15th Special Operations Squadron 15 SOS MC 130H Combat Talon II Challenge Coin

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15th Special Operations Squadron 15 SOS MC 130H Combat Talon II Challenge Coin :
$45.00

United States Air Force15th Special Operations Squadron 15 SOS MC 130H Combat Talon IIChallengeCoin W
Measures approx 1 1/2 \" inches
The 15th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It operates Lockheed MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft in support of special operations.
The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 520th Bombardment Squadron. It engaged in antisubmarine warfare operations as the 15th Antisubmarine Squadron off the Atlantic coast of the United States until 1943 when the Navy assumed responsibility for the mission. It was disbanded in the fall of that year.
In 1944, the 15th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy was activated as a Boeing B-29 Superfortress unit. It participated in combat operations against Japan in 1945, receiving a Distinguished Unit Citation. The squadron was inactivated on Guam in 1946. It was again briefly active in the Air Force Reserve from 1947 to 1949.
The 15th Special Operations Squadron was activated in Vietnam as a Lockheed C-130 Hercules gunship squadron. It participated in combat until it was inactivated in 1970, earning a Presidential Unit Citation (United States), Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat V device and Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm.
The 15th Antisubmarine Squadron and 15th Bombardment Squadron were consolidated with the 15th Special Operations Squadron in September 1985, but remained inactive until 1992, when the squadron again activated as a special operations C-130 unit.A 15th Special Operations Squadron MC-130 deploys to Haiti to provide humanitarian and disaster reliefThis authentic Naval challenge coin were purchased from a retired Force Master Chief who servedover 28 year as a career submariner. There are some incredibly amazing coins in this very large collection of over 350 pieces and we will be listing them in the next few weeks.We will combine shipping on multiple purchases.Each additional coin will be .50 cents.

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