550th Special Operations Squadron emblem (approved 25 November 1987)[1]
1550th Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 22 May 1984)[1]
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The 550th Special Operations Squadron (nicknamed "Wolfpack")[2] was a special operations flying training squadron of the United States Air Force.
It was activated in 1971 as the 1550th Flying Training Squadron, responsible for helicopter flying training. It relocated from Hill Air Force Base to Kirtland Air Force Base in 1976 and in 1987 converted to special operations training and was reequipped with fixed-wing aircraft. The squadron was redesignated as the 550th Flying Training Squadron in 1991 and as the 550th Special Operations Squadron in 1994, when it became part of the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. It operated Lockheed HC-130s and Lockheed MC-130s and was inactivated in 2016.
^ abcRobertson, Patsy (10 June 2010). "Factsheet 550 Special Operations Squadron (AETC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
^Duncan, Argen (11 October 2016). "550th inactivates with legacy of pride". Kirtland Air Force Base. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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