Squadron members, soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Italian army paratroopers Board a CH-47 Chinook
Active
1942–1945; 1984–1991; 1994-2004; 2006–2013
Country
United States
Branch
United States Air Force
Role
Close air support operations
Size
Squadron
Motto(s)
Sparare Avanzere Communicare (Italian for 'Shoot, Scoot, Communicate') (After 2006)
Engagements
European Theater of Operations Desert Storm[1]
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Insignia
8 Air Support Operations Sq emblem
8th Air Support Operations Group emblem[a]
Military unit
The 8th Air Support Operations Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit that was last stationed at Aviano Air Base, Italy. Its first predecessor served during World War II, participating in the amphibious landings in Normandy on D-Day as the 8th Tactical Air Communications Squadron.
The squadron's second predecessor served in combat during Desert Storm as the 8th Air Support Operations Group, but was inactivated later in 1991. It was activated as a squadron at Aviano in December 2006.
^ abRobertson, Patsy, Lineage and Honors History of the 8th Air Support Operations Flight, 11 July 2008
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