The 8th Special Operations Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force.It is assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, Air Force Special Operations Command, stationed at Hurlburt Field, Florida.The squadron is equipped with the Bell Boeing CV-22 Osprey in support of special operations.. The 8th is one of the oldest units in the United States Air …

2010年4月29日 · One legacy from the operation that has lived on today is the motto of the 8th SOS, "With the guts to try." This phrase came after two British Airmen quietly delivered two cases of beer with the words "To you all, from us all, for having the guts to try" scribbled across the cardboard lid of one of the cases.

A CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crew assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron hone rescue capabilities and combat readiness at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 16, 2020. Aircrew members with the 8th SOS fired approximately 600 rounds of .50-caliber ammunition and conducted simulated rescue

The 8th Special Operations Squadron is the second longest continuously operational active duty squadron in the U.S. Air Force. Since its inception in 1917, the 8th SOS has had more...

Lineage. Organized as 8 Aero Squadron on 21 Jun 1917. Redesignated as: 8 Squadron (Surveillance) c. Jun 1921; 8 Squadron (Attack) c. Nov 1921; 8 Attack Squadron on 25 Jan 1923; 8 Bombardment

Operation Eagle Claw was an attempted hostage-rescue mission in 1980 that resulted in five 8th Special Operations Squadron Airmen and three Marines sacrificing their lives when two of the involved aircraft collided at the Desert One staging site.

The 8th Special Operations Squadron (8th SOS) is one of nine flying squadrons in the 1st Special Operations Wing, at Hurlburt Field, FL. The primary mission of the 8th SOS is insertion, extraction, and re-supply of unconventional warfare forces and equipment into hostile or enemy-controlled territory using airland or airdrop procedures.

2009年3月25日 · The past year was a hallmark in the proud 91 year history of the 8th Special Operations Squadron Blackbirds, a year which witnessed the transformation from a squadron with a handful of personnel to a combat unit, ready and able to employ the global reach,

2013年6月17日 · HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Lieutenant Col. Matt Smith relinquished command of the 8th Special Operations Squadron to Lt. Col. Travis Hill during a change of command ceremony here, June 14. The 8th SOS command consists of more than 80 Airmen operating 11 CV-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft supporting combat operations.

The 8th was an attack/Bombardment squadron from 1917 to 1969 when was converted in a special ops unit. From 1999 stood in reserved status flying MC-130 Hercules until 2007 when they received their CV-22 Osprey conducting their first tilt-rotor deployment to Iraq in 2009.