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11th Air Support Operations Squadron
11th Air Support Operations Squadron
Active	1942–1945; 1994–2018
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Control of close air support
Size	Squadron
Motto(s)	Watchful and Ready
Engagements	European Theater of Operations
Decorations	Air Force Meritorious Unit Award; Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Insignia
11th Air Support Operations Squadron emblem

The United States Air Force's 11th Air Support Operations Squadron was a combat support unit located at Fort Hood, Texas. The squadron provided tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations.

History

World War II

The squadron saw combat in the European Theater of Operations from D-Day to V-E Day. Its air support parties primarily served United States Third Army units, directing air support missions for the ground forces they served. It provided three teams that participated in airborne and amphibious landings in the initial 6 Jun 1944 D-Day invasion.^[1]

Post Cold War

The squadron was reactivated as the 11th Air Support Operations Squadron in 1994 to support the 2nd Armored Division which was later re-flagged as 4th Infantry Division. When 4th Infantry Division was restationed at Fort Carson, Colorado, the Squadron provided support to the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment, later renamed 3d Cavalry Regiment. It provided Air Liaison Officers, Joint Terminal Attack Controllers and Combat Mission Support Teams that administered airpower to ground forces until inactivating in 2018. After 24 years of service, the squadron was inactivated in a ceremony at Fort Hood, Texas on 21 June 2018. Personnel of the unit was absorbed into the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron, also based at Fort Hood.^[2]

Lineage

Constituted as the 11th Communications Squadron, Air Support on 9 September 1942

Activated on 18 Sep 1942

Redesignated 11th Air Support Communication Squadron on 11 January 1943

Redesignated 11th Air Support Control Squadron on 20 August 1943

Redesignated 11th Tactical Air Communications Squadron on 1 April 1944

Inactivated on 12 October 1945

Disbanded on 8 October 1948
Reconstituted and redesignated 11th Air Support Operations Squadron on 24 June 1994

Activated on 1 July 1994.^[3]

Inactivated c. 21 June 2018^[2]

Assignments

III Air Support Command (later III Reconnaissance Command, III Tactical Air Command), 18 September 1942
IX Fighter Command, 11 December 1943
Ninth Air Force, c. 1 February 1944
IX Air Support Command, 26 February 1944
XIX Air Support Command (later XIX Tactical Air Command), 4 March 1944
XII Tactical Air Command, 4 July – c. 12 October 1945
3d Air Support Operations Group, 1 Jul 1994 – c. 21 June 2018^[3]^[2]

Stations

Birmingham Army Air Base, Alabama, 18 September 1942
Key Field, Mississippi, 26 February 1943
Lebanon Army Air Field, Tennessee, c. 30 May 1943
Birmingham Army Air Base, Alabama, c. 22 September – 16 November 1943
RAF Aldermaston (Sta 467),^[4] England, 10 December 1943
Aldermaston Court (Sta 476),^[5] England, 14 January 1944
Sunninghill Park (Sta 472),^[5] England, 12 February 1944
Aldermaston Court (Sta 476) England, 1 March 1944
Cricqueville Airfield (A-2),^[6] France, 9 Jul 1944
Nehou, France, 12 July 1944
Le Bingard, France, 31 July 1944
Mesnil-Rousset, France, 4 August 1944
Poilley, France, 8 August 1944
Andouille, France, 16 August 1944
Autainville, France, 31 August 1944
Chalons-en-Champagne, France, 13 September 1944
Etain Airfield (A-82),^[7] France, 24 September 1944
Nancy, France, 14 October 1944
Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 16 January 1945
Idar-Oberstein, Germany, 28 March 1945
Hersfeld, Germany, 9 April 1945
Erlangen (R-96),^[8] Germany, 26 April – c. September 1945
Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia, 12 Oct 1945
Fort Hood, Texas, 1 Jul 1994 – c. 21 June 2018 ^[3]

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References

Notes

Explanatory notes

^ Approved 26 March 1988.

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dollman, David (16 May 2019). "Factsheet 11 Air Support Operations Squadron (ACC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Snider, Daniel (28 June 2018). "11th ASOS inactivates after 24 years". Air Combat Command Public Affairs. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lineage information through August 2016 in Dollman, Factsheet
^ Station number in Anderson, p. 31.
^ ^a ^b Station number in Anderson, p. 32.
^ Station number in Johnson, p. 13.
^ Station number in Johnson, p. 53.
^ Station number in Johnson, p. 42.