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817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron

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Squadron

817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron

Country
  
United States of America

Role
  
Expeditionary Air Support Operations

Part of
  
Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander

Garrison/HQ
  
somewhere in the Middle East

The United States Air Force's 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (817 EASOS) is a combat support unit located at an undisclosed location in the Middle East. The 817 EASOS provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.

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Lineage

The lineage of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:

  • Constituted as 817th Air Support Operations Squadron on 27 May 1994
    • Activated on 1 July 1994Inactivated on 30 September 1996
  • Redesignated 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron, and converted to provisional status, on 12 February 2009

    • Assignments

    The assignments of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:

  • 617th Air Support Operations Group, 1 July 1994
  • Third Air Force, 1 August-30 Sep 1996
  • Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate at any time on or after 12 February 2009

    • Stations

    The stations of the 817th Air Support Operations Squadron from inception to 2009:

  • Wurzburg, Germany, 1 July 1994-30 September 1996

    • Decorations

  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: [1 July 1994]-31 August 1995

    • References

    817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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