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.
Squadron | Shield | Location | Nickname | Aircraft | Notes |
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1st Special Operations Squadron | Kadena AB | MC-130J Commando II | Switching to Commando II in 2020 | ||
2d Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | MQ-9 Reaper | 1 March 2009[1] | ||
3d Special Operations Squadron | Cannon AFB | "Dragons" | MQ-9 Reaper[2] | ||
4th Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | "Ghost Riders" | AC-130U Spooky[3] | ||
5th Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | U-28A[4] | |||
6th Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | UH-1H, UH-1N, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17[5] | |||
7th Special Operations Squadron | RAF Mildenhall | "Air Commandos" | MC-130J Commando II | ||
8th Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | "Black Birds" | CV-22 Osprey[6] | ||
9th Special Operations Squadron | Cannon AFB | "Night Wings" | MC-130J Commando II | ||
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[7] | ||
16th Special Operations Squadron | Cannon AFB | "Spectre" | AC-130H Spectre[8]AC-130W | ||
17th Special Operations Squadron | Kadena AB | "Shadow" | MC-130J Commando II[9] | Inactivated 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[10] | |||
20th Special Operations Squadron | Cannon AFB | "Green Hornets" | |||
21st Special Operations Squadron | RAF Mildenhall | "Dust Devils" | MH-53J/M Pave Low[11] | 9 October 2007[12] | |
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[13] | |
67th Special Operations Squadron | RAF Mildenhall | "Night Owls" | MC-130J Commando II[11] | ||
71st Special Operations Squadron | Kirtland AFB | CV-22 Osprey[14] | |||
73d Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | "Ghostrider" | AC-130J[2] | ||
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[2] | |||
319th Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | U-28A[15] | |||
415th Special Operations Squadron | Kirtland AFB | MC-130J Commando II, HC-130J Combat King II | Training 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[16] | 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[17] | ||
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[4] | |||
745th Special Operations Squadron | Hurlburt Field | RC-26 | Provisional ANG unit[18] |
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