82d Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron
Encyclopedia
The 368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group (82 EASOG) is a support unit of the United States Air Force
. It is located at an undisclosed location in Iraq
(possibly Joint Base Balad). It supported Multi-National Corps - Iraq. The 368 EASOG provides overall tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander
and Joint Forces Land Component Commander
for combat operations.
As of 26 July 2010, it comprised two subordinate units:
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...
. It is located at an undisclosed location in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
(possibly Joint Base Balad). It supported Multi-National Corps - Iraq. The 368 EASOG provides overall tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander
Joint Forces Air Component Commander
Joint Force Air Component Commander , is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term.It refers to an individual of general officer rank that is responsible for air forces within a joint operations environment. The term "air forces" encompasses aircraft of Air Force and Naval variants, not...
and Joint Forces Land Component Commander
Joint Forces Land Component Commander
Joint Force Land Component Commander , is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term. It is pronounced "Jay-Flick".It refers to an individual of general officer rank that is responsible for land forces within a joint operations environment...
for combat operations.
As of 26 July 2010, it comprised two subordinate units:
- 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron
- 82nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron – the 82 EASOS provided Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component CommanderJoint Forces Air Component CommanderJoint Force Air Component Commander , is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term.It refers to an individual of general officer rank that is responsible for air forces within a joint operations environment. The term "air forces" encompasses aircraft of Air Force and Naval variants, not...
and Joint Forces Land Component CommanderJoint Forces Land Component CommanderJoint Force Land Component Commander , is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term. It is pronounced "Jay-Flick".It refers to an individual of general officer rank that is responsible for land forces within a joint operations environment...
for combat operations.