605th Air Commando Squadron
Operator Identification
October 1963 to August 1968
United States of America
TYPE: USAF unit
IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil
HEADQUARTERS: Howard AFB, Panama Canal Zone
FORMER NAME: 5th Fighter Squadron (until disbanded 1948)
SUBSEQUENT NAME: 605th Special Operations Squadron (redesignated 1968)
Operator History
The squadron was activated in October 1963 as the USAF expanded its special operations units. It was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone and focused on training units of various Latin American air forces to anti-guerilla warfare.
Commando Operations
June 1963* to June 1968*
Last edited: 16/07/2024