Air Force Special Operations Command
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Air Force Special Operations Command is the U.S. Air Force’s component of the special operations community, responsible for providing specialized airpower, including infiltration, exfiltration, precision strike, and intelligence support for special operations missions worldwide.
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Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
major command of the United States Air Force
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special operations force component ⓘ |
| abbreviation | AFSOC ⓘ |
| componentOf |
U.S. Special Operations Command
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surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| conflictInvolvement |
Global War on Terrorism
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Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Inherent Resolve ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ |
| controls |
1st Special Operations Wing
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24th Special Operations Wing ⓘ 27th Special Operations Wing ⓘ 352d Special Operations Wing ⓘ 353d Special Operations Wing ⓘ 492d Special Operations Wing ⓘ 919th Special Operations Wing ⓘ Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ |
| dateActivated | 22 May 1990 ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1990 ⓘ |
| employs |
Combat Controllers
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Pararescuemen ⓘ Special Reconnaissance airmen ⓘ Special Tactics Officers ⓘ Tactical Air Control Party specialists ⓘ |
| garrison | Hurlburt Field ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hurlburt Field
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surface form:
Hurlburt Field, Florida
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| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct global special operations missions
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provide Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional combatant commanders ⓘ provide specialized airpower for special operations ⓘ |
| motto | Any Time, Any Place ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
United States Air Force
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U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| partOf |
Department of Defense
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surface form:
U.S. Department of Defense
U.S. Special Operations Command ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
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| precededBy | Twenty-Third Air Force ⓘ |
| responsibility |
aviation foreign internal defense
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battlefield air operations ⓘ close air support for special operations forces ⓘ command and control of Air Force special operations forces ⓘ exfiltration of special operations forces ⓘ infiltration of special operations forces ⓘ information operations support ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance support ⓘ precision strike ⓘ psychological operations support ⓘ specialized air mobility ⓘ |
| role | air component of United States Special Operations Command ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | worldwide ⓘ |
| typeOf |
air component command
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special operations command ⓘ |
| usesAircraft |
AC-130 gunship
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MV-22B Osprey ⓘ
surface form:
CV-22B Osprey
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
MC-130 special operations tanker/transport
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper ⓘ
surface form:
MQ-9 Reaper
U-28A Draco ⓘ |
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
this entity surface form:
Air Force Combat Controllers
this entity surface form:
Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center
this entity surface form:
Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters
this entity surface form:
United States Air Force Special Operations Forces
this entity surface form:
Air Force Special Operations Forces
subject surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
this entity surface form:
Air Force special operations forces
this entity surface form:
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Forces assigned to CENTCOM
this entity surface form:
U.S. Air Force special operations units
1st Special Operations Mission Support Group
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commandStructure
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Air Force Special Operations Command
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this entity surface form:
United States Air Force Special Operations Forces
subject surface form:
Hurlburt Field
subject surface form:
Hurlburt Field
this entity surface form:
United States Air Force Special Operations Command
this entity surface form:
United States Air Force Special Operations Command
1st Special Operations Maintenance Group
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isPartOfCommandStructure
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Air Force Special Operations Command
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