150th Special Operations Squadron
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,_USA_-_Air_Force_AN0983925.jpg) Boeing C-32B as flown by the squadron | |
| Active | 1956–2008 unknown–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  New Jersey |
| Branch |  Air National Guard |
| Role | Transport |
| Part of | New Jersey Air National Guard |
| Garrison/HQ | McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, New Jersey |
| Nickname(s) | Guardians of the Gate |
| Motto(s) | Count on Us Bet on Us[citation needed] |
| Decorations |  Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1] |
| Insignia | |
| 150th Special Operations Squadron emblem[2] |  |
| 150th Air Refueling Squadron emblem |  |
| 150th Air Transport Squadron emblem |  |
The 150th Special Operations Squadron (150 SOS), equipped with the C-32B aircraft, is a unit of the 108th Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard. It provides global airlift to special response teams within the Department of Defense and other agencies.
The squadron was established in 1956 as the 150th Air Transport Squadron. The following year, it converted to the aeromedical evacuation mission as the 150th Aeromedical Evacuation Transport Squadron. It continued in various airlift roles until 1973, when it converted to the air refueling mission as the 150th Air Refueling Squadron. The squadron was stationed at Newark Municipal Airport until 1965, when it moved to McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey. The squadron was inactivated in 2008 following the retirement of the wing's Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker aircraft. It was later reactivated with a special operations mission.
- ^ "Air Force Personnel Services: Unit Awards". Air Force Personnel Center. Retrieved 10 November 2020. (search)
- ^ "108th Wing Units". 108th Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 11 November 2020.