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support, operations, squadron, this, article, lead, section, short, adequately, summarize, points, please, consider, expanding, lead, provide, accessible, overview, important, aspects, article, august, 2018, combat, support, unit, united, states, force, locate. This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article August 2018 The 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit of the United States Air Force located at Fort Wainwright Alaska 3rd Air Support Operations SquadronA squadron Joint Terminal Attack Controller fires an M4 carbine during Cascade ChallengeActive1964 1968 1980 presentCountry United StatesBranch United States Air ForceRoleAir Support OperationsPart ofPacific Air ForcesGarrison HQFort Wainwright AlaskaEngagementsIraq War 1 DecorationsAir Force Outstanding Unit AwardRepublic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm 1 Insignia3rd Air Support Operations Squadron emblem approved 28 October 1981 1 Contents 1 Mission 2 Lineage 2 1 Assignments 2 2 Stations 2 3 Decorations 3 References 3 1 Notes 3 2 Bibliography 4 External linksMission editThe squadron trains equips and deploys Tactical Air Control Party TACP members air liaison officers Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and air mobility liaison officers to support commanders of the 11th Airborne Division previously United States Army Alaska and its 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team at Fort Wainwright Alaska 2 Detachment 1 of the squadron trains equips and deploys airborne qualified TACP members air liaison officers joint terminal attack controllers and air mobility liaison officers to support the commanders of the 11th Airborne Division and its 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne 11th Airborne Division at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Alaska Lineage editConstituted as the 3d Direct Air Support Flight and activated on 17 September 1964 not organized Organized on 8 October 1964 Inactivated on 15 September 1968 Redesignated 3rd Air Support Operations Center Flight on 16 May 1980 Activated on 1 June 1980 Redesignated 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron on 6 January 1989 1 Assignments edit Pacific Air Forces 17 September 1964 not organized 18th Tactical Fighter Wing 8 October 1964 15 September 1968 Alaskan Air Command 1 June 1980 11th Tactical Control Group later 11th Tactical Control Wing 1 July 1981 343rd Operations Group 27 January 1992 354th Operations Group 20 August 1993 611th Air Operations Group 1 July 1994 354th Operations Group 14 February 2003 1st Air Support Operations Group 1 October 2008 present 1 Stations edit Kadena Air Base Okinawa 8 October 1964 15 September 1968 Fort Richardson Alaska 1 June 1980 Fort Wainwright Alaska 1 July 1991 Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson Alaska 13 September 2010 present 1 Decorations edit Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 8 October 1964 5 June 1965 6 June 1965 31 December 1966 1 July 1982 30 June 1984 1 July 1985 30 June 1987 1 July 1990 30 June 1992 1 July 1994 30 June 1996 1 October 1999 30 September 2001 17 September 2003 16 September 2005 17 September 2005 20 October 2006 1 November 2008 13 September 2010 1 October 2012 30 September 2014 1 Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm 1 April 1966 15 September 1968 1 dd References editNotes edit a b c d e f g h Haulman Daniel 8 May 2017 Factsheet 3 Air Support Operations Squadron PACAF Air Force Historical Research Agency Retrieved 1 August 2018 3 ASOS Fort Wainwright Alaska 3d Air Support Operations Squadron 15 September 2006 Archived from the original on 28 February 2010 Retrieved 1 August 2018 Bibliography edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research AgencyExternal links edit3d Air Support Operations Squadron official homepage Globalsecurity org 3d Air Support Operations Squadron Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron amp oldid 1100645390, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
