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.
Aliases (5)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major command of the United States Air Force
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special operations force component → |
| abbreviation |
AFSOC
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| componentOf |
United States Special Operations Command
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| conflictInvolvement |
Global War on Terrorism
→
Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Inherent Resolve → Operation Iraqi Freedom → |
| controls |
1st Special Operations Wing
NERFINISHED
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24th Special Operations Wing NERFINISHED → 27th Special Operations Wing NERFINISHED → 352d Special Operations Wing NERFINISHED → 353d Special Operations Wing NERFINISHED → 492d Special Operations Wing NERFINISHED → 919th Special Operations Wing NERFINISHED → Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center → |
| country |
United States
→
United States of America → |
| dateActivated |
22 May 1990
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| dateFounded |
1990
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| employs |
Combat Controllers
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Pararescuemen → Special Reconnaissance airmen → Special Tactics Officers → Tactical Air Control Party specialists → |
| garrison |
Hurlburt Field
NERFINISHED
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| headquartersLocation |
Hurlburt Field, Florida
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| militaryBranch |
United States Air Force
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| 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
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| parentOrganization |
United States Air Force
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United States Special Operations Command → |
| partOf |
U.S. Department of Defense
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United States Special Operations Command → |
| precededBy |
Twenty-Third Air Force
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| 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
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| state |
Florida
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| theaterOfOperations |
worldwide
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| typeOf |
air component command
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special operations command → |
| usesAircraft |
AC-130 gunship
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CV-22B Osprey NERFINISHED → MC-130 special operations tanker/transport NERFINISHED → MQ-9 Reaper → U-28A Draco → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Hurlburt Field
→
Hurlburt Field ("Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center") → |
garrison |
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United States Special Operations Command
→
United States Special Operations Command → |
oversees |
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Cannon Air Force Base
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controlledBy |
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Special Operations Command Europe
("Air Force Special Operations Forces")
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hasComponent |
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Hurlburt Field
("Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters")
→
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homeTo |
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Operation Gothic Serpent
("Air Force Combat Controllers")
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involves |
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Cannon Air Force Base
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operator |
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Cannon Air Force Base
("United States Air Force Special Operations Forces")
→
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usedBy |