▁temporary ▁bed down ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 5 3 d ▁Wing ▁at ▁K ad ena . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁July , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁provided ▁a ▁H C - 1 3 0 ▁esc ort ▁for ▁a ▁Lock he ed ▁C - 5 ▁Gal axy ▁transport ing ▁a ▁S ikor sky ▁M H - 5 3 ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁Special ▁Oper ations ▁Squadron ▁re loc ating ▁from ▁Clark ▁Air ▁Base ▁to ▁F uten ma . ▁During ▁the ▁summer ▁and ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁the ▁Lock he ed ▁MC - 1 3 0 H ▁Com bat ▁Tal on ▁II . ▁Due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁sp ares ▁and ▁test ▁equipment , ▁its ▁conversion ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁S OS ▁was ▁ground ed ▁for ▁ten ▁days ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁flying ▁hours ▁reduction ▁caused ▁by ▁budget ▁issues . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁under ▁the ▁Comm ando ▁V ision ▁plan , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁that ▁the ▁squad ron ▁would ▁not ▁convert ▁to ▁the ▁Com bat ▁Tal on ▁and ▁would ▁instead ▁retain ▁its ▁Com bat ▁Sh adows . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁it ▁deployed ▁cre ws ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁for ▁Operation ▁Prov ide ▁Com fort , ▁augment ing ▁personnel ▁at ▁Inc ir lik ▁Air ▁Base . ▁Six ▁months ▁later , ▁the ▁squad