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 SquadronShieldLocationNicknameAircraftNotes 1st Special Operations Squadron Kadena AB MC-130J Commando IISwitching to Commando II in 2020 2d Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field MQ-9 Reaper 1 March 2009 3d Special Operations Squadron Cannon AFB "Dragons" MQ-9 Reaper 4th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field "Ghost Riders" AC-130U Spooky 5th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field U-28A 6th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field UH-1H, UH-1N, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17 7th Special Operations Squadron RAF Mildenhall "Air Commandos" MC-130J Commando II 8th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field "Black Birds" CV-22 Osprey 9th Special Operations Squadron Cannon AFB "Night Wings" MC-130J Commando II 12th Special Operations Squadron1 Tan Son Nhut Airport, Bien Hoa Air Base, Phan Rang Air Base "Ranch Hand" UC-123B, UC-123K 12th Special Operations Squadron2 Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper 15th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field "Global Eagles" MC-130H Combat Talon II 16th Special Operations Squadron Cannon AFB "Spectre" AC-130H SpectreAC-130W 17th Special Operations Squadron Kadena AB "Shadow" MC-130J Commando IIInactivated in 2020 18th Special Operations Squadron Phan Rang AB AC-119K Stinger 31 December 1972 19th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field AC-130, MC-130, U-28A 20th Special Operations Squadron Cannon AFB "Green Hornets" 21st Special Operations Squadron Yokota AB "Dust Devils" CV-22 Osprey9 October 2007 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 67th Special Operations Squadron RAF Mildenhall "Night Owls" MC-130J Commando II 71st Special Operations Squadron Kirtland AFB CV-22 Osprey 73d Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field "Ghostrider"AC-130J 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 319th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field U-28A 415th Special Operations SquadronKirtland AFBMC-130J Commando II, HC-130J Combat King IITraining Squadron 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 Commando II Inactivated in 2014 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 Inactive 551st Special Operations Squadron Cannon AFB AC-130H, MC-130W 15 Jun 2021 602d Special Operations Squadron Nahkon Phanom RTAFB A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider 1970 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 745th Special Operations Squadron Hurlburt Field RC-26 Provisional ANG unitFactsheets : Air Force Special Operations Training Center
See also List of United States Air Force squadrons List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons
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