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Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) was established May 22, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla. AFSOC is a United States Air Force (USAF) major command and is the air component to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 616 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 974 pixel, file size: 124 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Vector: http://www. ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
Hurlburt Field is a base of the United States Air Force located in Okaloosa County, Florida on the Eglin Air Force Base reservation immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. ...
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Hurlburt Field is a base of the United States Air Force located in Okaloosa County, Florida on the Eglin Air Force Base reservation immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
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Aerial Photo of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida - March 1987 MacDill Air Force Base Emblem showing a KC-135 Stratotanker of the 6th Air Mobility Wing with the Tampa Skyline and Gasparilla ship in the background. ...
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 AFSOC Combat Controller in Afghanistan
 AFSOC's first CV-22 - Sunset, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
 Combat Controllers practice seizing an airfield
AFSOC Special Operations Weathermen
AFSOC provides AF Special Operations Forces (SOF) for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
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Special forces or special operations forces is a term used to describe relatively small military units raised and trained for reconnaissance, unconventional warfare and special operations. ...
The command's SOF are composed of highly trained, rapidly deployable Airmen who are equipped with specialized aircraft. These forces conduct global special operations missions ranging from precision application of firepower, to infiltration, aviation foreign internal defense, exfiltration, resupply and refueling of SOF operational elements.
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. The command's special tactics squadrons combine combat controllers, special operations weathermen and pararescuemen to form versatile SOF teams.
Air Force Combat Controllers, Pararescuemen, Special Operations Weathermen and JTACs (Joint Terminal Attack Controllers) are integrated through JSOC (Joint Special Operations Command) into multiservice Task Forces called Special Mission Units (SMUs) consisting of Army Special Forces, Marine Corps Special Operations (MARSOC), and Navy SEAL teams.
AFSOC core tasks are grouped into seven mission areas: shaping the battlefield; information operations; precision engagement; SOF mobility; agile combat support; aerospace interface.
AFSOC official mission statement: "America's specialized air power…a step ahead in a changing world, delivering Special Operations power anytime, anywhere."
Personnel and Resources AFSOC has approximately 12,900 active-duty, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian personnel. The command's active duty and reserve component flying units operate fixed-wing, rotary-wing, unmanned, and tiltrotor aircraft, including the CV-22, AC-130H/U, C-130, EC-130, MC-130E/H/W, MH-53J/M, UH-1N/H, CN-235-100, An-26, U-28A, CASA 212,MQ-1A/B Predator, and Mi-17. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
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The MC-130E Combat Talon I, MC-130H Combat Talon II, and MC-130W Combat Spear are four-engine turboprop military cargo aircraft operated by the United States Air Force. ...
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The U-28A utility aircraft provides multi-role intra-theater support for special operations forces. ...
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Lineage From the establishment of USSOCOM in June of 1987 until the creation of AFSOC in May 1990, Military Airlift Command's Twenty-Third Air Force (23AF) - minus its aerospace rescue and aeromedical evacuation units - served as the air component of USSOCOM, and the commander, Twenty-Third Air Force, served as the air component commander of USSOCOM. Shield of the 43d Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron C-9 Nightingale used for Aeromedical Evacuation Aeromedical Evacuation (AE) usually refers to specialized medical transportation units in the US Air Force. ...
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Hurlburt Field is a base of the United States Air Force located in Okaloosa County, Florida on the Eglin Air Force Base reservation immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. ...
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352 SOG emblem The 352d Special Operations Group (352 SOG) is the United States Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe, a sub-unified command of the United States European Command. ...
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Air Force Special Tactics are special operations personnel of the United States Air Force under the Air Force Special Operations Command or AFSOC, a branch of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). ...
USAFSOS Shield The United States Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) is a primary support unit of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), the Air Force component of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). ...
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125th Special Tactics The 125th Special Tactics Squadron is the Air National Guards newest unit based in Portland, Oregon. ...
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Air Force Reserve units - 919th Special Operations Wing
The 919th Special Operations Wing (919 SOW) is a Air Force Reserve wing of the United States Air Force based at Duke Field, Florida. ...
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