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* Twelfth Air Force, 1 Oct 2007
* Twelfth Air Force, 1 Oct 2007
: Attached to 712 Operations Group [Provisional], 1 Oct 2007-Undetermined
: Attached to 712 Operations Group [Provisional], 1 Oct 2007-Undetermined
* 27th Special Operations Group, 7 April 2011
* 27th Special Operations Group, 7 April 2011-Present

===Assignments===
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* Barksdale Field, LA, 1 Feb 1940
* Hunter Field, GA, 7 Oct 1940-19 Oct 1941
* Ft William McKinley, Luzon, 20 Nov 1941
* Lipa Airfield, Luzon, 22 Dec 1941
* Cabcaben, Luzon, 25 Dec 1941
: Air echelon operated from Brisbane, Australia, 24 Dec 1941-16 Feb 1942
* Bataan, Luzon, 29 Dec 1941
: Air echelon operated from Batchelor, Australia, 17 Feb-c. 8 Mar 1942
: Air echelon operated from Brisbane, Australia, c. 10-c. 25 Mar 1942
* Charters Towers, Australia, Apr-4 May 1942
* Hunter Field, GA, 4 May 1942
* Key Field, MS, 14 Jul 1942
* Hattiesburg, MS, 15 Aug 1942
* Harding Field, LA, 25 Oct-21 Nov 1942
* Ste-Barbe-du-Tlelat, Algeria, 26 Dec 1942
* Nouvion, Algeria, 5 Jan 1943
* Ras el Ma, French Morocco, 4 Apr 1943
* Korba, Tunisia, c. 8 Jun 1943
* Gela, Sicily, 18 Jul 1943
* Barcelona, Sicily, 3 Sep 1943
* Capaccio, Italy, 18 Sep 1943
* Paestum, Italy, 4 Nov 1943
* Pomigliano, Italy, 19 Jan 1944
* Castel Volturno, Italy, 10 Apr 1944
* Santa Maria, Italy, 9 May 1944
* Le Banca, Italy, 7 Jun 1944
* Ciampino, Italy, 12 Jun 1944
* Voltone, Italy, 4 Jul 1944
* Serragia, Corsica, 10 Jul 1944
* Le Luc, France, 25 Aug 1944
* Salon, France, 30 Aug 1944
* Loyettes, France, 11 Sep 1944
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* Tarquinia, Italy, 2 Oct 1944
* Pontedera, Italy, 3 Dec 1944
* St Dizier, France, 21 Feb 1945
* Toul/Ochey, France, 19 Mar 1945
* Biblis, Germany, 5 Apr 1945
* Sandhofen, Germany, 23 Jun 1945
* Echterdingen, Germany, 15 Sep-20 Oct 1945
* Camp Shanks, NY, 6-7 Nov 1945
* Fritlzar, Germany, 20 Aug 1946
* Bad Kissingen, Germany, 25 Jun 1947
* Andrews Field, MD, 25 Jun 1947
* Kearney AAFld (later, AFB), NE, 16 Jul 1947
* Bergstrom AFB, TX, 16 Mar 1949
: Deployed at Taegu AB, South Korea, 5 Dec 1950-30 Jan 1951
: Deployed at Itazuke AB, Japan, 31 Jan-20 Jun 1951
: Deployed at Misawa AB, Japan, 13-16 Oct 1952
: Deployed at Chitose AB, Japan, 17 Oct 1952-c. 13 Feb 1953
: Deployed at Sturgate RAF Station, England, 7 May-17 Aug 1955
: Deployed at Okinawa, 6 Sep-18 Dec 1958
* Cannon AFB, NM, 18 Feb 1959-30 September 2007
: Deployed at Incirlik AB, Turkey, 18 Oct 1959-22 Feb 1960
: Deployed at Clark AB, Philippines, 13 Feb-c. 7 Mar 1961
: Deployed at England AFB, LA, 29 Mar-5 May 1961
: Deployed at Incirlik AB, Turkey, 5 Feb-15 Jun 1962
: Deployed at MacDill AFB, FL, 21 Oct-1 Dec 1962
: Deployed at Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 12 Dec 1962-c. 15 Feb 1963 and 16 Mar-6 May 1964
: Deployed at Clark AB, Philippines [with further deployments to bases in Southeast Asia], 8 Aug-15 Nov 1964 and 15 Aug-25 Nov 1965
: Deployed at Holloman AFB, NM, 13 Apr-12 May 1966
* Undetermined, 1 October 2007-Undetermined
* Cannon AFB, New Mexico, 7 April 2011-Present
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==References==
==References==

Revision as of 11:14, 16 May 2011

522d Special Operations Squadron
Active07 April 2011
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
Part ofAir Force Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQCannon AFB, New Mexico
Nickname(s)Fireballs

The 522d Special Operations Squadron (522 SOS), the Fireballs, is a unit of the United States Air Force. It is part of the 27th Special Operations Group, the flying component of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon AFB. It will be the first to operate the MC-130J Combat Shadow II.[1]

Mission

The mission of the 522 SOS will be infiltration, aerial refueling of Special Operations Forces aircraft, and the resupply of joint and coalition SOF via airdrop in hostile, denied, and politically sensitive areas. The unit will achieve Initial Operational Capability in 2012.

History

The 522 SOS was originally constituted in 1939 as the 16th Bombardment Squadron (Light) and activated on 1 February 1940.[2] It was stationed at Barksdale Field, LA, and later Hunter Field, GA, before being assigned to Luzon in the Philippines in 1941. After war began between the United States and Japan, the unit's air echelon operated Australia. When American units in the Philippines surrendered, ground elements of the unit were part of the Bataan Death March.

The unit was redesignated as the 522d Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 23 Aug 1943 and then the 522d Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944. During World War II, it was one of the most decorated U.S. Army Air Force units. The unit later served in conflicts such as the Korean and Vietnam wars, and flew almost a dozen different aircraft in support of various missions. The 522d Fighter Squadron inactivated in 2007 when the 27th Fighter Wing became the 27th Special Operations Wing .[3]

The 522d Special Operations Squadron was reactivated on 07 April 2011 using the lineage of the 522d Fighter Squadron. Lt. Col. Paul Pendleton assumed command of the 522 SOS and will lead the unit in its new role as the U.S. Air Force's first MC-130J Combat Shadow II squadron.

Lineage

  • Constituted 16 Bombardment Squadron (Light) on 22 Dec 1939
Activated on 1 Feb 1940
Re-designated: 522 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 23 Aug 1943
Re-designated: 522 Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 30 May 1944
Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945
  • Activated on 20 Aug 1946
Re-designated: 522 Fighter Squadron, Two Engine, on 22 Jul 1947
Re-designated: 522 Fighter Squadron, Jet, on 1 Dec 1949
Re-designated: 522 Fighter-Escort Squadron on 1 Feb 1950
Re-designated: 522 Strategic Fighter Squadron on 20 Jan 1953
Re-designated: 522 Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 1 Jul 1957
Re-designated: 522 Tactical Fighter Squadron on 1 Jul 1958
Re-designated: 522 Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991
Inactivated on 30 September 2007
  • Converted to provisional status and allocated to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate any time after 1 October 2007.
  • Converted to regular status, 1 April 2011
  • Re-designated 522d Special Operations Squadron, and activated 7 April 2011

Assignments

  • 27 Bombardment (later, 27 Fighter-Bomber; 27 Fighter) Group, 1 Feb 1940-7 Nov 1945
  • 27 Fighter (later, 27 Fighter-Escort) Group, 20 Aug 1946
Attached to 27 Fighter-Escort Wing, 6 Aug 1951-15 Jun 1952
  • 27 Fighter-Escort (later, 27 Strategic Fighter; 27 Fighter-Bomber; 27 Tactical Fighter; 27 Fighter) Wing, 16 Jun 1952
Attached to unkn, 6 Sep-18 Dec 1958
Attached to TUSLOG, 18 Oct 1959-22 Feb 1960
Attached to 405 Fighter Wing, 13 Feb-c. 7 Mar 1961
Attached to TUSLOG, 5 Feb-15 Jun 1962
Attached to 2 Air Division, 12 Dec 1962-c. 15 Feb 1963 and 16 Mar-6 May 1964
Attached to 405 Fighter Wing, 8 Aug-c. 20 Sep 1964
Attached to 2 Air Division, c. 20 Sep-15 Nov 1964
Attached to 405 Fighter Wing, 15 Aug-25 Nov 1965
  • 27 Operations Group, 1 Nov 1991
  • Twelfth Air Force, 1 Oct 2007
Attached to 712 Operations Group [Provisional], 1 Oct 2007-Undetermined
  • 27th Special Operations Group, 7 April 2011-Present

Assignments

References

  1. ^ "522 SOS Fireballs return to Cannon" By Airman 1st Class Jette Carr, 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs, 08 April 2011
  2. ^ "522 Squadron Factsheet" USAF
  3. ^ "Last deployment for Fireballs, 27th Fighter Wing" By Tech. Sgt. Steven Wilson, 36th Operations Group Public Affairs, 10 January 2007]
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