The history of this squadron spans eight years of combat operations flying the A-1 Skyraider at three different locations and under three different squadron designations. The 1st Air Commando Squadron began combat operations in 1964 at BienHoa Air Base, Republic of South Vietnam and was the last American A-1 Squadron to fly the Skyraider in combat in November of 1972 as the 1st Special Operations Squadron at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. In between, it also operated out of Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam. This set of three (3) patch commemorates one who flew 100-300 Missions “On the Trail”……
