6th Special Operations Squadron Operational Aviation Detachment A 7E1

Served as combat advisory unit to combatant commander during crises. Assess, train, advise, and assist foreign aviation forces in airpower employment, sustainment, and force integration in three interrelated mission areas: foreign internal defense (FID), unconventional warfare (UW), and coalition support (CS), 1994-. The squadron executes its mission through theater-oriented Operational Aviation Detachments "A" and "B." (OAD-A/B). The OAD-A functions as the tactical training/advisory team. The OAD-B provides C3, logistics, administrative, and medical support to multiple OAD-A teams deployed in the field.