318th Special Operations Squadron
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The 318th Special Operations Squadron flies the
History
The squadron was activated on 1 May 1944 as the 318th Troop Carrier Squadron (Commando) at
C-47 Skytrain
transport. The squadron was inactivated 25 March 1946.
Reactivated on 15 November 1971 at
Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, the unit was stood up as the 318th Special Operations Squadron, serving under 1st Special Operations Wing. The unit's mission was to provide unconventional warfare support in Vietnam with the Lockheed C-130 Hercules
until inactivation on 1 June 1974.
The unit was most recently reactivated on 16 May 2008. The unit replace a detachment that had operated the Pilatus PC-12 since 27 July 2007, first at Hurlburt Field, Florida as 1st Special Operations Group, Detachment 4, then after 30 December 2007 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico as 27th Special Operations Group, Detachment 2.[2]
Lineage
- Constituted as the 318th Troop Carrier Squadron, Commando on 1 May 1944 and activated
- Inactivated on 25 March 1946
- Redesignated 318th Special Operations Squadron on 21 October 1971
- Activated on 15 November 1971
- Inactivated on 1 June 1974
- Activated on 2 May 2008[1]
Assignments
- 3d Air Commando Group, 1 May 1944 – 25 March 1946.
- 1st Special Operations Wing, 15 November 1971 – 1 June 1974
- 27th Special Operations Group, 2 May 2008 – present[1]
Stations
- Camp Mackall, North Carolina, 1 May 1944
- Dunnellon Army Air Field, Florida, 15 August 1944
- Camp Mackall, North Carolina, 12 September 1944
- Baer Field, Indiana, 30 September-ii October 1944
- Nadzab Airfield Complex, New Guinea, 26 October 1944;
- Leyte, Philippines, (undetermined location), 5 January 1945
- Mangaldan Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 26 January 1945
- Laoag Airfield, Luzon, Philippines, 15 April 1945
- Atsugi Airfield, Japan, 20 September-7 October 1945)
- Chitose Air Base, Japan, 27 October 1945 – 25 March 1946.
- Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, 15 November 1971 – 1 June 1974
- Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, 2 May 2008 – present[1]
Aircraft
- Waco CG-4, 1944[2]
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain, 1944–1946[2]
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules, 1971–1974[2]
- PZL C-145A Skytruck, 2007–2013[3]
- Pilatus PC-12, 2007–present[2]
References
- Notes
- ^ a b c d e f Robertson, Patsy (7 August 2008). "Factsheet 318 Special Operations Squadron (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "318th Special Operations Squadron". Cannon Air Force Base. United States Air Force. Archived from the original on 9 March 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Pons Abascal, Alexxis. "C-145As take final flight at Cannon AFB, relocate to Duke Field". United States Air Force. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. Air Force Combat Units of World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. LCCN 61060979.
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II (PDF) (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. OCLC 72556.
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
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