6th Special Operations Squadron
| 6th Special Operations Squadron | |
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 6th Special Operations Squadron Patch |
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| Active | 30 September 1944 – 3 November 1945 18 April 1962 – 15 November 1969 8 January 1970 – 15 September 1974 1 April 1994 – present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Special Operations |
| Part of | Air Force Special Operations Command 1st Special Operations Wing 1st Special Operations Group |
| Garrison/HQ | Hurlburt Field |
| Decorations |  PUC GUC AFOUA w/V Device RVGC w/ Palm |
The 6th Special Operations Squadron (6 SOS) is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It is a combat aviation advisory unit.
Its mission is to assess, train, advise, and assist foreign aviation forces in airpower employment, sustainment and force integration.[1]
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History[edit]
The 6th flew combat missions in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II from 17 October 1944 – 8 May 1945.[2]
It again flew combat missions from 1 March 1968 to 15 November 1969 during the Vietnam War. The squadron went on to conduct replacement training for US and allied pilots in A-37 Dragonfly aircraft from January 1970 – September 1974.[2]
Since 1994 the squadron has sent advisers to help US-allied forces employ and sustain their own airpower resources and, when necessary, integrate those resources into joint and multi-national operations.[1]
Lineage[edit]
- 6th Fighter Squadron (Commando) (1944–1966)
- 6th Air Commando Squadron, Fighter (1966–1968)
- 6th Special Operations Squadron (1968–1972)
- 6th Special Operations Training Squadron (1972–1994)
- 6th Special Operations Flight (1994)
- 6th Special Operations Squadron (1994 – present)
Assignments[edit]
- 1st Air Commando Group (1944–1945)
- Tactical Air Command (1962)
- 1st Air Commando Wing (1962–1968)
- 14th Air Commando Wing (1968)
- 633d Special Operations Wing (1968–1969)
- 4410th Combat Crew Training Wing (1970–1973)
- 1st Special Operations Wing (1973–1974)
- 23d Tactical Fighter Wing (1974)
- 1st Special Operations Wing (1994–2012)
- Air Force Special Operations Training Center (2012 – present)
Bases stationed[edit]
- Asansol, India (1944–1945)
- Hay, India (1945)
- Kalaikunda, India (1945)
- Camp Kilmer, New Jersey (1945)
- Eglin Air Force Base Auxiliary Field 9, Florida (1962–1966)
- England Air Force Base, Louisiana (1966–1968)
- Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam (1968–1969)
- England Air Force Base, Louisiana (1970–1974)
- Hurlburt Field, Florida (1994–2012)
- Duke Field, Florida (2012 – present)
Aircraft[edit]
- P-47 (1944–1945)
- P-51 (1945)
- B-26/RB-26 and L-28 (later, U-10) (1962–1963)
- T-28 (1962–1967)
- A-1 (1963, 1966; 1967–1969)
- A-37 (1970–1974)
- UH-1H/N (1996–2012)
- C-130E (1996–2012)
- Mil Mi-8/Mi-17 (2002–2012)
- DHC-6 (2010–2012)
- C-47 (2002–2008)
- An-26 (2003–2007)
- C-145 Skytruck (M28) (2012 – present)
References[edit]
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- ^ a b "Factsheets : 6th Special Operations Squadron". Hurlburt Field. U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e Robertson, Patsy. "Factsheet:6 Special Operations Squadron (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. U.S. Air Force. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
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