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C-123 aircraft Agent Orange exposure and disability compensation

If you had regular contact with Operation Ranch Hand (ORH) C-123 aircraft used in Vietnam while serving as an active-duty service member or Reservist, you may be eligible for VA disability compensation. Find out if your unit or Air Force specialty code qualifies.

Active-duty units

UnitBase locationService dates1st Special Operations Squadron (SOS)Hurlburt Auxiliary Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida19681st Special Operations Wing (SOW)Hurlburt Auxiliary Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida1970 to 19734410th Combat Crew Tactical Wing (CCTW) [Ferry Flights]Hurlburt Auxiliary Field, Eglin Airforce Base, Florida1970 to 197356th Air Base Wing (ABW)Luke Air Force Base, Arizona1970 to 1973401st Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW)England Air Force Base, Louisiana19651st Air Commando Wing (ACW)England Air Force Base, Louisiana1966319th Air Commando Squadron (ACS)England Air Force Base, Louisiana19664500th Air Base Wing (ABW)Langley Air Force Base, Virginia1962 to 1963, 1965, 1970 to 1973Air Force Logistic CommandHayes Aircraft Facility, Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama1970 to 1976Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC)Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona1970Military Aircraft Service and Disposal Center (MASDC)Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona1970 to 1986309th Special Operations Squadron (SOS)Tainan Airfield, Taiwan1969 to 1970310th Special Operations Squadron (SOS)Tainan Airfield, Taiwan1969 to 197024th Special Operations Wing (SOW)Howard Air Force Base, Panama1970 to 197351st Air Base Wing (ABW)Osan Air Base, South Korea1970 to 1973405th Fighter Wing (FW)Clark Air Force Base, Philippines197356th Special Operations Wing (SOW)Thailand, including all Air Bases (e.g., Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base1967 to 1971

Reserve units

UnitBase locationService dates74th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES)Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts1972 to 1982439th Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW)Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts1972 to 1982901st Organizational Maintenance Squadron (OMS)Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts1972 to 1982731st Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS)Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts1972 to 1982758th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS)Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station1972 to 1982911th Tactical Air Group (TAG)Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station1972 to 1982911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS)Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station1972 to 1982911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES)Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station1972 to 1982302nd Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW)Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 1986901st Tactical Airlift Group (TAG)Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 1986906th Tactical Airlift Group (TAG)Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 1986907th Tactical Airlift Group (TAG)Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 1986355th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS)Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 1982356th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS)Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 19864413th Combat Crew Tactical Wing (CCTW) [Ferry Flights]Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base)1969 to 1986

Air Force specialty codes

These specialty codes help identify enlisted members and officers who may have had regular contact with C-123 aircraft between 1962 and 1986.

Note: Your specialty code number may have changed. We’ll accept any relevant evidence showing that you had regular contact with C-123 aircraft.

Enlisted members

You may be eligible for disability compensation if you served as an enlisted member under any of these specialty codes:

  • Aircrew Life Support Specialist: codes 12200-12290, or
  • Aircraft Maintenance Specialist/Flight Technicians: codes 43010, 43100, and 43131-43590, or
  • Flight Engineer/Aircraft Loadmaster: codes 11300-11490

Officers

You may be eligible for disability compensation if you served as an officer under either of these specialty codes:

  • Flight Nurse: codes 9761-9766, or
  • Pilot/Copilot, Transport and Tactical Airlift: codes 1041-1055 and 1111

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