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5th Air Support Operations Squadron | |
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Active | 1942–1945; 1994–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Role | Air Support Operations |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Pacific Air Forces |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Lewis |
Engagements | Southwest Pacific Theater Iraq War [1] |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation [1] |
Insignia | |
5th Air Support Operations Squadron emblem (approved 28 October 1996) [1] |
The United States Air Force's 5th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support squadron located at Fort Lewis, Washington. The unit provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.
The squadron was first activated in May 1942 as the 5th Communications Squadron. After training in the United States, it moved to Australia in May 1943, where it became an element of Fifth Air Force as the 5th Air Support Communication Squadron. It participated in combat, earning arrowhead devices for participation in amphibious landings in New Guinea, the Bismark Archipelago, and Leyte. Its air support parties served with United States Marines and United States and Australian Army forces, directing air support missions for the forces they served. After V-J Day, the squadron was inactivated in the Philippines in November 1945. [1]
The squadron was reactivated at Fort Lewis, Washington in July 1994 as the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron. It has deployed personnel to fight since the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001, notably during the Iraq War (2003-2010). [1] The unit's Joint Terminal Attack Controllers are traditionally aligned with I Corps and the Joint Base Lewis-McChord based Stryker Brigades, but due to manning shortages and theater requirements, the unit's airmen have deployed with many different units during the past decade. [2]
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency