58th Special Operations Wing
58th Special Operations Wing
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Wing CV-22 Osprey
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| Active | 1952–1958; 1969–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Role | Special Operations Training |
| Part of | Air Education and Training Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Kirtland Air Force Base |
| Motto(s) | Non Revertar Inultus Latin I Will Not Return Unavenged |
| Engagements | Korean War |
| Decorations |
Distinguished Unit Citation Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Col. Brenda Cartier |
| Insignia | |
| 58th Special Operations Wing emblem (approved 18 November 1952) |  |
The 58th Special Operations Wing (58 SOW) is a combat unit of the United States Air Force stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. The 58 SOW is part of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Nineteenth Air Force.
The 58 SOW serves as the premier training site for Air Force special operations and combat search and rescue aircrews. The wing provides undergraduate, graduate and refresher aircrew training for special operations, rescue, missile site support and distinguished visitor airlift helicopter, fixed-wing, and tilt-rotor operations. The wing employs more than 1,800 personnel and trains over 2,000 students a year.
The 58th Special Operations Wing’s mission is to train mission-ready special operations, combat search and rescue, missile site support, and UH-1 Distinguished Visitor airlift crews directly supporting Air Expeditionary Forces for the United States Air Force.
The wing operates eight different weapon systems: UH-1N, HH-60G, HC-130J, MC-130J, HC-130P/N, MC-130H, and CV-22 totaling more than 60 assigned aircraft. The wing teaches more than 100 courses in 18 different crew positions including pilot, navigator, electronic warfare officer, flight engineer, communications system operator, loadmaster and aerial gunner. Additionally, the wing responds to worldwide contingencies and provides search and rescue support to the local community.
The unit also provides people and airlift needed in response to crises around the world and assists civilian authorities in regional rescues. Supporting the 58th SOW training mission are approximately 1,250 military and civilian personnel administering over 90 training systems courses in 18 different crew positions. Assigned units are:
The 58th SOW's Operations Group is composed of five flying and two support squadrons, as well as three geographically separated pilot training units, one unit at Fort Rucker, Alabama, another unit at MCAS New River, North Carolina, and the third unit at Fairchild AFB, WA.
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