U.S. AIR FORCE
Air Force Special Operations Command

ORGANIZATION

AFSOC Headquarters: Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
16th Special Operations Wing: Located at Hurlburt Field. MC-130 E/H (8th Special Operations Squadron flies the E, 15th SOS flies the H), AC-130 H/U (4th SOS flies the U, 16th SOS flies the H), MH-53J (20th SOS), MC-130P (9th SOS-prepositioned at Eglin AFB, Florida), MH-60G (55th SOS), C-130 E, UH-1 N, (the 6th SOS is the Wing's combat aviation advisory unit)
352nd Special Operations Group: Located at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. MH-53J (21st SOS), MC-130 H (7th SOS), MC-130 P (67th SOS), MC-130N (Also contains 321st Special Tactics Squadron; see units, below)
353rd Special Operations Group: Located at Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan. MC-130H/P (1st SOS flies the H, 17th SOS flies the P), MH-53J (31st SOS, located at Osan Air Base, Korea) (Also contains the 320th Special Tactics Squadron: see units below)
193rd Special Operations Wing (Air National Guard): Located at Harrisburg IAP, Pennsylvania. EC-130E. Contains 123rd Special Tactics Flight (Standiford Field, Kentucky), 107th Air Weather Flight (Selfridge ANGB, Michigan), 146th AWF (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), 181st AWF (Dallas, Texas)
919th Special Operations Wing (Air Force Reserve): Located at Duke Field, Florida. MC-130 E/P. Contains 711th SOS (MC-130 E) and 5th SOS (MC-130 P).
720th Special Tactics Group: Located at Hurlburt Field Florida. Contains the 10th Combat Weather Squadron, 21st Special Tactics Squadron (Pope AFB, North Carolina), 22nd Special Tactics Squadron (McChord AFB, Washington), 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, 24th Special Tactics Squadron (Pope AFB, North Carolina)
USAF Special Operations School: Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
18th Flight Test Squadron: Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
AFSOC Air Support Operations Squadron: Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Total Aircraft:
8 AC-130H Spectre gunships
13 AC-130U Spooky gunships
36 MH-53J Pave Low helicopters
10 MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters
8 MC-130E Combat Talon I
21 MC-130H Combat Talon II
5 EC-130E (PSYOP aircraft)
8 EC-130 Airborne Command, Control, and Communications
24 MC-130P Combat Shadow (Refueling)
2 UH-1N helicopters
MISSION

Provide infiltration/exfiltration for agents and special operations forces.
Provide resupply to forces in the field.
Provide aerial fire support/fire support control for special operations forces.
Other special operations (PSYOPS support, BLU-82 operations, etc.).


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Para-Rescue

ORGANIZATION

720th Special Tactics Group. Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
21st Special Tactics Squadron. Located at Pope AFB, North Carolina.
22nd Special Tactics Squadron. Located at McChord AFB, Washington.
23rd Special Tactics Squadron. Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
24th Special Tactics Squadron. Located at Pope AFB, North Carolina
320th Special Tactics Squadron. Located at Kadena AFB, Okinawa, Japan.
321st Special Tactics Squadron. Located at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom.
41st Rescue Squadron. Located at Moody AFB, Georgia.
66th Rescue Squadron. Located at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
Kirtland AFB Detachment, New Mexico.
Lackland AFB Detachment, Texas.
56th Rescue Squadron. Located at Keflavik Naval Air Station, Iceland.
Kadena AFB Detachment, Okinawa, Japan.
Guard/Reserve:
106th Rescue Wing. Located at Suffolk County, New York.
Moffett Field Detachment, California.
Portland IAP Detachment, Oregon.
301st Rescue Wing. Located at Patrick AFB, Florida.
210th Rescue Wing. Located at Kulis ANGB, Alaska.
305th Rescue Wing. Located at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
TRAINING

Combat Control/Pararescue Selection, Lackland AFB, Texas (12 Weeks)
Special Forces Combat Diver, Key West Naval Air Station, Florida (5 Weeks)
US Army Basic Airborne, Fort Benning, Georgia (3 Weeks)
US Army Basic Military Freefall (HALO), Fort Bragg, North Carolina (4 Weeks)
US Air Force Combat Survival, Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington (3 Weeks)
Special Operations Combat Medic Course, Fort Bragg, North Carolina (22 Weeks)
Pararescue Recovery Specialist Course, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico (20 Weeks)
MISSION

Search and Rescue (SAR)
Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR)
Recovery support for NASA
Other limited operations as applicable
NOTE

Para-Rescue wears the Maroon Beret.


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Combat Controller Teams

ORGANIZATION

Air Combat Controller Teams (ACC) are organized into the same units as Pararescue, above. Additional members are tasked to various special operations units to provide coordination. Members may be further tasked to deployed teams to provide on the ground assistance.
TRAINING

Combat Control/Pararescue Selection - Lackland AFB, Texas (12 Weeks)
Special Forces Combat Diver - Key West Naval Air Station, Florida (5 Weeks)
US Army Basic Airborne - Fort Benning, Georgia (3 Weeks)
US Army Basic Military Freefall (HALO) - Fort Bragg, North Carolina (4 Weeks)
US Air Force Combat Survival - Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington (3 Weeks)
US Air Force Air Traffic Control - Kessler Air Force Base, Mississippi (10 Weeks)
Combat Control - Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina (12 Weeks)
MISSION

Provide forward Air Traffic Control Zones in combat areas (Drop Zones, Landing Zones, Extraction Zones, Recovery Zones).
Provide ground based fire control for AC-130 operations.
Command and control, surveying capabilities, limited weather observations, demolitions to clear obstructions.
NOTE

Combat Controllers wear the Scarlet Beret.


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Special Operations Meteorologists

ORGANIZATION

AFSOC Units:
10th Combat Weather Squadron
Headquarters - Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida
Detachment 1 - Located at Fort Lewis, Washington. Supports 1st Special Forces Group.
Detachment 2 - Located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Supports 5th Special Forces Group and 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
Detachment 3 - Located at Fort Carson, Colorado. Supports 10th Special Forces Group.
Detachment 4 - Located at Fort Benning, Georgia. Supports 75th Ranger Regiment, 2nd & 3rd Ranger Battalion.
Detachment 5 - Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Supports 3rd Special Forces Group, 7th Special Forces Group.
OL-A (Operating Location-Alpha), 10CWS - Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Located at Hunter Army AirField, Georgia. Supports 1st Ranger Battalion.
OL-A, 321st Special Tactics Squadron - Located at Panzer Kaserne, Germany. Supports 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group.
OL-A, 320th Special Tactics Squadron - Located at Torii Station, Japan. Supports 1st Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group.
720th Special Tactics Squadron - Located at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Staff position.
ACC Units:
18th Air Support Operations Squadron - Located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Supports 101st Airborne Division
18th Weather Squadron - Located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Supports XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, 18th Aviation Brigade.
TRAINING

Air Force Forecasting Training
Jump School
Limited tactical training
MISSION

Provide meteorological and oceanographic information in/for special operations theaters, including tactical infiltration, forecasting, working with host nations personnel, mission tailoring and data collection/analysis.
Operate in either forward bases or behind enemy lines.
NOTE

They wear the Grey Beret.