319th Special Operations Squadron
The 319th Special Operations Squadron was first activated in September 1944 as the 319th Troop Carrier Squadron (Commando) and served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. It provided airlift support and conducted airborne drops and glider operations for Allied troops in Burma, central China, and French Indochina in the last year of World War II. On 1 October 2005, the squadron was again activated as part of an overall expansion of the Air Force Special Operations Command. It operates the Pilatus U-28A.
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319th Special Operations Squadron
The 319th Special Operations Squadron was first activated in September 1944 as the 319th Troop Carrier Squadron (Commando) and served in the China-Burma-India Theater during World War II. It provided airlift support and conducted airborne drops and glider operations for Allied troops in Burma, central China, and French Indochina in the last year of World War II. On 1 October 2005, the squadron was again activated as part of an overall expansion of the Air Force Special Operations Command. It operates the Pilatus U-28A.
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The 319th Special Operations S ...... It operates the Pilatus U-28A.
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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat V device
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USAF Pilatus U-28 at Niamey Airport, Niger
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Lt. Col. Allison Black
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The 319th Special Operations S ...... It operates the Pilatus U-28A.
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