550th Special Operations Squadron
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The 550th Special Operations Squadron (nicknamed "Wolfpack")[2] was a special operations flying training squadron of the United States Air Force.
550th Special Operations Squadron | |
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Active | 1971–2016 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Special Operations Training |
Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
Garrison/HQ | Kirtland Air Force Base |
Nickname(s) | Wolfpack |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
Insignia | |
550th Special Operations Squadron emblem (approved 25 November 1987)[1] | |
1550th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 22 May 1984)[1] |
It was activated in 1971 as the 1550th Flying Training Squadron, responsible for helicopter flying training. It relocated from Hill Air Force Base to Kirtland Air Force Base in 1976 and in 1987 converted to special operations training and was reequipped with fixed-wing aircraft. The squadron was redesignated as the 550th Flying Training Squadron in 1991 and as the 550th Special Operations Squadron in 1994, when it became part of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated Lockheed HC-130s and Lockheed MC-130s and was inactivated in 2016.