137th Airlift Wing

137th Special Operations Wing
137th Special Operations Wing MC-12W 09-623 in flight
Active	1950-1952; 1952–Present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Oklahoma
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	Special Operations
Part of	Oklahoma Air National Guard
KOKC	Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma.
Nickname(s)	Sooners
Motto(s)	Tontrinus e Caelo, then Thunder from the Sky
Commanders
Notable commanders	Maj Gen Stanley F.H. Newman
Insignia
137th Special Operations Wing emblem
137th Fighter-Bomber Wing emblem (Approved 6 June 1952)
Tail Marking	Blue tail stripe "Oklahoma City" in black
Aircraft flown
Fighter	P/F-51, F-80, F-84, F-86
Reconnaissance	MC-12
Transport	C-97, C-124, C-130
Tanker	KC-135

The 137th Special Operations Wing is a unit of the Oklahoma Air National Guard located at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma. If activated to federal service, the wing is gained by Air Force Special Operations Command. During World War II, its predecessor, the 404th Fighter Group, flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, provided close air support to troops following the Operation Overlord, the Normandy landing until the close of the war. The wing is entitled to the honors won by the group by temporary bestowal.

The wing was activated during the Korean War and deployed to France. The unit later engaged in strategic and tactical airlift, and air refueling before being redesignated as a special operations wing.

The 137th Special Operations Wing's MC-12W mission is to provide light tactical manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to US Special Operations Command. This unique aircraft enhances US Special Operations Command's capability to project US military presence worldwide. The wing also boasts unique capabilities supporting US Air Force's Air Mobility Command with the 137 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron providing global medical airlift for America's injured or wounded; and Air Combat Command with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron providing Tactical Air Control Parties to various US Army Infantry Brigade Combat Teams.

The 137th Special Operations Wing consists of the following units:

The 137th was activated as the 137th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 26 October 1950 during the Korean War. It was the headquarters for the federalized 137th Fighter-Bomber Group and newly formed support units under the wing base organization system. The wing was assigned to Tactical Air Command, with the 137th Air Base Group, 137th Maintenance and Supply Group and the 137th Medical Group also assigned. The 137th was programmed to reinforce USAFE and be moved to Chaumont-Semoutiers Air Base, France, one of the new air bases in France that was then under construction.