55th Special Operations Squadron | |
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Active | 14 November 1952 - 18 June 1960 10 May 1961 - 2007 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Special Operations |
Nickname | Night Hawks |
Decorations | AFOUA Navy MUC CG MUC |
The 55th Special Operations Squadron (55 SOS) most recently was part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It operated MH-60G Pave Hawk aircraft in support of special operations.
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The 55th trained and performed rescue and recovery missions from, 1952–1960. The squadron supported manned spacecraft recovery operations from, June 1961–January 1966. It supported special operations missions from, March 1988-2007 including combat in Panama, 20 December 1989–14 January 1990, and Southwest Asia, 1 January–12 March 1991.[1]
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