23rd Special Operations Weather Squadron | |
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Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Special Operations Force |
Role | Special Operations Weather |
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Garrison/HQ | Hurlburt Field |
Engagements | War in Afghanistan |
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23rd Special Operations Weather Squadron emblem (approved 29 August 2013)[1] |
The 23rd Special Operations Weather Squadron (23rd SOWS) is a weather squadron of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command, based at Hurlburt Field with the 1st Special Operations Group (1st SOG) of the 1st Special Operations Wing.
It was originally constituted and activated as the 23rd Weather Squadron (Regional Control Headquarters) in late 1943 during World War II, and spent most of its service at Kansas City, Missouri until disbanding in early September 1944. The 23rd Weather Squadron was reactivated at Hurlburt Field in 2009 as part of the Air Force Special Operations Command's Twenty-Third Air Force and in 2013 transferred to the 1st SOG, gaining its current title.