The Air Commando Groups was born out of a simple need.

It is the heritage of the air commandos.

It was assigned to the 56th Air Commando Wing.

Eventually, both squadrons were placed under the 315th Air Commando Wing.

Troop carrier squadrons were formed for assignment to three composite ("air commando") groups in the war against Japan.

Eventually, the 3rd Air Commando Group served in the South Pacific.

He has since retired and now serves as president of the Air Commando Association, a Florida based charity.

During the Vietnam War he served with the 12th Air Commando Squadron.

"Jack Portet is in some kind of trouble with the Air Commandos at Hurlburt," he began.

Albion also provided helicopters from the embarked Naval Air Commando squadrons.

The 130th being re-designated as an Air Commando squadron and becoming the group's flying squadron.

He was an Air Commando, assigned to the 602nd Special Operations Squadron.

A succession of Air Commando units were trained at Lakeland during the late summer of 1944.

Its last assignment was with the 3d Air Commando Group, based at Chitose, Japan.

Flying Tiger to Air Commando.

These aircraft were transferred from the 606th Air Commando Squadron which transitioned to other aircraft.

The mission of the 130th TCS was primarily Air Commando special operations missions.

After some years of experience in a training center and training (training squadron of air commandos in Dijon).

As the war in Vietnam intensified, additional air commando units were organized in Southeast Asia.

Air commando pilots in Vietnam operating the A-37A had found single-engine cruise an effective means of improving their flight endurance.

Air Commando units were formed to be part of the invasion force to operate from captured Japanese airfields behind the main battle lines in India.

The 1st Air Commando Squadron was also activated at Bien Hoa.

The Air Commandos, who were pragmatic sergeants, discovered the problem, obtained outdated manuals on forward air control and went to work to resolve the issue.

After graduating from glider school, he was made a flight officer and he volunteered for hazardous duty with the 1st Air Commando Group.

The 3d Air Commando Group arrived for training in early May 1944 after being formed and organized at Drew Field.