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USAF Special Operations Command - Organization
USAF Special Operations come under control of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). AFSOC is made up of a number of wings, groups and squadrons.
Active Duty Units
- 1st Special Operations Wing
Hurlburt Field, FL
- 1st Special Operations Group
- 1st Special Operations Support Squadron
- 4th Special Operations Squadron
operates: AC-130U Gunship
- 8th Special Operations Squadron
operates: CV-22 Osprey
- 15th Special Operations Squadron
operates: MC-130H Combat Talon II
- 23rd Special Operations Weather Squadron
- 34th Special Operations Squadron
operates: U-28A
- 319th Special Operations Squadron
operates: U-28A
- 1st Special Operations Support Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group
- 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group
- 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Component Maintenance Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron
- 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Medical Group
- 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Group
- 24th Special Operations Wing
Hurlburt Field, FL
note: Special Tactics Squadrons (STS) field Combat Controllers, Pararescuemen,Special Operations Weather Teams and Tactical Air Control Parties (TACPs). The exception is the 17th STS which only fields. TACPs- 720th Special Tactics Group,
- 720th Special Tactics Group, Detachment 1
Hurlburt Field, FL - 17th Special Tactics Squadron
Ft. Benning, GA - 21st Special Tactics Squadron
Pope Field, NC
- 22nd Special Tactics Squadron
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. - 23rd Special Tactics Squadron
Hurlburt Field, FL - 26th Special Tactics Squadron
Cannon Air Force Base, NM - 720th Operations Support Squadron
Hurlburt Field, FL
- 720th Special Tactics Group, Detachment 1
- 724th Special Tactics Group,
Hurlburt Field, FL- 24th Special Tactics Squadron,
Pope Field, NC - 724th Operations Support Squadron,
Pope Field, NC - 724th Intelligence Squadron,
Pope Field, NC - 724th Special Tactics Support Squadron
Pope Field, NC
- 24th Special Tactics Squadron,
- Special Tactics Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field, FL
- 720th Special Tactics Group,
- Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center
- 6th Special Operations Squadron
Duke Field, FL
operates: C-145A Sky Truck
- 18th Flight Test Squadron
Hurlburt Field, FL
(evaluates AFSOC aircraft and tactics) - 19th Special Operations Squadron
Formal Training
- 371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron
- 551st Special Operations Squadron
(training) - USAF Special Operations School,
Hurlburt Field, FL
- 6th Special Operations Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Wing
Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico
- 27th Special Operations Group
- 3rd Special Operations Squadron
operates: MQ-1 Predator
- 9th Special Operations Squadron
operates: MC-130J Commando II
- 12th Special Operations Squadron
(provides remotely piloted aircraft launch and recovery operations) - 20th Special Operations Squadron
operates: CV-22 Osprey
- 16th Special Operations Squadron
operates: AC-130J Ghostrider
- 27th Special Operations Support Squadron
- 33rd Special Operations Squadron
operates: MQ-9 Reaper UAVs
- 56th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron
(provides specialized intelligence support)
- 73rd Special Operations Squadron
operates: AC-130W Stinger II
- 318th Special Operations Squadron
operates: U-28A
- 522nd Special Operations Squadron
operates: MC-130J Commando II
- 524th Special Operations Squadron
operates: C-146A Wolfhound
- 3rd Special Operations Squadron
- 27th Maintenance Group
- 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 27th Mission Support Group
- 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squardron
- 27th Special Operations Communications Squardron
- 27th Special Operations Contracting Squardron
- 27th Special Operations Force Support Squardron
- 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squardron
- 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squardron
- 27th Medical Group
- 27th Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Medical Support Squadron
- 27th Special Operations Group
- 352nd Special Operations Wing
RAF Mildenhall, England
- 752nd Special Operations Group
- 7th Special Operations Squadron
operates: CV-22 Osprey
- 67th Special Operations Squadron
operates: MC-130J Commando II
- 321st Special Tactics Squadron
deploys: Special Tactics Teams - 352nd Operations Support Squadron
- 7th Special Operations Squadron
- 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Group
- 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron
- 352nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Support Squadron
- 752nd Special Operations Group
- 353rd Special Operations Group
Kadena Air Base, Japan
- 1st Special Operations Squadron
operates: MC-130H Combat Talon II
- 17th Special Operations Squadron
operates: MC-130J Commando II
- 320th Special Tactics Squadron
deploys: Special Tactics Teams
- 353rd SpecialOperations Support Squadron
- 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron
- 1st Special Operations Squadron
- 427th Special Operations Squadron
Pope Air Force Base, NC
operates: C212-200, C212-300, CN235, PC-6
Air Force Reserves
- 919th Special Operations Wing
Duke Field, FL- 919th Special Operations Group
- 2nd Special Operations Squadron ((Hurlburt Field, FL)
operates: MQ-9 Reaper UAVs - 5th Special Operations Squadron (Hurlburt Field, FL)
(trains U-28 pilots and Combat Aviation Advisors) - 49th Special Operations Squadron (reserves)
operates: C-146A Wolfhound - 711th Special Operations Squadron
operates: C-145A Sky Truck - 919th Special Operations Support Squadron
- 2nd Special Operations Squadron ((Hurlburt Field, FL)
- 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group
- 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 919th Maintenance Operations Flight
- 919th Special Operations Mission Support Group
- 919th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Communications Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Force Support Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron
- 919th Special Operations Group
Air National Guard (ANG)
- 193rd Special Operations Wing,
Harrisburg International Airport, PA
- 112th Air Operations Squadron
- 148th Air Support Operations Squadron
- 193rd Special Operations Squadron
operates: EC-130J Commando Solo - 201st Red Horse Squadron
- 203rd Weather Flight
- 211th Engineering Installation Squadron
- 271st Combat Communications Squadron
- 553rd Air Force Band
- 123rd Special Tactics Squadron
(Kentucky Air National Guard)
Standiford Field, KY
- 125th Special Tactics Squadron
(Oregon Air National Guard)
Portland International Airport, OR
- 150th Special Operations Squadron
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
(listed under the 108th Air Refueling Wing but manned by AFSOC crews)
operates: Boeing C-32B
- 209th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron
Gulfport, MS
- 137th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron
(Michigan Air National Guard)
Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI
- 280th Combat Communications Squadron
(Alabama Air National Guard)
Dothan Regional Airport, AL
- 107th Weather Flight
(Michigan Air National Guard)
Selfridge Air National Guard Base, MI
- 146th Weather Flight
(Pennsylvania Air National Guard)
Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station, PA
- 181st Weather Flight
(Texas Air National Guard)
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, TX
