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12th Special Operations Squadron: Bien Hoa Air Base, Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam: UC-123B, UC-123K: 15th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field "Global Eagles" MC-130H Combat Talon II [7] 16th Special Operations Squadron: Cannon AFB "Spectre" AC-130H Spectre [8] AC-130W: 17th Special Operations Squadron: Kadena AB "Shadow" MC-130J ...
McChord Air Force Base, Washington: Active [3] 23rd Special Tactics Squadron: Hurlburt Field, Florida: Active [3] 24th Special Tactics Squadron: Pope Field, North Carolina: Active [3] 26th Special Tactics Squadron: Cannon AFB, New Mexico: Active [4] 123rd Special Tactics Squadron: Louisville IAP, Kentucky: Kentucky ANG [3] 125th Special Tactics ...
1A1X2Z - Data Mask Mobility Force Aviator; 1A1X3 - Special Mission Aviator 1A1X3A - AC-130J Gunner; 1A1X3B - CV-22 Flight Engineer; 1A1X3C - UH-1N Flight Engineer; 1A1X3D - HC-130J Loadmaster; 1A1X3E - MC-130J Loadmaster; 1A1X3F - HH-60 Flight Engineer; 1A1X3G - MH-139 Flight Engineer; 1A1X3H - C-146 Loadmaster; 1A1X3S - CEM Special Mission Aviator
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 .
Advanced Skills Training is a program for newly assigned Air Force Special Tactics operators. AST produces mission-ready operators for the Air Force, Joint Special Operations Command and United States Special Operations Command. The AST schedule is broken down into four phases: water, ground, employment and full mission profile.
Fort Liberty, North Carolina, SOWT trainee at the Combat Controller School/Special Operations Weather Apprentice Course (CCS/SOWAC) (U.S. Air Force photo). Special Reconnaissance (SR), formerly Special Operations Weather Technician or Team (SOWT), is conducted by trained Air Force personnel assigned to Special Tactics Squadrons of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command who ...
The squadron plans, prepares and executes AC-130J gunship missions, providing precise delivery of munitions supporting joint conventional and special operations forces. It directly supports unified and theater special operations commands by conducting close air support, armed aerial reconnaissance, and interdiction missions worldwide in support of Secretary of Defense taskings.
Planning missions and leading CSAR assets, pararescue and Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape operations, including aerospace interface in the recovery objective area; Supporting joint and combined forces engaged in conventional and special operations air, ground, and/or maritime personnel recovery operations