The

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...

's 7th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at

Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Established in 1848, the fort was renamed in 1854 to honor William Wallace Smith Bliss, Bvt.Lieut.Colonel William W.S. Bliss (1815–1853 ...

, Texas.

Mission

The squadron provides tactical command and control of air power assets to the

Joint Forces Air Component Commander Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC) is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term. It is pronounced "Jay-Fack". It refers to a senior officer who is responsible for the air forces within a joint force; i.e., a military force c ...

and

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for combat operations. The desert terrain of

offers a perfect training ground for

Joint Terminal Attack Controller Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) is the term used in the United States Armed Forces and some other military forces for a qualified service member who directs the action of military aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive ...

s to continue their training. The support the 7th offers the

Army An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...

is deploying with its divisions, for example, the 1AD (1st Armored Division), and acting as the gateway to the Air Force's attack aircraft to neutralize any hostile threats that the Army division themselves cannot face.

Lineage

* Constituted as the 7th Air Base Communications Detachment (Special) on 27 January 1944 : Activated on 17 February 1944 : Inactivated on 7 December 1945 : Disbanded on 8 October 1948 * Reconstituted and redesignated 7th Air Support Operations Squadron on 12 August 2008 * Activated on 15 August 2008

Assignments

* Western Signal Aviation Unit Training Center, 17 February 1944 : Unknown, 19 April – 10 July 1944 *

Tenth Air Force The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). 10 AF is headquartered at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base/Carswell Field (formerly Carswel ...

, 11 July 1944 *

Fourteenth Air Force The Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. The command was responsible for the organizatio ...

, 30 September 1944 *

312th Fighter Wing The 312th Fighter Wing was a United States Army Air Forces organization. It was a command and control organization of Fourteenth Air Force that fought in the China Burma India Theater of World War II. History Lineage Constituted as 312th F ...

, 13 March–7 December 1945 *

3d Air Support Operations Group The United States Air Force's 3rd Air Support Operations Group (3 ASOG) is a combat support unit located at Fort Cavazos, Texas. The 3 ASOG provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and ...

, 15 August 2008 – present

Stations

Camp Pinedale Pinedale is a community within the city of Fresno, California. Once a rural unincorporated community located on the Southern Pacific Railroad north-northwest of Clovis, Pinedale has since become surrounded and annexed by the city of Fresno. It l ...

, California, 17 February 1944 *

Camp Patrick Henry Camp Patrick Henry is a decommissioned United States Army base which was located in Warwick County, Virginia. After World War II, the site was redeveloped as a commercial airport, and became part of City of Newport News in 1958 when the former C ...

, Virginia, 19 April–3 May 1944 *

Oran Oran () is a major coastal city located in the northwest of Algeria. It is considered the second most important city of Algeria, after the capital, Algiers, because of its population and commercial, industrial and cultural importance. It is w ...

, Algeria, 21–28 May 1944 *

New Delhi New Delhi (; ) is the Capital city, capital of India and a part of the Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the Government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Parliament ...

, India, 11 July 1944 *

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, India, 15 August 1944 * Shuangliu, China, 25 November 1944 * India, unknown – 8 November 1945 *

Camp Kilmer Camp Kilmer is a former United States Army camp in Central New Jersey that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation. The camp was organized as part of the Army Service Forces Tra ...

, New Jersey, 6–7 December 1945 * Fort Bliss, Texas, 15 August 2008 – present

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