List of United States Air Force special operations squadrons

This is a list of United States Air Force special operations squadrons. It covers aerial units assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the United States Air Force.

Special Operations Squadrons

Squadron	Shield	Location	Nickname	Aircraft	Notes
1st Special Operations Squadron		Kadena AB		MC-130J Commando II	Switching to Commando II in 2020
2d Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		MQ-9 Reaper	1 March 2009[1]
3d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Dragons"	MQ-9 Reaper[2]
4th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Ghost Riders"	AC-130U Spooky[3]
5th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		U-28A[4]
6th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		UH-1H, UH-1N, Mil Mi-8, Mil Mi-17[5]
7th Special Operations Squadron		RAF Mildenhall	"Air Commandos"	MC-130J Commando II
8th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Black Birds"	CV-22 Osprey[6]
9th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Night Wings"	MC-130J Commando II
12th Special Operations Squadron1		Tan Son Nhut Airport, Bien Hoa Air Base, Phan Rang Air Base	"Ranch Hand"	UC-123B, UC-123K
12th Special Operations Squadron2		Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico		General Atomics MQ-1 Predator, General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
15th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Global Eagles"	MC-130H Combat Talon II[7]
16th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Spectre"	AC-130H Spectre[8]AC-130W
17th Special Operations Squadron		Kadena AB	"Shadow"	MC-130J Commando II[9]	Inactivated in 2020
18th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		AC-119K Stinger	31 December 1972
19th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		AC-130, MC-130, U-28A[10]
20th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Green Hornets"
21st Special Operations Squadron		Yokota AB	"Dust Devils"	CV-22 Osprey[11]	9 October 2007[12]
22d Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB	"Zorro"	A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider	1970
31st Special Operations Squadron		Osan AB		MH-53 Pave Low	31 August 2001
33d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		MQ-9 Reaper
34th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		U-28A
55th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Night Hawks"	MH-60G Pave Hawk	16 September 1999[13]
67th Special Operations Squadron		RAF Mildenhall	"Night Owls"	MC-130J Commando II[11]
71st Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB		CV-22 Osprey[14]
73d Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field	"Ghostrider"	AC-130J[2]
90th Special Operations Squadron		Nha Trang AB			8 July 1973
193d Special Operations Squadron		Pennsylvania ANG	"Quiet Professionals"	EC-130J Commando Solo
309th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		C-123B/K
310th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		C-123B/K
311th Special Operations Squadron		Phan Rang AB		C-123B/K
318th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		PC-12[2]
319th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		U-28A[15]
415th Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB		MC-130J Commando II, HC-130J Combat King II	Training Squadron
427th Special Operations Squadron		Pope Air Force Base
512th Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB		UH-1N Twin Huey, HH-60 Pave Hawk	6 October 2000
522d Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Fireballs"	MC-130J Commando II	Inactivated in 2014
524th Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB	"Hounds"		6 October 2009
550th Special Operations Squadron		Kirtland AFB	"Wolfpack"	HC-130 King Bird, MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130P Combat Shadow[16]	Inactive
551st Special Operations Squadron		Cannon AFB		AC-130H, MC-130W	15 Jun 2021
602d Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB		A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider	1970[17]
606th Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB		C-123 Provider, U-10	15 June 1971
609th Special Operations Squadron		Nahkon Phanom RTAFB		A-1E/G/H/J Skyraider	1 December 1969
711th Special Operations Squadron		Duke Field		MC-130E Combat Talon I[4]
745th Special Operations Squadron		Hurlburt Field		RC-26	Provisional ANG unit[18]

See also

• List of United States Air Force squadrons
• List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons