AC-130A Hercules of the 16th Special Operations Squadron [note 1]
Active
1942–1944; 1944–1945; 1968–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Special Operations
Part of
Air Force Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ
Cannon Air Force Base
Motto(s)
Spectre
Decorations
Distinguished Unit Citation Presidential Unit Citation Gallant Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
Insignia
16th Special Operations Squadron emblem[note 2][1]
16th Special Operations Squadron emblem[note 3][2]
16th Combat Cargo Sq emblem[note 4][3]
16th Ferrying Squadron emblem
Military unit
The 16th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operates the AC-130W Stinger II[4] aircraft in support of special operations.
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^ abDollman, TSG David (17 September 2016). "Factsheet 16 Special Operations Squadron (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
^Endicott, p. 448
^Maurer, Combat Squadrons, pp. 88–89
^"Cannon Air Force Base Library: 27th Special Operations Group Fact Sheet". 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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Global Information
United States
United States Air Force
Distinguished Unit Citation
Gallant Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm[1]
