The 6th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 27th Special Operations Wing (27 SOW) at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The squadron operates MC-130J Commando II aircraft in support of special operations. The 6th SOS specializes in the use of night vision goggles and formation tactics to refuel large helicopter and tilt-rotor formations.

2022年10月19日 · The 6th Special Operations Squadron, previously the 27th Special Operations Group Detachment 1, was officially reassigned here, Oct. 6, 2022. The 6 SOS is an MC-130J Commando II aircraft flying unit that fulfills the 27th Special Operations Wing’s commitment to the Air Force Special Operations Command’s new deployment model.

2022年10月6日 · Combat Aviation Advisors from the 6th Special Operations Squadron stand in formation during a flag furling ceremony at Duke Field, Florida, on Oct. 6, 2022. The ceremony reassigning the unit to the 27th Special Operations Group at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, honors a long history paving the way for a new mission as Air Force Special ...

2022年10月10日 · The unit, the 6th Special Operations Squadron, was one of only two Air Force squadrons dedicated to helping foreign air forces learn how to use light aircraft to defeat insurgents,...

The 6th Special Operations Squadron (6th SOS) is an AFSOC unit that specializes in Foreign Internal Defence (FID) operations. The primary role of the 6th SOS is to assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces in the use of their aircraft throughout all four regions of the world.

2024年7月24日 · The 6th SOAMXS was activated and the 6th Special Operations Squadron was realigned under the 492nd SOW as part of a previously announced force restructure by Air Force Special Operations Command to ensure it is postured to rapidly deploy and sustain power in support of the 2022 National Defense Strategy.

2023年3月1日 · For nearly 30 years, the 6th SOS was the Air Force’s only organization dedicated to IW and AvFID. But, contrary to the 2022 Defense Department Special Operations Vision and Strategy that aimed to bolster integrated deterrence by advancing partnerships and enhancing relationship with allies, partners, and the interagency, AFSOC scrapped the ...

2022年10月19日 · The 6 SOS is an MC-130J Commando II aircraft flying unit that fulfills the 27th Special Operations Wing’s commitment to the Air Force Special Operations Command’s new deployment model.

Lineage. Constituted as 6 Fighter Squadron, Commando, on 22 Sep 1944. Activated on 30 Sep 1944. Inactivated on 3 Nov 1945. Disbanded on 8 Oct 1948. Reconstituted, and activated, on 18 Apr 1962.

6th Air Commando, Special Operations Squadron. The 6th SOS was originally constituted as the 6th Fighter Squadron (Commando) on Sept. 22, 1944 as part of the 1st Air Commando Group. The squadron flew the P-47D Thunderbolt and operated …