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8th Air Support Operations Squadron
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The 8th Air Support Operations Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit that was last stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Its first predecessor served during World War II, participating in the amphibious landings in Normandy on D-Day as the 8th Tactical Air Communications Squadron.
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![]() Squadron members, soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Italian army paratroopers Board a CH-47 Chinook | |
Active | 1942–1945; 1984–1991; 1994-2004; 2006–2013 |
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Role | Close air support operations |
Size | Squadron |
Motto(s) | Sparare Avanzere Communicare (Italian for 'Shoot, Scoot, Communicate') (After 2006) |
Engagements | European Theater of Operations Desert Storm[1] |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
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8 Air Support Operations Sq emblem | ![]() |
8th Air Support Operations Group emblem[lower-alpha 1] | ![]() |
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The squadron's second predecessor served in combat during Desert Storm as the 8th Air Support Operations Group, but was inactivated later in 1991. It was activated as a squadron at Aviano in December 2006.