682d Air Support Operations Squadron

682d Air Support Operations Squadron
Insignia
Active	1971 - present
Country	United States
Branch	Air Force
Type	Command and control
Part of	Air Combat Command 9th Air Force 93d Air-Ground Operations Wing 18th Air Support Operations Group
Garrison/HQ	Pope Field
Mascot	Condors
Decorations	AFOUA AFMUA

The 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron is an operational component of the Tactical Air Control System. The 682nd ASOS is assigned to the 18th Air Support Operations Group, Pope Field, North Carolina, which is a direct reporting agency of 9th Air Force.

The unit's primary function is to coordinate and direct the tactical air effort in the support of land forces and provide fast reaction to satisfy immediate requests from the Army for close air support. The ASOS provides advice and assistance to Army commanders concerning the employment of all Air Force resources and may be granted scramble and control authority over sorties designated to fulfill Army requirements.

The squadron is aligned with the Army's 18th Airborne Corps, but also supports United States Army Central (ARCENT).

When deployed, the ASOS forms an Air Support Operations Center (ASOC) under the operational control of the Joint Forces Air Component Commander (JFACC), through the Air Operations Center (AOC).

The 682nd ASOS employs several types of communication systems. Capabilities include tactical satellite, troposcatter, line-of-site, and other various radio systems for communicating with air and ground forces.

References

http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18728

United States Air Force

Leadership

Structure

Commands	Reserve Air National Guard Field Operating Agencies Installations

Direct Reporting Units	District of Washington Operational Test and Evaluation Center USAF Academy

Major Commands	Air Combat Air Education and Training Air Mobility Global Strike Materiel Reserve Space Special Operations Europe & Africa Pacific

Numbered Air Forces	First Second Third Fourth Fifth Seventh Eighth Ninth Tenth Eleventh Twelfth Thirteenth Fourteenth Seventeenth Eighteenth Nineteenth Twentieth Twenty-Second Twenty-Third Twenty-Fourth Twenty-Fifth

Wings (ANG) Groups (ANG) Squadrons (ANG) Civilian auxiliary: Civil Air Patrol

Personnel and
training

Uniforms and
equipment

History and
traditions

Category
Portal

United States Air Force Air Support Operations Units

Wings	93 AGOW 435 AGOW

Groups	1 ASOG 3 ASOG 4 ASOG 18 ASOG 194 ASOG 368 ESOG 504 EASOG 607th Air Support Operations Group

Squadrons	1 ASOS 2 ASOS 3 ASOS 4 ASOS 5 ASOS 7 ASOS 8 ASOS 9 ASOS 10 ASOS 11 ASOS 13 ASOS 14 ASOS 15 ASOS 17 ASOS 19 ASOS 20 ASOS 21 ASOS 24 EASOS 25 ASOS 72 EASOS 75 EASOS 82 EASOS 84 EASOS 85 EASOS 111 ASOS 116 ASOS 118 ASOS 116 ASOS 122 ASOS 165 ASOS 169 ASOS 238 ASOS 274 ASOS 604 ASOS 712 ASOS 717 EASOS 730 EASOS 807 EASOS 817 EASOS

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