Mission
Accomplishes global special operations tasking as an Air Force component member of USSOCOM. Commands 6,500 active duty and civilian personnel organized in 4 groups of 25 squadrons and 12 staff agencies. Operates maintains, supports 84 AC-130H/U, C-130E, MC-130H/P, CASA-212, CV-22B, MI-17, UH-1H/N, PC-12, & U-28A aircraft. Directs resources and services for wing personnel and 38 tenant units from 6 MAJCOMs and USSOCOM.
The wing's core missions include aerospace surface interface, agile combat support, combat aviation advisory operations, information operations, personnel recovery/recovery operations, precision aerospace fires, psychological operations dissemination, specialized aerospace mobility and specialized aerial refueling.
The 1st SOW also serves as a pivotal component of AFSOC's ability to provide and conduct special operations missions ranging from precision application of firepower to infiltration, exfilitration, resupply and refueling of special operations force operational elements. In addition, the 1st SOW brings distinctive intelligence capabilities to the fight, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance contributions, predictive analysis, and targeting expertise to joint special operations forces and combat search and rescue operations.
Base Statistics
Hurlburt Field:
Personnel:
7,548 Active Duty
8,635 Family Members
800 Civilians
Infrastructure:
6,600+ acres
965 facilities, 680 Family Housing Units
$6B in Weapons Systems
$1B in Capital Assets
Economic Impact - $1.2 Billion Annually:
Civilian Payroll ~ $28 Million
Military Personnel ~ $490 Million
Rents/Mortgages ~ $94 Million
Local Contractors ~ $104 Million
Annual Operations Budget ~ $484 Million
1st Special Operations Wing:
Continuously Deployed for Seven Years and counting...
Operation ENDURING FREEDOM:
Since 11 September 2001
20,526 Combat Sorties
62,545 Combat Hours
Operation IRAQI FREEDOM:
Since 19 March 2003
23,563 Combat Sorties
71,921 Combat Hours
1st Special Operations Group:
8 Squadrons, 1700 Personnel, 84 aircraft. 50K flying hours annually
1 SOSS
4 SOS (AC-130U)
6 SOS (C-130E, Mi-17, CASA 212, UH-1H/N)
8 SOS (CV-22B)
9 SOS (MC-130P) (based at Eglin AFB)
15 SOS (MC-130H)
16 SOS (AC-130H)
319 SOS (PC-12, U28A)
AFSOC Local Range Usage:
· R-2915 to include Camp Rudder/Fld 6, Hurlburt Fld, B-7, B-12, B-76, A-77, A-78, and the air/ground space between receive extensive use by AFSOC and USSOCOM customers
· Average 42 sorties/ground maneuver equates to 182 hours per day (surface to 25K)
· Special Tactics, SERE, and OPFOR using urban facilities, extensive ground maneuver with live weapons and coordination with all air assets (surface to 15K)
· MC-130, CV-22, Non Standard Aviation conduct blacked out landings (surface to 1K)
· Small UAS require landing zones and Urban Areas for reconnaissance (surface to 3K)
· MC-130 and CV-22 require MTRs into the range, helicopter air refueling tracks (surface to 3K), and fixed wing air refueling tracks (8K-12K)
· AC-130 (dry fire) and NSAv orbits require Urban Target Arrays (6 - 15K) on and off the range
· MC-130 airdrop requires land and water drop zones: static (surface to 1K) HALO/HAHO (up to 25K)
· AC-130 and CV-22 require diverse Live Fire target arrays to include Urban Areas (6 - 15K)
· All AFSOC weapon systems require realistic OPFOR and/or Electronic Combat emitters
1st Special Operations Maintenance Group:
6 squadrons, 2770 personnel
1 SOAMXS Aircraft Maintenance
1 SOHMXS Helicopter Maintenance
1 SOCMS Component Maintenance
1 SOEMS Equipment Maintenance
1 SOMOS Maintenance Operations
1 SOMXS Maintenance (Eglin AFB)
Maintains 63 Aircraft of 6 Mission Design Series (MDS)
Directly Responsible for the Test/Modification of 63 Acft
Contract Oversight for 21 Aircraft of 6 MDS
Best Maintenance Organization in DoD--2008 Phoenix Trophy Winner
1st Special Operations Support Group:
6 Squadrons, 1800 personnel
1 SOLRS Logistics Readiness
1 SOCES Civil Engineering
1 SOFSS Force Support
1 SOSFS Security Forces
1 SOCS Communications
1 SOCONS Contracting
Infrastructure Maintenance, Construction, Repair of 5M+ Square Feet
Fuel and Parts for 84 Aircraft & 640+ Vehicles
AF's 2nd Busiest Small Arms Ranges
AF's #1 Small Unit Communications Squadron
56 Facility projects in progress valued at $97M!
Environmental Excellence
$315K reuse water project cleans aircraft/saves potable water/diverts wetland discharge
International recognition; selected as Groundwater Guardian Community for 10th consecutive year!
#1 AF Natural Resources Conservation Flight--2008 Gen Thomas D. White winner
#1 Base Water System--awarded FL Dept of Environmental Protection #1/65 communities
1st Special Operations Medical Group:
4 Squadrons, 370 Personnel
1 SOMDS Medical Operations
1SOAMDS Aerospace Medicine
1 SOMDSS Medical Support
1 SODS Dental
5 Buildings / 150,000 sq ft Clinical Space
72,000 Annual Patient Visits
17,500 TRICARE Prime Enrollees
170,000 Prescriptions Filled Annually
$10.6M Operating Budget
Point Of Contact
1st Special Operations Wing, Public Affairs Office, 624 Cruz Ave.; Hurlburt Field, FL 32544; DSN 579-7190 or (850) 884-7190; e-mail: 1sow.wpa@hurlburt.af.mil.