185th Special Operations Squadron | |
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Active | 1943–1945; 1947–1953; 1953–present |
Country | United States |
Allegiance | Oklahoma |
Branch | Air National Guard |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Special Operations |
Part of | Oklahoma Air National Guard |
Garrison/HQ | Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma |
Motto(s) | Air Guardsmen, fit to lead, highly trained and ready to conduct special operations … anyplace … anytime[dubious – discuss] |
Decorations | Distinguished Unit Citation French Croix de Guerre with Palm Belgian Fourragère |
Insignia | |
185th Special Operations Squadron emblem | |
185 Air Transport Squadron emblem[b] | |
185th Fighter-Bomber Squadron emblem[1][c] | |
506th Fighter Squadron emblem[2] | |
World War II fuselage code[2] | 4K |
The 185th Special Operations Squadron is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 137th Special Operations Wing, located at Will Rogers World Airport (Will Rogers Air National Guard Base), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The 185th is the only National Guard unit (and only US Air Force unit) to be equipped with the MC-12W. The unit is known as the "Sooners".[citation needed] Famous unit alumni include former Vietnam prisoner of war Brig. Gen. James Robinson "Robbie" Risner and Astronaut Captain Fred Wallace Haise Jr., Apollo 13 Lunar Module Pilot.
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