Round shaped, gold colored coin, 1 1/4 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • Air Force Speical Operations Cmd
  • 1st Special Operations Wing
  • 9th Special Operations Squadron
Location
Coin Location: 10E8
Homebase: Eglin Air Force Base, Florida
Deployment: Iraq/ Afghanistan
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 4 November 2009
Donated by: Earl B. Phillips
Copies: 1 of 1

C001452

Location: 10E8 Height: 1.25

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

Round shaped, gold colored coin, 1 1/4 inches in diameter.

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The 1st Special Operations Wing (1st SOW) at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of two United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

The 1st SOW mission focus is unconventional warfare: counter-terrorism, combat search and rescue, personnel recovery, psychological operations, aviation assistance to developing nations, "deep battlefield" resupply, interdiction and close air support. The wing has units located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.