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7th Special Operations Squadron: RAF Mildenhall "Air Commandos" MC-130J Commando II: 8th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field "Black Birds" CV-22 Osprey [6] 9th Special Operations Squadron: Cannon AFB "Night Wings" MC-130J Commando II: 12th Special Operations Squadron: Bien Hoa Air Base, Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam: UC-123B, UC-123K
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.
Location Notes 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group, 27th Special Operations Wing: Cannon Air Force Base: 9th AMU and 16th AMU. [56] 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 727th Special Operations Maintenance Group, 27th Special Operations Wing: Cannon Air Force Base
Location Status Notes: 17th Special Tactics Squadron: Fort Moore, Georgia: Active [2] 21st Special Tactics Squadron: Pope Field, North Carolina: Active [3] 22nd Special Tactics Squadron: McChord Air Force Base, Washington: Active [3] 23rd Special Tactics Squadron: Hurlburt Field, Florida: Active [3] 24th Special Tactics Squadron: Pope Field ...
The 89th Airlift Wing is assigned a variety of aircraft including two VC-25A (Air Force One) in the Special Air Mission role, providing support to US political and military leaders. Other USAF flying units include the 459th Air Refueling Wing ( KC-135R Stratotanker ) and the D.C. Air National Guard's 113th Wing ( F-16C/D Fighting Falcon , C-38A ...
For presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush the flight was known as Special Air Mission 28000, where the number represents the aircraft's tail number. [1] [2] [3] For President Barack Obama, the Special Air Mission flight used the call sign SAM 44, as Obama was the 44th President.
A special mission unit (SMU), at one time referred to as a "tier 1" unit, [1] is a designation for the United States military's most highly secretive and elite special operations forces. [2] The term special missions unit is also used in Australia to describe the Special Air Service Regiment .
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR(A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forces. Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and these missions are usually conducted at night, at high ...