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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

Unit Base location Service dates 1st Special Operations Squadron (SOS) Hurlburt Auxiliary Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 1968 1st Special Operations Wing (SOW) Hurlburt Auxiliary Field, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida 1970 to 1973 4410th Combat Crew Tactical Wing (CCTW) [Ferry Flights] Hurlburt Auxiliary Field, Eglin Airforce Base, Florida 1970 to 1973 56th Air Base Wing (ABW) Luke Air Force Base, Arizona 1970 to 1973 401st Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) England Air Force Base, Louisiana 1965 1st Air Commando Wing (ACW) England Air Force Base, Louisiana 1966 319th Air Commando Squadron (ACS) England Air Force Base, Louisiana 1966 4500th Air Base Wing (ABW) Langley Air Force Base, Virginia 1962 to 1963, 1965, 1970 to 1973 Air Force Logistic Command Hayes Aircraft Facility, Napier Field, Dothan, Alabama 1970 to 1976 Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona 1970 Military Aircraft Service and Disposal Center (MASDC) Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona 1970 to 1986 309th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) Tainan Airfield, Taiwan 1969 to 1970 310th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) Tainan Airfield, Taiwan 1969 to 1970 24th Special Operations Wing (SOW) Howard Air Force Base, Panama 1970 to 1973 51st Air Base Wing (ABW) Osan Air Base, South Korea 1970 to 1973 405th Fighter Wing (FW) Clark Air Force Base, Philippines 1973 56th Special Operations Wing (SOW) Thailand, including all Air Bases (e.g., Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base 1967 to 1971

Reserve units

Unit Base location Service dates 74th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts 1972 to 1982 439th Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW) Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts 1972 to 1982 901st Organizational Maintenance Squadron (OMS) Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts 1972 to 1982 731st Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) Westover Air Force Base and Hanscom Field Air Force Base, Massachusetts 1972 to 1982 758th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station 1972 to 1982 911th Tactical Air Group (TAG) Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station 1972 to 1982 911th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (AMS) Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station 1972 to 1982 911th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) Pittsburgh International Airport, Pennsylvania, US Air Force Reserve Station 1972 to 1982 302nd Tactical Airlift Wing (TAW) Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) 1969 to 1986 901st Tactical Airlift Group (TAG) Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) 1969 to 1986 906th Tactical Airlift Group (TAG) Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) 1969 to 1986 907th Tactical Airlift Group (TAG) Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) 1969 to 1986 355th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) 1969 to 1982 356th Tactical Airlift Squadron (TAS) Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base, Ohio (US Air Force Reserves, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base) 1969 to 1986 4413th 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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