The 27th Special Operations Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. It is assigned to the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The wing mission includes infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces; air refueling of special operations rotary wing and tiltrotor aircraft; and precision fire support. These capabilities support a variety of special operations missions including direct action, unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, counter-terrorism, personnel recovery, psychological operations, and information operations. The wing also is responsible for the Melrose Range, an air training range near the neighboring town of Melrose, New Mexico. The commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing is Colonel Terence Taylor. The command chief is Chief Master Sergeant Kristina Montgomery. Organization Wing Staff Agencies 27th Special Operations Air Operations Squadron 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron 27th Special Operations Group (27 SOG) 27th Special Operations Support Squadron (27 SOSS) 3rd Special Operations Squadron (3 SOS), MQ-9 Reaper 6th Special Operations Squadron (6 SOS), MC-130J Commando II 9th Special Operations Squadron (9 SOS), MC-130J Commando II 12th Special Operations Squadron (12 SOS), MQ-9 Reaper launch and recovery 16th Special Operations Squadron (16 SOS), AC-130J Ghost Rider 17th Special Operation Squadron (17 SOS), AC-130J Ghost Rider 20th Special Operations Squadron (20 SOS), CV-22B Osprey 33rd Special Operations Squadron (33 SOS), MQ-9 Reaper 56th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron (56 SOIS) 310th Special Operations Squadron (310 SOS), U-28A 318th Special Operations Squadron (318 SOS), U-28A 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group (27 SOMSG) 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron 27th Special Operations Maintenance Group (27 SOMXG) 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron 27th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (6th AMU, 9th AMU,16th AMU and 17th AMU) 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (12th AMU and 20th AMU) 27th Special Operations Munitions Squadron 27th Special Operations Medical Group (27 SOMDG) 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron 27th Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron 27th Special Operations Medical Support Squadron History See 27th Special Operations Group for related history and lineage information Postwar era Established as the 27th Fighter Wing on 28 July 1947 at Kearney Army Air Field, Nebraska with the 27th Fighter Group as its operational component. The operational squadrons of the 27th were