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22nd Special Tactics Squadron: McChord Air Force Base, Washington: Active [3] 23rd Special Tactics Squadron: Hurlburt Field, Florida: Active [3] 24th Special Tactics Squadron: Pope Field, North Carolina: Active [3] 26th Special Tactics Squadron: Cannon AFB, New Mexico: Active [4] 123rd Special Tactics Squadron: Louisville IAP, Kentucky ...
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"
The 26th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the Special Tactics units of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It is garrisoned at Cannon Air Force Base , New Mexico. From 1991 to 1992, the squadron's predecessor, the 7026th Special Activities Squadron was stationed in Europe.
The 23rd Special Tactics Squadron (23rd STS) is an active ground unit, within the 24th Special Operations Wing (24 SOW) United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It is garrisoned at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 23rd STS was previously designated the 1723rd Special Tactics Squadron prior to 1992.
As the Air Force's Tier 1 unit, the 24th STS provides special operations airmen to the Joint Special Operations Command, including Pararescuemen, Combat Controllers, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control Party personnel. 24th STS members are also trained to conduct classified and clandestine operations such as direct action, counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency, hostage rescue, and ...
Special operations units of the United States Air Force (6 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Air force special forces units" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Special Tactics Squadrons are organized, trained and equipped specifically for various special operations missions facilitating air operations on the battlefield. They conduct combat search and rescue missions, collect intelligence, as well as call in close air support or airstrikes against enemy combatants and are often partnered with other U.S. special operations forces overseas.
The United States Air Force and its predecessors include a number of specialized Air Force Squadrons. These units vary widely in size and may include several hundred enlisted airmen commanded by an officer in the rank of captain to lieutenant colonel. A squadron may include two or three subordinate flights.