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58th Special Operations Wing
The 58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW) is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force.
The 58 SOW serves as the premier training site for Air Force special operations and combat search and rescue aircrews. The wing provides undergraduate, graduate and refresher aircrew training for special operations, rescue, missile site support and distinguished visitor airlift helicopter, fixed-wing, and tilt-rotor operations. The wing employs more than 2,000 personnel and trains over 2,000 students a year.
The 58th Special Operations Wing's mission is to train mission-ready United States Air Force special operations, combat search and rescue, missile site support, and UH-1 Distinguished Visitor airlift crews. In addition, the Wing conducts all Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion (SERE) training.
The wing operates eight different weapon systems: UH-1N, TH-1H, HH-60G, HH-60W, AC-130J, HC-130J, MC-130J, and CV-22 totaling more than 70 assigned aircraft. The wing teaches more than 100 courses in 18 different crew positions including pilot, combat systems officer, flight engineer, communications system operator, loadmaster and special mission aviator. The wing also responds to worldwide contingencies and provides search and rescue support to the local community. Additionally, the 58 SOW is responsible for training all Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion (SERE) students for the Air Force.
The unit also provides people and airlift needed in response to crises around the world and assists civilian authorities in regional rescues. Supporting the 58th SOW training mission are approximately 2,000 military and civilian personnel administering over 90 training systems courses in 18 different crew positions. Assigned units are:
The 58th SOW's Operations Group is composed of six flying and two support squadrons, as well as three geographically separated pilot training units, one unit at Fort Novosel, Alabama, another unit at MCAS New River, North Carolina, and the third unit at Fairchild AFB, WA.
Established as 58 Fighter-Bomber Wing on 25 June 1952. Activated on 10 July 1952 in Japan absorbing the personnel and equipment of the Texas Air National Guard 136th Fighter-Bomber Group.
The 58 FBW moved to K-2 Air Base, later known as Taegu Air Base, South Korea, in August 1952. Fighter-bomber units like the 58 FBW provided close air support for United Nations ground forces. Often flying deep into North Korea's "MiG Alley," the 58 FBW targeted airfields, railways, enemy positions, bridges, dams, electric power plants and vehicles.
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58th Special Operations Wing
The 58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW) is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force.
The 58 SOW serves as the premier training site for Air Force special operations and combat search and rescue aircrews. The wing provides undergraduate, graduate and refresher aircrew training for special operations, rescue, missile site support and distinguished visitor airlift helicopter, fixed-wing, and tilt-rotor operations. The wing employs more than 2,000 personnel and trains over 2,000 students a year.
The 58th Special Operations Wing's mission is to train mission-ready United States Air Force special operations, combat search and rescue, missile site support, and UH-1 Distinguished Visitor airlift crews. In addition, the Wing conducts all Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion (SERE) training.
The wing operates eight different weapon systems: UH-1N, TH-1H, HH-60G, HH-60W, AC-130J, HC-130J, MC-130J, and CV-22 totaling more than 70 assigned aircraft. The wing teaches more than 100 courses in 18 different crew positions including pilot, combat systems officer, flight engineer, communications system operator, loadmaster and special mission aviator. The wing also responds to worldwide contingencies and provides search and rescue support to the local community. Additionally, the 58 SOW is responsible for training all Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion (SERE) students for the Air Force.
The unit also provides people and airlift needed in response to crises around the world and assists civilian authorities in regional rescues. Supporting the 58th SOW training mission are approximately 2,000 military and civilian personnel administering over 90 training systems courses in 18 different crew positions. Assigned units are:
The 58th SOW's Operations Group is composed of six flying and two support squadrons, as well as three geographically separated pilot training units, one unit at Fort Novosel, Alabama, another unit at MCAS New River, North Carolina, and the third unit at Fairchild AFB, WA.
Established as 58 Fighter-Bomber Wing on 25 June 1952. Activated on 10 July 1952 in Japan absorbing the personnel and equipment of the Texas Air National Guard 136th Fighter-Bomber Group.
The 58 FBW moved to K-2 Air Base, later known as Taegu Air Base, South Korea, in August 1952. Fighter-bomber units like the 58 FBW provided close air support for United Nations ground forces. Often flying deep into North Korea's "MiG Alley," the 58 FBW targeted airfields, railways, enemy positions, bridges, dams, electric power plants and vehicles.