with the end of world war ii, the air force dropped "air commando" or special operations units from its rolls, although they were revived for the korean war. after that conflict, in april 1955, the air national guard acquired its first special operations unit when the 129th air resupply squadron was federally recognized and two c-46 commandos were delivered to it at hayward, california. it was allocated to the air resupply and communications service (arcs), a predecessor organization of today's air force special operations command