Uh, no. Not even close. Better luck next time.
I appreciate the use of the "rolleyes" icon. It really punctuated your completely erroneous statement well.
So what did I get wrong?
A) that the Air Force SOC flew (Flies??) the MH-53 PAVE LOW?
B) That they also fly the PAVE HAWK? (A pretty capable aircraft as well)
C) That USAF SOC PAVE LOW's were the first US
helicopters in country in both Desert Storm and the later Iraqi invasions?
D) That they flew overt and covert SAR during multiple engagements in Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and others since?? Not to mention their role in Panama.
E) That USAF SOC was the covert insertion method for many US and other special operations teams in Iraq, Panama, Kuwait, Serbia/Bosnia, A'stan, Africa, etc?
F) All of the above?
I'm just a dad of a cadet. You probably have forgotten more about choppers than I ever will. But with all respect, A-E all appear to be fairly well documented, in more than one place. Maybe it's just Air Force exaggeration, but they appear to have convinced lot's of others.
Task Force Normandy as the start of Desert Storm is extremely well documented and even the Army indicates the Appache's followed the Pave Lows into Iraq due to the terrain following radar and more accurate GPS. Yes, they did RTB per mission once the close to target and the Apache's had sync'd their nav to glow sticks left by the Pave Lows. And there is some documentation that Pave Low's were in country significantly before that in roles with SF and SAS.
I'm just curious at this point. The closest I got to a PAVE LOW is sitting in one and talking with it's crew about their combat experiences at an Air Show. I'm a private pilot and an RF Engineer, so I could relate to the electronics and their mission. PAVE HAWK sitting next to it was no slouch in that aspect either.
I guess I just don't get diss'ing a fairly well respected operational group with a long history of combat operations in partnership with the RA, even if it is in the Air Force. Or is there a dirty secret I missed? That it's actually Army chopper pilots in the USAF SOC?
If it's that the mission should sit in the Army, I'd agree, Heck, I think the Army should be flying the A-10 as well.