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352nd Special Operations Wing
Group CV-22 Osprey at RAF Lakenheath
Active
1944–1945; 1959–1961; 1970–1992; 1992–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Special Operations
Size
972 personnel authorized in 2015[1]
959 military personnel
13 civilian personnel
Part of
Air Force Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ
RAF Mildenhall, England, UK
Motto(s)
Ready Able (1961)
Engagements
China-Burma-India Theater Gulf War Kosovo War[2] 2020 Nigeria hostage rescue
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Gallant Unit Citation Air Force Meritorious Unit Award Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[2]
Insignia
352nd Special Operations Wing emblem[note 1][2]
352nd Special Operations Group emblem[note 2][3]
Patch with 39th Special Operations Wing emblem
702nd Strategic Missile Wing emblem[note 3][4]
Military unit
The 352nd Special Operations Wing is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command currently stationed at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. The unit's heritage dates back to 1944 as an air commando unit.[5][6]
The 352nd Wing serves as the focal point for all U.S. Air Force special operations activities throughout the European theater for U.S. European Command (USEUCOM), as well as Africa for U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) and Southwest Asia and the Middle East for U.S. Central Command. The wing is prepared to conduct a variety of high priority, low-visibility missions supporting U.S. and allied special operations forces during peacetime, joint operations exercises, and combat operations. It trains and performs special operations primarily in the USEUCOM and USAFRICOM area of operations, including establishing air assault landing zones, controlling close air support by strike aircraft and gunships, and providing trauma care for wounded and injured personnel.
The group's origins date to 1944 as the 2nd Air Commando Group. The unit was assigned to Tenth Air Force in India, whose elements operated in Burma flying a mixture of fighters, bombers, transports, military gliders and small planes performing operations behind the Japanese lines, and providing close air support for the British Fourteenth Army in the Burma campaign.[2]
^GAO Staff (July 2015). July 2015 (PDF) (Report). United States Government Accountability Office. p. 52.
^ abcdHaulman, Daniel L. (18 May 2017). "Factsheet 352 Special Operations Wing (AFSOC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
^"Approved insignia for: 352nd Special Operations Group". National Archives Catalog. 1 January 1994. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^Ravenstein, p. 292
^"Royal Air Force Mildenhall Library: 352nd Special Operations Wing Fact Sheet". 352nd Special Operations Wing Public Affairs. 1 April 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
^"Air Force Special Operations Command Library: 352nd Special Operations Wing Fact Sheet". Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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