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The 58th Operations Group (58 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 58th Special Operations Wing. It is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. During World War II, the units predecessor unit, the 58th Fighter Group operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater as part of Fifth Air Force. The unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation strafing a Japanese naval force off Mindoro in the Philippines on 26 December 1944 to prevent destruction. During the Korean War, the unit bombed and strafed enemy airfields and installations and supported UN ground forces, remaining in South Korea after the 1953 Armistice. ==Overview== The 58 OG trains mission-ready special operations, combat search and rescue (CSAR) and airlift aircrews in the UH-1H/N, HH-60G, HC-130N/P, MC-130P, MC-130H, CV-22 and corresponding simulators; provides Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training-Helicopter; conducts special operations and CSAR intelligence training; responds to contingencies and humanitarian missions. Its component squadrons are: * 23d Flying Training Squadron (23 FTS) (UH-1H & TH-1H) (Fort Rucker, AL) * 36th Rescue Squadron (36th RQS) (UH-1N) (Fairchild AFB, WA) * 71st Special Operations Squadron * 512th Rescue Squadron * 550th Special Operations Squadron * 415th Special Operations Squadron * 58th Operations Support Squadron * 58th Training Squadron 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「58th Operations Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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