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What Is the Air Force Special Forces?

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The Air Force Special Operations Command is the special wing of the U.S. Air Force.

The special forces component of the U.S. Air Force is run under the Air Force Special Operations Command. This is, in turn, part of United States Special Operations Command, based at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

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    1. History

      • The Air Force Special Operations Command was activate on May 22, 1990 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Since then, the Air Force Special Operations Command has been deployed in both Gulf Wars, Afghanistan, the Balkans, Haiti and Somalia.

      720th Special Tactics Group

      • The 720th Special Tactics Group is an important ground-force component of the Air Force Special Operations Command. This group includes the para-rescuemen, who are trained to recover downed aircraft crew in hostile environments.

      1st Special Operations Wing

      • The First Special Operations Wing are another aspect of the Air Force Special Operations Command, and are tasked with highly specialized air missions. Since the start of the War on Terror in October 2001, this wing has conducted 75,000 combat hours on 25,000 sorties.

      18th Flight Test Squadron

      • The 18th Flight Test Squadron is the test-pilot wing of the Air Force Special Operations Command. It is responsible for testing and evaluating experimental aircraft, composed of approximately 96 members and based at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

      Aircraft

      • The Air Force Special Operations Command operates numerous aircraft, including the AC-130H/U Gunship, the MC-130P Combat Shadow and the Scan Eagle Unmanned Aircraft System.

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