{"id":14458,"date":"2019-12-14T17:24:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T17:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=14458"},"modified":"2019-12-14T17:26:19","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T17:26:19","slug":"eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2020-to-highlight-u-s-air-force-special-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/national-news\/eaa-airventure-oshkosh-2020-to-highlight-u-s-air-force-special-operations\/%20","title":{"rendered":"EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2020 to Highlight U.S. Air Force Special Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The aircraft and personnel of the U.S. Air Force Special\nOperations Command (AFSOC) will be among the highlighted programs at EAA\nAirVenture Oshkosh 2020, which is July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in\nOshkosh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CV-22 Osprey<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The Special Operations unit consists of four specialties:\nCombat Control, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance, and Tactical Air Control\nParty. Airmen who undertake Special Operations careers are training in many\nunique skills such as parachuting, scuba diving, rappelling, motorcycling,\nsurvival skills, and more. Aircraft in the unit include versatile airplanes\nsuch as the C-130 and unique aircraft such as the CV-22 Osprey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEven those who have a solid familiarity with the U.S. Air\nForce often know little about its special operations units and the important\nmission they fulfill, so we want to bring some visibility to that at Oshkosh in\n2020,\u201d said Rick Larsen, EAA\u2019s vice president of programs, publications, and\nmarketing, who coordinates AirVenture features and attractions. \u201cThe Air Force\nhas been extremely cooperative through the years at showcasing its remarkable\npeople and aircraft at AirVenture, and we look forward to discovering even more\nin 2020.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AFSOC was officially formed in 1990, but has a heritage that\nreaches back to Army Air Forces operations during World War II. In the three\ndecades since AFSOC\u2019s formation, it has been involved in missions around the\nworld in both independent campaigns and in conjunction with other military\nbranches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Special Tactics Operator from the 24th Special Operations Wing jumps out of the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II, Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 19, 2019. The 24th SOW is the U.S. Air Force\u2019s only Special Tactics wing and U.S. Special Operations Command\u2019s tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force\u2019s special operations ground force to enable global access, precision strike, personnel recovery, and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Di Ciolli)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are excited to highlight specialized airpower at the\nnation\u2019s largest air show, but it\u2019s the Airmen flying these aircraft who\nprovide our real value to the nation. \u201c\u2026 Humans are more important than\nhardware. The 20,000 innovative problem solvers in this command are exactly\nwhat we need to maintain our competitive advantage in the future, and I am\nproud to showcase them at Oshkosh,\u201d said U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife,\ncommander of Air Force Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The exact aircraft and activities will be announced as they are finalized, but are expected to include aircraft flying during AirVenture air shows and presentations by USAF Special Operations units throughout the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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