page_title: 58th Operations Group
hierarchical_section_title: 58th Operations Group
caption_attribution_description: English: New Mexico: A crew from KOB-TV, Albuquerque, N.M., news takes a ride on a CV-22 Osprey Aug. 7 and finds themselves in the midst of aerial scenery that is breathtaking, as is the angle of flight through part of the ride. The CV-22 is assigned to the 58th Special Operations Wing, 71st Special Operations Squadron, here. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Markus Maier
context_page_description: The 58th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 58th Special Operations Wing. It is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
  During World War II, the units predecessor unit, the 58th Fighter Group operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater as part of Fifth Air Force. The unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation strafing a Japanese naval force off Mindoro in the Philippines on 26 December 1944 to prevent destruction. During the Korean War, the unit bombed and strafed enemy airfields and installations and supported UN
  ground forces, remaining in South Korea after the 1953 Armistice.
context_section_description: The 58th Operations Group (58 OG) is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 58th Special Operations Wing. It is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
  During World War II, the units predecessor unit, the 58th Fighter Group operated primarily in the Southwest Pacific Theater as part of Fifth Air Force. The unit received a Distinguished Unit Citation strafing a Japanese naval force off Mindoro in the Philippines on 26 December 1944 to prevent destruction. During the Korean War, the unit bombed and strafed enemy airfields and installations and supported UN
  ground forces, remaining in South Korea after the 1953 Armistice.
caption: 58 SOW Boeing CV-22B Osprey 04-0026
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