The 150th Special Operations Wing (150 SOW) is a unit of the

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, stationed at

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. The wing traces its history back to the expansion of the 150th Tactical Fighter Group into the 150th Fighter Wing in 1995. In 2013, the Wing combined with the

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to become the 150th Special Operations Wing, tasked with providing training for

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units.

History

The 150th Tactical Fighter Group was constituted in 1957. The group began converting from the A-7D Corsair II to the

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at the beginning of the 1990s. On 16March 1992, the 150th Tactical Fighter Group was redesignated as the 150th Fighter Group. Its last A-7 was flown from Kirtland to Davis–Monthan Air Force Base for decommissioning on 28September. In October 1995 the 150th Tactical Fighter Group was expanded into the 150th Fighter Wing. On 1December 2013 the 150th Fighter Wing was re-designated as the 150th Special Operations Wing and integrated with the

. The wing assumed the mission of special operations training.

Lineage

* Constituted as 150th Fighter Group (Air Defense) and allotted to New Mexico ANG, 1957 : Received federal recognition and activated on 1 July 1957 : Re-designated: 150th Tactical Fighter Group, 1 April 1964 : In non-operational status, 26 January 19684 June 1969 : Re-designated: 150th Fighter Group, 16 March 1992 : Status changed from Group to Wing, 1 October 1995 : Re-designated: 150th Fighter Wing, 1 October 1995 : Re-designated: 150th Special Operations Wing, 1 December 2013

Components

Groups

* 150th Maintenance Group * 150th Operations Group * 150th Mission Support Group * 150th Medical Group

Squadrons

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* 250th Intelligence Squadron, 2013 – present * 210th RED HORSE Squadron, 2013 – present

References

External links

150th SOW Facebook Page

150th Special Operations Wing official website
* https://web.archive.org/web/20101001022006/http://www.peopleforpearce.com/content/last-two-f-16s-depart-new-mexico%E2%80%99s-150th-fighter-wing * On 1 December 2013, the 150th Fighter Wing became the 150th Special Operations Wing

Kirtland AFB Fact Sheet

USAFPatches.com

Kirtland AFB Biographies-Colonel Joe A. Martinez II
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