1st Special Operations Wing

1st Special Operations Wing
1st Special Operations Wing emblem
Active1932–43, 1944–1948, 1962 – present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleSpecial operations
Size5,194 personnel authorized:[1]
  • 4,674 military personnel
  • 520 civilian personnel
Part of U.S. Special Operations Command
Air Force Special Operations Command
Garrison/HQHurlburt Field
Motto(s)"Any Time, Any Place"
EngagementsWorld War II
Vietnam War
Laotian Civil War
Operation Urgent Fury
Operation Just Cause
War in Southwest Asia
Operation Provide Comfort
Operation Southern Watch
Operation Deny Flight
Operation Deliberate Force
Operation Joint Endeavor
Afghanistan Campaign
Iraq Campaign
Decorations DUC
AFOUA w/ V Device
Commanders
Current
commander
Col. Patrick T. Dierig[2]
Vice CommanderCol. Kaveri T. Crum
Command ChiefCMSgt. Joey R. Meininger
Notable
commanders
Gen Charles R. Holland
Gen Norton A. Schwartz
Lt Gen Thomas J. Trask
Lt Gen Marshall B. Webb

The 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW) at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of three United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

The 1st Special Operations Wing is a successor organization of the 16th Pursuit Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II.

  1. ^ "GAO report on Special Operations Forces (FY2014)" (PDF). gao.gov. July 2015. p. 52. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Patrick T. Dierig".