Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the

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component of the

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. 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. AFSOC provides all Air Force

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(SOF) for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified combatant commands. Before 1983, Air Force special operations forces were primarily assigned to the

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(TAC) and were generally deployed under the control of U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) or, as had been the case during the

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, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Just as it had relinquished control of the C-130 theater airlift fleet to Military Airlift Command (MAC) in 1975, TAC relinquished control of Air Force SOF to MAC in December 1982. AFSOC was initially established on 10 February 1983 as Twenty-Third Air Force (23 AF), a subordinate

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of MAC, with 23 AF headquarters initially established at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. On 1 August 1987, 23 AF headquarters moved to Hurlburt Field, Florida. AFSOC elements include Combat Controllers (CCT), Pararescuemen (PJ), Special Reconnaissance (SR), and Tactical Air Control Party (TACP).

Predecessor USAAF and USAF special operations units

World War II

* 1st Air Commando Group: Late 1943 – November 1945 * Operation Carpetbagger: Early 1944 – July 1945

Korean War

* Air Resupply and Communications Service: 23 February 1951 – 12 October 1956 * Combined Command Reconnaissance Activities, Korea: December 1951 – December 1953 * B Flight, 6167th Operations Squadron: 1 April 1952 – 31 December 1953 * 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron: c. March 1951 – 1955 * 6006th Air Intelligence Service Squadron: c. 1953–1955 * 22nd Crash Rescue Boat Squadron: c. July 1952 – 1954 * 581st Air Supply and Communications Wing: July 1951 – September 1955 * 582nd Air Supply and Communications Wing * 580th Air Supply and Communications Wing

Early Cold War era

* 129th Air Resupply Group: April 1955 – c. 1975 * 130th Air Resupply Group: October 1955 – c. 1960 * 135th Air Resupply Group: August 1955 – c. 1971 * 143rd Special Operations Group: November 1955 – 1975 * 1045th Observation, Evaluation, and Training Group: 23 February 1951 – 1 January 1954

Vietnam War era

* Jungle Jim / 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron * Farm Gate * Operation Waterpump * Raven Forward Air Controllers * Project 404 * Palace Dog * 56th Air Commando Wing

Late Cold War era

* 4400th Combat Crew Training Group * 1st Special Operations Wing * Twenty-Third Air Force

Lineage

* Established as Twenty-Third Air Force on 10 February 1983 : Activated on 1 March 1983 : Redesignated Air Force Special Operations Command and made a major command on 22 May 1990

Assignments

* Military Airlift Command, 1 March 1983 *

, 22 May 1990 – present

Stations

* Scott AFB,

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, 1 March 1983 * Hurlburt Field,

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, 1 August 1987 – present

Components

* Air Forces Special Operations Center (redesignated 623d Air and Space Operations Center): 13 December 2005 – 1 January 2008 * Twenty-Third Air Force (Air Forces Special Operations Forces): 1 January 2008 – 4 April 2013 * AFSOC Operations Center: 4 April 2013 – present23rd AF deactivates [sic]
. Afsoc.af.mil. Retrieved on 21 July 2013. * 2nd Air Division, 1 March 1983 – 1 February 1987 * Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, 1 March 1983 – 1 August 1989 * Air Rescue Service, 1 August 1989 – 1993 * 1st Special Operations Wing, 1 February 1987 – present * 24th Special Operations Wing, 12 June 2012 – present * 27th Special Operations Wing, 1 October 2007 – present * 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 October 1983 – 1 August 1989 * 352nd Special Operations Wing, 1 October 1983 – present * 353rd Special Operations Wing, 6 April 1989 – present * 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing: 1 January 1984 – 1 February 1990 * 492nd Special Operations Wing: 10 May 2017 – present * 720th Special Tactics Group: 1 October 1987 – Present * 724th Special Tactics Group: 29 April 2011 – Present * 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing (later, 1550th Combat Crew Training Wing): 1 October 1983 – 21 May 1990 * USAF Special Operations School, 1 February 1987 – 22 May 1990 * Air Force Special Operations Training Center, 8 October 2008 – 11 February 2013 * Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center, 11 February 2013 – 10 May 2017

Units

Air Force

6th Special Operations Squadron and aircraft

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, North Carolina *** 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington *** 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida *** 26th Special Tactics Squadron, Cannon AFB, New Mexico ** 724th Special Tactics Group,

Air National Guard

* 137th Special Operations Wing, Oklahoma Air National Guard, Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma ** 137th Special Operations Group *** 185th Special Operations Squadron,

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*** 138th Combat Training Flight, ground training * 193d Special Operations Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Harrisburg Air National Guard Base, Pennsylvania ** 193d Special Operations Group *** 193d Special Operations Squadron, MC-130J Additionally, the Air Force Special Operations Command would gain the following units from

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aligned Air National Guard wings: * 427th Special Operations Squadron * 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville Air National Guard Base, Kentucky * 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Oregon Air National Guard, Portland Air National Guard Base, Oregon * 150th Special Operations Squadron, New Jersey Air National Guard, New Jersey * 209th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Mississippi Air National Guard, Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Mississippi * 280th Special Operations Communications Squadron,

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, Dothan Regional Airport, Alabama

Air Force Reserve Command

The

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units of Air Force Special Operations Command are: * 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Florida ** 919th Special Operations Group *** 2nd Special Operations Squadron, MQ-9 Reaper, Hurlburt Field, Florida ***

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, U-28A *** 711th Special Operations Squadron, C-145A Skytruck *** 859th Special Operations Squadron, C-146A Wolfhound

Personnel and resources

AFSOC has about 20,800 active-duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian personnel. The command's SOF units are composed of highly trained, rapidly deployable airmen who are equipped with specialized aircraft. These forces conduct missions ranging from precision application of firepower, to infiltration, aviation

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, exfiltration, resupply and aerial refueling of SOF operational elements. In addition to the pilots, combat systems officers, and enlisted aircrew who fly AFSOC's aircraft, there is a highly experienced support force of maintenance officers and enlisted aircraft maintenance personnel who maintain these complex aircraft and their support systems, a cadre of premier intelligence officers and enlisted intelligence specialists well versed in special operations, as well as logisticians, security forces and numerous other support officers and personnel. Another aspect of AFSOC is Special Tactics, the U.S. Air Force's special operations ground force. Similar in ability and employment to Marine Special Operations Command ( MARSOC), U.S. Army Special Forces and U.S. Navy SEALs, Air Force Special Tactics personnel are typically the first to enter combat and often find themselves deep behind enemy lines in demanding, austere conditions, usually with little or no support. The command's Special Tactics Squadrons are led by Special Tactics Officers (STOs). Special Tactics Squadrons combine Combat Controllers, Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), Air Force Special Reconnaissance, Pararescuemen (PJs) and Combat Rescue Officers (CROs) to form versatile SOF teams. AFSOC's unique capabilities include airborne radio and television broadcast for psychological operations, as well as combat aviation advisors to provide other governments military expertise for their internal development. Due to the rigors of the career field, Special Tactics' year-long training is one of the most demanding in the military, with attrition rates between 80 and 90 percent. In an attempt to reduce the high attrition, Special Tactics is very selective when choosing their officers. Special Tactics Officers (STO) undergo a highly competitive process to gain entry into the Special Tactics career field, ensuring only the most promising and capable leaders are selected. STO leadership and role modeling during the difficult training reduces the attrition rate for enlisted trainees. STO selection is a two-phase process. Beginning with Phase One, a board of veteran STOs reviews application packages consisting of letters of recommendation, fitness test scores, and narratives written by the applicants describing their career aspirations and reasons for applying. Based on Phase One performance, about eight to 10 applicants are invited to the next phase. Phase Two is a weeklong battery of evaluations, ranging from physical fitness and leadership to emotional intelligence and personality indicators. At the end of Phase Two, typically two to four applicants are selected to begin the year-plus Special Tactics training pipeline.

Aircraft

Current

AFSOC regularly operates the following aircraft: * AC-130J Ghostrider / AC-130U Spooky II / AC-130W Stinger II * CV-22B Osprey * C-32 (Boeing 757) * EC-130J Commando Solo III * MC-130H Combat Talon II / MC-130J Commando II * C-145A Skytruck * C-146A Wolfhound * C-208B Caravan * U-28A Draco * MQ-9 Reaper * RQ-11 Raven * Scan Eagle * Wasp III Additionally, AFSOC, through the 492nd Special Operations Wing (as of 2017, and the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center previously), possess and operates a small number of the following aircraft for its special training mission and Aviation

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(FID) missions: * C-130E Hercules * An-26 Curl * C-47T Sky Train * C-212 Aviocar * CN-235-100 * Mi-17 Hip * UH-1H and UH-1N Huey

Future

New AC-130J and MC-130J aircraft based on the Lockheed Martin KC-130J Super Hercules tanker variant are being acquired and sent to certain AFSOC units. MC-130J aircraft have already entered service while the AC-130J continues developmental testing in preparation for an Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with AFSOC projected for FY 2017

History

Twenty-Third Air Force (23 AF)

In December 1982, the Air Force transferred responsibility for Air Force

from

(TAC) to Military Airlift Command (MAC). Consequently, in March 1983, MAC activated Twenty-Third Air Force (23 AF) at Scott Air Force Base,

. This new numbered air force's responsibilities included worldwide missions of

, combat rescue, weather reconnaissance and aerial sampling, security support for

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sites, training of USAF helicopter and HC-130 crewmen, pararescue training, and medical evacuation.

Operation Urgent Fury

In October 1983, 23 AF helped rescue Americans from the island nation of Grenada. During the seven-day operation, centered at Point Salines Airport, 23 AF furnished MC-130s, AC-130s, aircrews, maintenance, and support personnel. An EC-130 from the 193rd Special Operations Wing of the

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(ANG) also played a psy-war role. Lieutenant Colonel (later Major General) James L. Hobson Jr., an MC-130 pilot and commander of the 8th Special Operations Squadron, was later awarded the Mackay Trophy for his actions in leading the air drop on the Point Salines Airport.

U.S. Special Operations Command

In May 1986, the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act led to the formation of the United States Special Operations Command.

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s William Cohen and Sam Nunn introduced the Senate bill, and the following month Congressman Dan Daniel introduced a like measure in the

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. The key provisions of the legislation formed the basis to amend the 1986 Defense Authorizations Bill. This bill, signed into law in October 1986, in part directed the formation of a unified command responsible for special operations. In April 1987, the DoD established the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, and Army GEN James J. Lindsay assumed command. Four months later, 23 AF moved its headquarters from Scott AFB to Hurlburt Field, Florida. In August 1989, Gen Duane H. Cassidy, USAF, CINCMAC, divested 23 AF of its non-special operations units, e.g., search and rescue, weather reconnaissance, etc. Thus, 23 AF served a dual role: still reporting to MAC, but also functioning as the air component to USSOCOM.

Operation Just Cause

From late December 1989 to early January 1990, 23 AF participated in the invasion of the Republic of Panama during Operation Just Cause. Special operations aircraft included both active duty AC-130H and Air Force Reserve AC-130A Spectre gunships, EC-130 Volant Solo psychological operations aircraft from the Air National Guard, HC-130P/N Combat Shadow tankers, MC-130E Combat Talons, and MH-53J Pave Low and MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters. Special tactics Combat Controllers and Pararescuemen provided important support to combat units. Spectre gunship crews of the 1 SOW earned the Mackay Trophy and Tunner Award for their efforts, with an Air Force Reserve AC-130A Spectre crew from the 919th Special Operations Group (919 SOG) earning the President's Award. An active duty 1st SOW MC-130 Combat Talon crew ferried the captured Panamanian President, Manuel Noriega, to prison in the United States. Likewise, the efforts of the 1 SOW maintenance people earned them the Daedalian Award. On 22 May 1990, General Larry D. Welch, USAF, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, redesignated Twenty-Third Air Force as Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). This new major command consisted of three wings: the 1st, 39th and 353rd Special Operations Wings as well as the 1720th Special Tactics Group (1720 STG), the U.S. Air Force Special Operations School, and the Special Missions Operational Test and Evaluation Center. Currently, after major redesignations and reorganizations, AFSOC direct reporting units include the 16th Special Operations Wing, the 352nd Special Operations Group, the 353rd Special Operations Group, the 720th Special Tactics Group (720 STG), the USAF Special Operations School and the 18th Flight Test Squadron (18 FLTS). During the early 1990s a major reorganization occurred within AFSOC. The 1720 STG became the 720 STG in March 1992; the transfer of ownership of Hurlburt Field from

(AMC, and formerly MAC) to AFSOC in October 1992, followed by the merger of the 834th Air Base Wing (834 ABW) into the 1 SOW, which assumed host unit responsibilities. A year later the 1 SOW became the 16 SOW in a move to preserve Air Force heritage. Meanwhile, the Special Missions Operational Test and Evaluation Center (SMOTEC), which explored heavy lift

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s in special operations capabilities, while pursuing better equipment and tactics development, was also reorganized. In April 1994, the Air Force, in an effort to standardize these types of organizations, redesignated SMOTEC as the 18th Flight Test Squadron (18 FLTS).

Gulf War

From early August 1990 to late February 1991, AFSOC participated in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm, the protection of

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and liberation of

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. Special tactics personnel operated throughout the theater on multiple combat control and combat rescue missions. Special operations forces performed direct action missions, combat search and rescue, infiltration, exfiltration, air base ground defense, air interdiction, special reconnaissance, close air support, psychological operations, and helicopter air refuelings. Pave Low crews led the helicopter assault on radars to blind Iraq at the onset of hostilities, and they also accomplished the deepest rescue for which they received the Mackay Trophy. MC-130E/H Combat Talons dropped the BLU-82, the largest conventional bombs of the war and, along with MC-130P Combat Shadows, dropped the most psychological warfare leaflets, while AC-130A and AC-130H Spectre gunships provided valuable fire support and armed reconnaissance. However, the AC-130 community also suffered the single greatest combat loss of coalition air forces with the shoot down of an AC-130H, call sign ''Spirit 03'', by an Iraqi SA-7 Grail surface-to-air missile. All fourteen crew members aboard ''Spirit 03'' were killed.

AFSOC

Post-Gulf War

In December 1992, AFSOC special tactics and intelligence personnel supported

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in Somalia. In late 1994, AFSOC units spearheaded

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in Haiti, and in 1995

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in the

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Operation Enduring Freedom

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The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, and the Pentagon, Washington D.C., on 11 September 2001 brought U.S. special operations forces to the forefront of the war against terrorism. By the end of September 2001, AFSOC deployed forces to Central Asia for Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan to help destroy the al Qaeda terrorist organization and remove the

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regime in

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. AFSOC aircraft delivered special tactics forces to the battle ground and they in turn focused U.S. airpower and allowed Northern Alliance ground forces to dispatch the Taliban and al Qaeda from Afghanistan. AFSOC personnel also deployed to the

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to help aid that country's efforts against terrorism. US Air Force Special Operations had a long-term presence in the Philippines during Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

In March 2003, AFSOC again deployed forces to the Middle East, this time in support of what would become Operation Iraqi Freedom – the removal of Saddam Hussein and his Baathist government. The command's personnel and aircraft teamed with SOF and conventional forces to quickly bring down

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's government by May 2003. AFSOC forces continued to conduct operations in support of the new Iraqi government against insurgents and terrorists.

Interoperability and Multinational trainings

The USAFSOC takes part in the multinational trainings at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Centre in which it trains in multiple scenarios with partner nations in order to increase interoperability between partner forces.

Commanders

Contingency operations

Gallery

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References

External links

Air Force Special Operations Command home page
��Official AFSOC public site
AFSOC Factsheet
public site
United States Air Force
official website

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