23rd Air Commando Squadron

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeYears 1966-1971
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Douglas_A-1_Skyraider
gptkb:Lockheed_AC-130_Spectre
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Vietnam_Gallantry_Cross
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Hurlburt_Field
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:CIA
gptkb:US_Army
gptkb:US_Navy
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command
gptkbp:currentStatus inactive
gptkbp:disbanded 1971
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:established 1966
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hurlburt_Field,_Florida
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first air commando unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 23rd Air Commando Squadron
gptkbp:insignia 23rd_Air_Commando_Squadron_emblem
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern special operations
gptkbp:location gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:motto De Oppresso Liber
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Colonel_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Major_John_M._McCoy
gptkb:Captain_Richard_A._McCoy
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Indochina
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryMission close air support
gptkbp:reform 1993
gptkbp:role special operations
gptkbp:secondaryMission psychological operations
Operation Rolling Thunder
combat search and rescue
Operation Linebacker
Operation Linebacker II
Operation Commando Hunt
Operation Tailwind
gptkbp:successor gptkb:23rd_Special_Tactics_Squadron
gptkbp:traditions Flying Tiger tradition
gptkbp:training special operations training
gptkbp:unitAwards special operations unit
squadron
air commando