185th Special Operations Squadron

185th Special Operations Squadron
MC-12W in flight[a]
Active1943–1945; 1947–1953; 1953–present
Country United States
Allegiance Oklahoma
Branch  Air National Guard
TypeSquadron
RoleSpecial Operations
Part ofOklahoma Air National Guard
Garrison/HQWill Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma
Motto(s)Air Guardsmen, fit to lead, highly trained and ready to conduct special operations … anyplace … anytime[dubiousdiscuss]
DecorationsDistinguished 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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  1. ^ Robertson, p. 231
  2. ^ a b Watkins, pp. 48-49