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Air Force Special Operations Command was established May 22, 1990. AFSOC is the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command, a unified command. Component Units:
The 16th Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida is the oldest, largest and most seasoned unit in AFSOC.
The 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom, is the designated Air Force component for Special Operations Command Europe. Its squadrons are the 7th SOS, which flies the MC-130H Combat Talon II; the 21st SOS, equipped with the MH-53J Pave Low; and the 67th SOS, with the MC-130P Combat Shadow.
The 353rd Special Operations Group, with headquarters at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is the Air Force component for Special Operations Command Pacific. Its squadrons are the 1st SOS, which flies the MC-130H Combat Talon; the 17th SOS, with the MC-130P Combat Shadow; and the 31st SOS at Osan Air Base, Korea, which flies the MH-53J Pave Low helicopter.
Air Reserve Components include the 919th Special Operations Wing at Duke Field, Fl., whose 5th SOS flies the MC-130P and 711th SOS flies the MC-130E; the 193rd Special Operations Wing at Harrisburg International Airport, Pa., flies the EC-130E Commando Solo.
The USAF Special Operations School, 18th Test Flight Squadron and the 720th Special Tactics Group are also headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
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Elite Air Force Scouts
http://csmonitor.com/2002/0327/p01s03-usmi.html
Christian Science Monitor article on the USAF Combat Control Team, including Afghan battle stories from their ranks. -
Jolly Green Association
http://www.jollygreen.org/
Offers membership, scholarship, and reunion information, news, research projects, history, and after action reports for an association of pararescue operators. -
Specialtactics.com
http://www.specialtactics.com/
Contains news, FAQs, cross-training and service transfer information, warning orders, training, careerfield descriptions, documents, workouts, media, and links related to pararescue, combat control, and combat weather units.
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