The Air Force’s Secretive Special Operations Low-Level (SOLL) Program
by Brian Hudson 1 hour ago
A very secretive and little-known Air Force training program has been responsible for supporting and enabling special operation units and missions for many decades. Introducing the SOLL, or Special Operations Low-Level, program.
Origins of SOLL and the Iranian Hostage Crisis
Sometime in the late 1970s, the Carter administration decided that the U.S. needed a larger and better-suited airlift capability for its special operations missions.
The MC-130, which was used at the time, was a perfect insertion and extraction aircraft for a small group of commandos. Yet, the MC-130 had a limited cargo area and could not accommodate a larger number of troops. This had to be rectified.
With these thoughts in mind, the SOLL program was created. Under the program, aircrews, using modified airframes, trained in special operations skillset and capabilities.
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