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 Members from the 26th Special Tactics Squadron in a free fall jump from anMC-130J Commando II | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Air Force |
| Type | Special Operations Forces |
| Part of |  Air Force Special Operations Command 24th Special Operations Wing 720th Special Tactics Group |
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The26th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the Special Tactics units of theUnited States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). It is garrisoned atCannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. From 1991 to 1992, the squadron's predecessor, the7026th Special Activities Squadron was stationed in Europe.
The Squadron is made up ofSpecial Tactics Officers,Combat Controllers,Combat Rescue Officers,Pararescuemen,Special Reconnaissance, Tactical Air Control Party Officers,Tactical Air Control Party Specialists, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58Air Force specialties.[1]
Special Tactics Squadrons are organized, trained and equipped specifically for variousspecial operations missions facilitating air operations on the battlefield. They conductcombat search and rescue missions, collect intelligence, as well as call inclose air support orairstrikes against enemy combatants and are often partnered with otherU.S. special operations forces overseas.[2]
The squadron absorbed the personnel and equipment of Detachment 1,720th Special Tactics Group when it was activated in 2014.[3]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
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