817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron

817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron
Country	United States of America
Branch	USAF
Role	Expeditionary Air Support Operations
Size	Squadron
Part of	Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander
Garrison/HQ	somewhere in the Middle East
Insignia
817th EASOS Emblem

The United States Air Force's 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (817 EASOS) is a combat support unit located at an undisclosed location in the Middle East. The 817 EASOS provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.^[1]

Lineage

The lineage of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:^[2]

• Constituted as 817th Air Support Operations Squadron on 27 May 1994

Activated on 1 July 1994

Inactivated on 30 September 1996

• Redesignated 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, and converted to provisional status, on 12 February 2009

Assignments

The assignments of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:^[2]

• 617th Air Support Operations Group, 1 July 1994
• Third Air Force, 1 August-30 Sep 1996
• Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at any time on or after 12 February 2009

Stations

The stations of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:^[2]

• Wurzburg, Germany, 1 July 1994 – 30 September 1996

Decorations

• Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: [1 July 1994]-31 August 1995

References

1. ↑ Air Force JTAC's support every aspect of combat missions, May 2010
2. 1 2 3 Robertson, Patsy (10 March 2009). "817 Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2017. 

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External links

• Emblem at The Institute of Heraldry