150th Special Operations Squadron
150th Special Operations Squadron | |
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Active | 1956–2008 unknown–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | New Jersey |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Role | Transport |
Part of | New Jersey Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
Insignia | |
150th Special Operations Squadron emblem[2] | |
150th Air Refueling Squadron emblem | |
150th Air Transport Squadron emblem |
The 150th Special Operations Squadron (150 SOS), equipped with the C-32B aircraft, is a unit of the 108th Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard. It provides global airlift to special response teams within the Department of Defense and other agencies.
The
History
Airlift operations
The
The Constellations were retired in 1973, being replaced with the
Air refueling operations
In 1977, upon receipt of
On 1 October 1993, the squadron's parent
In September 1994, for over 30 days, five aircraft and 300 squadron members deployed to
The squadron was inactivated in 2008, as the Air Force retired the KC-135E from the inventory.
Special operations
The squadron was reactivated from the previous 227th Special Operations Flight and equipped with the Boeing C-32 for special operations.[3] It was operational by August 2015, when a loadmaster with the squadron was photographed as part of military involvement in a TV show.[4]
The squadron's mission is to "[p]rovide dedicated rapid response airlift to the Department of Defense in support of United States Government crisis response events domestic and abroad."[2] These include responses to terrorist incidents. Its aircraft do not carry standard United States Air Force markings, and the serial/registration numbers they display are subject to change. At the rear of the cabin, the usual cargo space in the hold has been reconfigured to accommodate enlarged fuel tanks, extending the aircraft's unrefueled maximum range to 6000 nautical miles. The aircraft have also been given an air refueling capability and a satellite communications package.[3]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 150th Air Transport Squadron, Light and allotted to the Air National Guard c. 1956
- Extended federal recognition and activated, 1 February 1956
- Redesignated 150th Aeromedical Evacuation Transport Squadron, Light on 1 February 1957
- Redesignated 150th Air Transport Squadron, Heavy on 10 December 1963
- Redesignated 150th Military Airlift Squadron on 1 January 1966
- Redesignated 150th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron c. 1 December 1969
- Redesignated 150th Tactical Airlift Squadron on 22 June 1973
- Redesignated 150th Air Refueling Squadron, Heavy on 1 April 1977
- Redesignated 150th Air Refueling Squadron c. 16 March 1992
- Inactivated 31 March 2008
- Redesignated 150th Special Operations Squadron
- Activated unknown
Assignments
- 108th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 1 February 1956
- 106th Aeromedical Transport Group, 1 September 1958
- 170th Air Transport Group (later 170th Military Airlift Group, 170th Aeromedical Airlift Group, 170th Tactical Airlift Group, 170th Air Refueling Group), 18 January 1964
- 108th Operations Group, 30 September 1993 – 2008
- 108th Operations Group, unknown – present
Stations
- Newark Municipal Airport, New Jersey, 1 February 1956
- McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, 1 July 1965 – 31 March 2008; Unknown-present
Aircraft
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References
Notes
- ^ "Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 10 November 2020. (search)
- ^ a b "108th Wing Units". 108th Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ a b American Special Operations.
- ^ "Justin Gielski: American Ninja Warrior". 15 August 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2022. DOD VIRIN 150819-Z-AL508-004.JPG.
- ^ 150th Special Operations Squadron (26 August 2011). Air Force Instruction 11-2C-32B Volume 3 (PDF). Secretary of the Air Force. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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- American Special Operations. "Boeing C-32B". American Special Ops. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency