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551st Special Operations Squadron
Squadron MH-53J Pave Low IIIE during training mission
Active
1971–2007; 2009–present
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Special Operations Training
Size
92 active duty personnel and 66 civilian contractors
Part of
Air Force Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQ
Cannon Air Force Base
Motto(s)
The Best Teach the Rest
Mascot(s)
Owl
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
551st Special Operations Squadron emblem (approved 9 October 1992)[1]
1551st Flying Training Squadron emblem (approved 9 October 1986)[1]
Military unit
The 551st Special Operations Squadron is a current Special Operations Squadron of the United States Air Force, assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center until 2017 and then assigned to the 492nd Special Operations Wing. It was based out of Cannon AFB, New Mexico. The 551st had previously been based at Kirtland AFB, New Mexico as an Air Education and Training Command (AETC) unit within the 58th Special Operations Wing from 15 March 1976 until its inactivation on 10 May 2007.[2]
The squadron was reactivated in 2009 and assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to train aircrews on the MC-130 and AC-130. It was inactivated again on 15 Jun 2021.[3][4]
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