. It is a part of Space Delta 2 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
8th Special Operations Squadron (8th SOS), CV-22B Osprey; 11th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron (11th SOIS) 15th Special Operations Squadron (15th SOS), MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130J Commando II [18] 23d Special Operations Weather Squadron (23d SOWS) 34th Special Operations Squadron (34th SOS), U-28A; 65th Special Operations Squadron ...
The Space Force has no command echelon equivalent of the U.S. Air Force′s numbered air forces, [25] so the next command echelon below field commands is the delta, a single level of command which combines the wing and group command echelons found in the U.S. Air Force. [25]
The 15th Squadron (Observation) was organized in the Army Air Service on 21 September 1921 at Chanute Field, Illinois, and equipped primarily with Dayton-Wright DH-4s. the main focus of the squadron was flying training, including gunnery, observation, reconnaissance, photography, radio familiarization and similar missions.