752nd Special Operations Group

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752nd Special Operations Group
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752nd Special Operations Group MC-130J Commando II
Active2015 – present
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
BranchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Role Special Operations
Part of
Garrison/HQ RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom
Insignia
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Aircraft flown
Transport CV-22 Osprey
MC-130J Commando II

The 752nd Special Operations Group (752 SOG) is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command. A subordinate unit of the 352nd Special Operations Wing, it is stationed at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, England, UK.

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As part of the 352nd SOW, the 752nd SOG is the United States Air Force special operations forces contribution to the U.S. Special Operations Command, Europe (SOCEUR), a subcommand of the United States European Command.

Mission

The 752nd Special Operations Group is responsible for planning and executing specialized and contingency operations using CV-22 Osprey & MC-130J Commando II [1] aircraft, tactics and air refueling techniques to infiltrate, exfiltrate and resupply special operations forces. [2]

Units

The 752nd Special Operations Group consists of the following squadrons: [2]

An MC-130J Commando II of the 352nd Special Operations Wing flies over Sweden on 13 November 2020. CommandoIIOverSweden-13Nov2020.jpg
An MC-130J Commando II of the 352nd Special Operations Wing flies over Sweden on 13 November 2020.

References

  1. "MC-130J Commando II". Air Force. Retrieved 23 July 2024.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 "352nd Special Operations Wing". 352sow.af.mil. Retrieved 5 July 2022.