193d Special Operations Wing

193d Special Operations Wing
193d Special Operations Squadron EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft prepares to land at an air base in Southwest Asia.
Active	February 16, 1964 – present
Country	United States
Allegiance	Pennsylvania
Branch	Air National Guard
Type	Wing
Role	Special Operations
Part of	Pennsylvania Air National Guard
Garrison/HQ	Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania
Motto(s)	"Never Seen, Always Heard"
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Mike Cason
Insignia
193rd Special Operations Wing emblem

The 193d Special Operations Wing (193 SOW) is a unit of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, stationed at Harrisburg International Airport, Middletown, Pennsylvania. The Wing is gained by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when in a "state" status, as well as by the United States Air Force and Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) in its Federal capacity as part of the Air National Guard.

The 193d SOW's primary wartime and contingency operations mission is to broadcast radio and television signals to target populations from an airborne transmitter, jamming existing television and radio signals where necessary. Messages are not developed within the wing itself, but are provided by staff of the United States Army's 4th Psychological Operations Group (Airborne), based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

The 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron (formerly the 114th Tactical Control Flight) at Johnstown-Cambria County Airport was assigned to the 193 SOW, but was realigned into the ANG's 171st Air Refueling Wing (171 ARW) at Pittsburgh International Airport/Air Reserve Station shortly after moving to Johnstown.

On 15 October 1964, the 140th Air Transport Squadron was authorized to expand to a group level by the National Guard Bureau. However, due to a designation conflict with an existing 140th Fighter Group with the Colorado ANG, the units designation was changed to the 168th Air Transport Squadron, being assigned to the new 168th Air Transport Group as its flying squadron. Other squadrons assigned into the group were the 168th Headquarters, 168th Material Squadron (Maintenance), 168th Combat Support Squadron, and the 168th USAF Dispensary.