Will Rogers ANGB OA-1K Skyraider II Art
Will Rogers ANGB Oklahoma City OA-1K Skyraider II Art.
The 17th Special Operations Squadron (17 SOS) was relocated to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in 2024 to form the active duty component of the formal training unit for the OA-1K. It serves to instruct aircrew in the operation of the new Skyraider II aircraft for Armed Overwatch, Close Air Support, and myriad other mission sets dedicated to direct support of ground forces in austere locations.
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Will Rogers ANGB OA-1K Skyraider II vintage style military aviation travel poster art by Squadron Posters!
The 17th Special Operations Squadron (17 SOS) is an active unit of the United States Air Force, stationed at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base. It is an active duty squadron with a classically associated Air National Guard detachment from the 137th Special Operations Wing. The squadron operates OA-1K aircraft and is a geographically separated unit assigned to the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The squadron was previously assigned to the 27th Special Operations Group at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.
The squadron traces its lineage back to the 17th Observation Squadron, constituted and activated in 1942 during World War II. After being redesignated as the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bombardment), the squadron flew North American B-25 Mitchells in the New Guinea campaign, the Philippines Campaign, and over Japan on armed reconnaissance missions. The 17th was inactivated after the end of the war. The squadron’s second predecessor was activated and inactivated unmanned as the 17th Liaison Squadron in the early 1950s. The 17th Special Operations Squadron was activated in 1969 to provide AC-119G Shadow gunship air support during the Vietnam War. It was inactivated in 1971 with the drawdown of United States forces in Vietnam. During the 1980s the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (Bombardment), 17th Liaison Squadron, and the 17th Special Operations Squadron were consolidated as the 17th Special Operations Squadron, and it was activated in 1989 in Kadena, flying the MC-130P.
The squadron moved to Cannon Air Force Base in 2021. It was unmanned from 2023 until July 2024 when it moved to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, under the 492nd Special Operations Wing, flying the OA-1K Skyraider II. Check out this stunning Will Rogers ANGB OA-1K Skyraider II Art by Squadron Posters!Â
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