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... This is a list of United States Air Force special operations squadrons ... It covers units considered to be special operations forces such as special operations and special tactics squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons ... The majority of the units in this list are assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the United States Air Force ...
... police to better respond to worldwide contingencies and protect Air Force resources ... Consequently, Air Force Chief of Staff directed SP staff to reorganize the entire career field ... In April 1997, three distinct career fields or Air Force Specialties (Air Force Specialty Code - AFSC) merged to become "Security Forces" (SF) ...
... The United States Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) is a squadron under the Air Force Special Operations Training Center (AFSOTC), which falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) ... AFSOC is the Air Force component of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) ... USAFSOS provides education to turn skilled Airmen into special operators ...
... Army Air Corps in May 1943 ... In September 1945 Aderholt went to Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, assigned as a staff pilot with the Army Air Forces Eastern Flying Training Command ... After completion of Air Tactical School at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, in December 1948, Aderholt returned to Maxwell and served as a flight instructor and flying safety officer with the 3800th Air Base ...
... and variety of nuclear weapons, requiring Special Weapons Command to engage in R D work and expand its test support activities ... losing its major command status, and was incorporated within the framework of the new Air Research and Development Command (ARDC), which had been established in September 1950 as a major command ... SWC was re-designated the Air Force Special Weapons Center (AFSWC) ...
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