8th Special Operations Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/8th_Special_Operations_Squadron
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:activeIn 1917–present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:CV-22_Osprey
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:Hurlburt_Field,_Florida
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:commandStructure Air Force Special Operations Command
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:emblem 8th Special Operations Squadron emblem
gptkbp:establishedIn 21 May 1917
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Hurlburt_Field
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 8th Special Operations Squadron
gptkbp:motto With the Guts to Try
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Blackbirds
gptkbp:notable_campaign gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:A-26_Invader
gptkb:CV-22_Osprey
gptkb:B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:MC-130E_Combat_Talon_I
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:1st_Special_Operations_Wing
gptkbp:previousDesignation gptkb:8th_Special_Operations_Squadron
gptkb:8th_Aero_Squadron
gptkb:8th_Air_Commando_Squadron
gptkb:8th_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:8th_Tactical_Bombardment_Squadron
gptkb:8th_Troop_Carrier_Squadron
gptkbp:role Special operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USAF_Special_Operations_Forces
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6