1st Air Support Operations Squadron

United States Air Force squadron January 2024 January 2024 1st Air Support Operations Squadron center|60px Airman in the field.jpg 300px Tactical Air Control Party airman from the 1st Air Support Operations Squadron secures a position during Exercise Allied Strike at Grafenwöhr, Germany 1996–2011; 2023(?)–present USA Air Support Operations United States Air Forces Europe Mihail Kogălniceanu, Romania Reapers Iraq War Air Force Outstanding Unit Award https://www.dafhistory.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1183082/1-air-support-operations-squadron-usafe/ Dollman TSG David Factsheet 1 Air Support Operations Squadron (USAFE) 15 May 2017 Air Force Historical Research Agency live 12 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20170930111000/http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/1183082/1-air-support-operations-squadron-usafe/ 2017-09-30 165px 1st Air Support Operations Squadron emblem (approved 28 November 2000) The United States Air Force's 1st Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Mihail Kogălniceanu, Romania as of 2024. It was previously located at Wiesbaden, Germany between 2001 and 2011. Mission The squadron provided tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations. History The squadron was constituted on 1 September 1996 and activated at Bad Kreuznach, Germany on 30 September 1996. On 31 July 2001, it was relocated to Wiesbaden Army Air Field where it remained active until 2011. In March 2011, when the 1st Armored Division was relocated back to the United States, the squadron was inactivated and the remaining mission was taken over by the 4th Air Support Operations Group. In a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the 1st Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (1st EASOS) was established circa 2023https://www.dvidshub.net/image/7883214/435th-agow-airmen-blend-resiliency-with-giving-back 435th AGOW Airmen blend resiliency with giving back Lou Burton DVIDS 21 June 2023 from members across the Tactical Air Control Party. The role of the squadron is to participate in allied and partner nation exercises and ensure air-ground coordination during expeditionary deployments to deter enemy aggression.https://www.squadronposters.com/product/mihail-kogalniceanu-ah-64-f-35-1st-easos/ Mihail Kogalniceanu 1st EASOS squadronposters.com 2023-10-29October 2024 As of 2024, the 1st EASOS is deployed to the Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base in Romania.https://www.army.mil/article/276042/tacps_at_mkab_honor_the_fallen TACPs at MKAB Honor the Fallen army.mil Ashley Xie 30 April 2024 Lineage and assignments Date Designation Assignment Station Notes 1 September 1996 1 Air Support Operations Squadron inactive 30 September 1996 4th Air Support Operations Group Bad Kreuznach, Germany 31 July 2001 Wiesbaden Army Air Field 1 October 2011 inactive Awards and campaigns thumb|The unit guidon displaying the award and campaign streamers AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 30 September 1996-30 June 1997 1st Air Support Operations Squadron AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 October 1998-30 September 2000 1st Air Support Operations Squadron AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 October 2002-30 September 2004 1st Air Support Operations Squadron AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 2006-31 December 2007 1st Air Support Operations Squadron AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 2008-30 June 2009 1st Air Support Operations Squadron AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 16 July 2009-31 December 2010 1st Air Support Operations Squadron AF OUA Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 1 January 2011-31 December 2011 1st Air Support Operations Squadron References Notes 40em Bibliography External links Globalsecurity.org: 1st Air Support Operations Squadron Air Support Operations 0001 Category:Military units and formations established in 1996