List of United States Air Force special operations squadrons

This is a list of United States Air Force special operations squadrons. It covers aerial units assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the United States Air Force.

Special Operations Squadrons

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Aircraft	Notes
1st Special Operations Squadron		Kadena AB		MC-130H Combat Talon II[1]
2d Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		MQ-9 Reaper	1 March 2009[2]
3d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		MQ-9 Reaper[3]
4th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Ghost Riders"	AC-130U Spooky[4]
5th Special Operations Squadron		Eglin AFB		MC-130E Combat Talon I[5]
6th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		Bell UH-1H & UH-1N, MIL MI-8/MI-17[6]
7th Special Operations Squadron		RAF Mildenhall	"Air Commandos"	MC-130H Combat Talon II[7]
8th Special Operations Squadron		Eglin AFB	"Black Birds"	CV-22 Osprey[8]
9th Special Operations Squadron		Eglin AFB	"Night Wings"	MC-130P[9]
12th Special Operations Squadron		Bien Hoa Air Base, Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam		UC-123B, UC-123K
15th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Global Eagles"	MC-130H Combat Talon II[10]
16th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Spectre"	AC-130H Spectre[11]
17th Special Operations Squadron		Kadena AB	"Shadow"	MC-130P Combat Shadow[1]
18th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		AC-119K Stinger	31 December 1972
19th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		AC-130, MC-130[12]
20th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Green Hornets"
21st Special Operations Squadron		RAF Mildenhall	"Dust Devils"	MH-53J/M Pave Low[7]	9 October 2007[13]
22d Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB	"Zorro"	A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider	1970
31st Special Operations Squadron		Osan AB		MH-53 Pave Low	31 August 2001
33d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		MQ-9 Reaper
34th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		U-28A
55th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Night Hawks"	MH-60G Pave Hawk	16 September 1999[14]
67th Special Operations Squadron		RAF Mildenhall	"Night Owls"	C-130E Hercules, MC-130P Combat Shadow[7]
71st Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB		CV-22 Osprey[15]
73d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		MC-130W Combat Spear[3]
90th Special Operations Squadron		Nha Trang AB			8 July 1973
193d Special Operations Squadron		Pennsylvania ANG	"Quiet Professionals"	EC-130J Commando Solo
309th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		C-123B/K
310th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		C-123B/K
311th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		C-123B/K
318th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		PC-12[3]
319th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		U-28A[16]
427th Special Operations Squadron		Pope Air Force Base
512th Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB		UH-1N Twin Huey, HH-60 Pave Hawk	6 October 2000
522d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Fireballs"	MC-130J Combat Shadow II	11 Apr 2011
524th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Hounds"		6 October 2009
550th Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB	"Wolfpack"	HC-130 King Bird, MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130P Combat Shadow[17]
551st Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		AC-130H, MC-130W	27 April 2007[18]
602d Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB		A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider	1970[19]
606th Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB		C-123 Provider, U-10	15 June 1971
609th Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB		A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider	1 December 1969
711th Special Operations Squadron		Duke Field		MC-130E Combat Talon I[5]
745th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		RC-26	Provisional ANG unit[20]

See also

• List of United States Air Force squadrons
• List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons

References

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