147th Air Support Operations Squadron

The United States Air Force's 147th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Houston, Texas. The 147th provides tactical command and control of air power assets to the Joint Forces [Air Component Commander] and Joint Forces [Land Component Commander] for combat operations.

State Partnership Program

The SPP evolved from a 1991 U.S. European Command decision to set up the Joint Contact Team Program in the Baltic Region with Reserve component Soldiers and Airmen. A subsequent National Guard Bureau proposal paired U.S. states with three nations emerging from the former Soviet Bloc and the SPP was born, becoming a key U.S. security cooperation tool, facilitating cooperation across all aspects of international civil-military affairs and encouraging people-to-people ties at the state level."
Texas Partnerships,
Czech Republic 1993-present,
Chile 2008-present
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