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7th Special Operations Squadron
Assigned to USAFE, 752nd Special Operations Group, 352nd Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall, UK.

Early 1970s Operates shorty 4 UH-1Ns green Hornet birds from Ramstein Germany reroled later to VIP duties.

From 1968 flew special variants of the C-130 Hercules. The MC-130H Combat Talon II from 1977.

On 2011 works on a new hangar at RAF Mildenhall began. On June 24, 2013 the first two Ospreys arrived at the base. Is expected that the squadron will be fully activated by the end of the year.




I ( SGT) Lou Varrato was Crew Chief of UH-1N 6606 1971>1972 at Ramstein. Originaly we received 4 UH-1Ns for the 7Th Special Operations Squadron in 1971. I believe the 7Th went to Frankfurt later in 1973 and then went to Mildenhall England .
69-6606 C/C Lou Varrato
69-6607 C/C Jimmy Moore
69-6608 C/C Dwight O Quinn
69-6609 C/C Othro Kennedy

1985-1987, I was a crew chief on 69-6606 at Ramstein AB. These same four aircraft were there, and had been reconfigured to VIP airlift. Tim Riley




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  News about 7th SOS


Osprey for the First Time on a RFA Ship

Osprey for the First Time on a RFA Ship

20-May-21 - For the first time a Bell/Boeing Osprey operated from a British Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) ship. An US Air Force CV-22B from 7th Special Operations Squadron (7 SOS) based in RAF Mildenhall landed on RFA Mounts Bay (L3008) #Osprey
USAF CV-22 Osprey Tests SLATS in Norway

USAF CV-22 Osprey Tests SLATS in Norway

13-Nov-19 - US Air Force Special Operations aircraft CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor was in Norway testing the new Snowmobile Loading And Transportation System (SLATS) #SLATS
First CV-22 Flying Crew Chief Program

First CV-22 Flying Crew Chief Program

06-May-19 - US Air Force’ Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron 752d SOAMXS based at Mildenhall, UK held a ceremony to celebrate the first CV-22B Osprey flying crew chief program #Osprey
USAF Osprey Deployed to Romania

USAF Osprey Deployed to Romania

08-Apr-19 - US Air Force’ 7th Special Operation Squadron (7th SOS) based at RAF Mildenhall, UK deployed its CV-22B Ospreys to Bacau, Romania for training with the Romanian Special Operation Forces
Trojan Footprint 18 NATO Special Forces Exercise

Trojan Footprint 18 NATO Special Forces Exercise

12-Jun-18 - Biennial Special Forces exercise Trojan Footprint took place this year on the ground, in the air and on the Baltic Sea in and around Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland


  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1995-    UK RAF Mildenhall EGUN
1992/95UK RAF AlconburyEGWZ
1973/91DE Rhein-Main closed 2005EDAF
1968/73DE Ramstein AFBETAR
1964/68DE Sembach KaserneETAS


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2013-    V-22 Osprey
1971/73 UH-1N






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Dates Operation
NO Cold Response 2016
ES Exercise Trident Juncture 2015






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