The United States Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) is a squadron under the Air Force Special Operations Training Center (AFSOTC), which falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). AFSOC is the Air Force component of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM).
USAFSOS provides education to turn skilled Airmen into special operators. The school provides specialized education to meet the unique requirements of AFSOC Airmen, special operations forces (SOF) aviators, and joint/interagency partners. USAFSOS builds on the functional training conducted by other agencies like the USAF Air Education and Training Command and USSOCOM Service component training schools: Naval Special Warfare Command's Special Warfare Center and U.S. Army Special Operations Command's John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.
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