310th Special Operations Squadron

rdf:langString 310th Special Operations Squadron

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rdf:langString 310th Special Operations Squadron

rdf:langString Operation Market Garden

rdf:langString Operation Plunder

rdf:langString Battle of Khe Sanh

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rdf:langString Trojan Footprint 22

rdf:langString One of the squadron's U-28A Dracos on the flight line at 93rd Air Base, Croatia during Exercise

rdf:langString Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

rdf:langString Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device

rdf:langString Cannon AFB, NewMexico

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rdf:langString Libertatem Sustenimus

rdf:langString The 310th Special Operations Squadron (310 SOS) is an active United States Air Force unit, based at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. It was most recently activated in 2021 as part of the 27th Special Operations Group, flying the U-28A for Air Force Special Operations Command. The squadron was first activated during World War II as the 310th Troop Carrier Squadron. After training in the United States, the squadron deployed to the European Theater of Operations. It participated in combat and airlift operations until V-E Day, earning a Distinguished Unit Citation for its actions on D-Day. Following the end of hostilities, it participated in the airlift of American troops back to the United States until inactivating in Trinidad in the summer of 1945. The 310th was activated again in the reserve in June 1949. It was mobilized for the Korean War and performed airlift missions until February 1953, when it was released from active duty and inactivated. From February 1955 to September 1956, the squadron served as a helicopter unit in a trial of the Air Force using rotary wing aircraft to support the Army It was activated again in 1963 in the early buildup of American forces for the Vietnam War It served under several designations until the withdrawal of American forces from Vietnam in 1972, earning a number of decorations for its actions. In 1984, the squadron was activated as the 310th Military Airlift Squadron in the Panama Canal Zone. It provided airlift throughout South and Central America, including participation in Operation Just Cause until inactivating with the withdrawal of United States forces from Panama in 1999.