22d Special Operations Squadron
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The 22nd Special Operations Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force
that operated in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War for two years from 25 Oct 1968, until 30 September 1970. The 22nd flew A-1 Skyraiders and was assigned to the 56th Special Operations Wing
at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base.
The primary call sign used by the unit was "Zorro", for interdiction missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail
, and the squadron was thus nicknamed the "Zorros." (The 606th Air Commando Squadron also used the "Zorro" call sign for a period of time prior to the establishment of the 22d for its missions over the Trail flying T-28 Trojan fighter bombers). The 22nd Special Operations Squadron's tail letters were "TS".
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
that operated in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War for two years from 25 Oct 1968, until 30 September 1970. The 22nd flew A-1 Skyraiders and was assigned to the 56th Special Operations Wing
56th Fighter Wing
The 56th Fighter Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Education and Training Command's Nineteenth Air Force. It is stationed at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona where it also is the host unit....
at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base.
The primary call sign used by the unit was "Zorro", for interdiction missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Ho Chi Minh trail
The Ho Chi Minh trail was a logistical system that ran from the Democratic Republic of Vietnam to the Republic of Vietnam through the neighboring kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia...
, and the squadron was thus nicknamed the "Zorros." (The 606th Air Commando Squadron also used the "Zorro" call sign for a period of time prior to the establishment of the 22d for its missions over the Trail flying T-28 Trojan fighter bombers). The 22nd Special Operations Squadron's tail letters were "TS".