Air Force Special Operations Command

  • Active Associations: 1st Special Operations Wing
  • 27th Special Operations Wing
  • 352nd Special Operations Group
  • 353rd Special Operations Group
  • 720th Special Tactics Group
  • 18th Flight Test Squadron
  • Electronic Combat Support Flight
  • USAF Special Operations School
  • 23rd Air Force
  • Air National Guard: 193rd Special Operations Wing
  • 123rd Special Tactics Squadron
  • 125th Special Tactics Squadron
  • 209th Civil Engineer Squadron
  • 280th Combat Communications Squadron
  • 107th Weather Flight
  • 146th Weather Flight
  • 180th Weather Flight
  • 919th Special Operations Wing

UNITAF Somalia

Haiti

Bosnia war

Afghanistan

Iraq war

The Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC ) is one of ten major commands of the United States Air Force ( USAF) with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida, United States. It is assumed as a component command of the U.S. Special Operations Command.

History

The Air Force Special Operations Command exists as a separate major command of the USAF since 22 May 1990. Previously, the special units were grouped the air forces of the 23rd Air Force under the Military Airlift Command (MAC).

Order

Behalf of the Air Force Special Operations Command is conducting special operations, their methods of operation mainly fall within the range of unconventional warfare; These include search and rescue operations (SAR, Search and Rescue ) and search and rescue operations under combat conditions ( CSAR Combat Search and Rescue ) behind enemy lines and in areas where there is no "official" can occur military actions, or may, as special reconnaissance, infiltration and exfiltration secret, psychological warfare (eg through radio broadcasts in the area of the opponent ) and targeted air strikes.

Organization

AFSOC under the following active organizations:

On the following bodies of Air National Guard:

And the following organizations of the Air Force Reserve:

  • 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Florida

Since October 2003, AFSOC below are all stationed in the continental U.S. Combat Search and Rescue Units ( CSAR), which had previously been performed by the Air Combat Command.

End of September 2006 were among the AFSOC at around 9,300 soldiers of active service, in addition to around 1100 civilians and reservists in addition 2800. This makes it the smallest of the General Command of the USAF.

24th Special Tactics Squadron ( 24th STS)

A special feature is the 24th Special Tactics Squadron ( 24th STS), which administratively belongs to the AFSOC, but operationally the Joint Special Operations Command, the composite command for fighting terrorism is.

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Commanding General of the AFSOC since November 27, 2007 Lieutenant General Donal C. Wurster The Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command is Major General Kurt A. Cichowski Chief Master Sergeant is currently Michael P. Gilbert, Command Chief Master Sergeant

Equipment

The equipment include different variants of the C -130 ( AC/HC/MC-130 ) along with some C-27 as well as various helicopters (UH -1, MH -53, HH -60 ) and V -22, modified all more or less for the intended use. Overall, the AFSOC are about 160 aircraft available.

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