Air Force Special Operations Command

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) was established 10 Feb 1983 as Twenty-Third Air Force, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida. AFSOC is a United States Air Force major command and is the elite Special Forces component of the Air Force (AFSOF) to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. AFSOC provides AF Special Operations Forces (SOF) for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands.

Lineage

• Established as Twenty-Third Air Force on 10 February 1983

Activated on 1 March 1983

• Redesignated Air Force Special Operations Command, with the status of a major command, on 22 May 1990

Assignments

• Military Airlift Command, 10 February 1983 – 22 May 1990

Stations

• Scott AFB, Illinois, 1 March 1983
• Hurlburt Field, Florida, 1 August 1987 – 22 May 1990

Components

• 2d Air Division, 1 March 1983 – 1 February 1987
• Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Service, 1 March 1983 – 1 August 1989
• 1st Special Operations Wing , 1 February 1987 – 22 May 1990
• 39th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery , 1 October 1983 – 22 May 1990
• 41st Rescue and Weather Reconnaissance Wing, 1 October 1983 – 1 August 1989
• 353rd Special Operations Wing : 6 April 1989 – 22 May 1990
• 375th Aeromedical Airlift Wing: 1 January 1984 – 1 February 1990
• 1550th Aircrew Training and Test Wing (later, 1550th Combat Crew Training): 1 October 1983 – 21 May 1990
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