Soulforce [SEP] inception
Soulforce
Soulforce is a U.S.-based social justice organization that supports acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI) people through creative forms of nonviolent direct action. Soulforce is inspired by the principles of relentless nonviolent resistance as taught and practiced by Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was founded in 1998 by Mel White, who was a ghostwriter for Jerry Falwell, Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, and others until he came out as a gay man. The organization's Executive Director
components of the 57th Operations Group, placing them all under a single organization. Has trained combat aircrews in adversary threat tactics since its inception.
History Lineage.
- Established as 57th Adversary Tactics Group on 31 Aug 2005
History Assignments.
- 57th Wing, 15 Sep 2005–Present
History Components.
- 64th Aggressor Squadron: 15 Sep 2005–Present
- 65th Aggressor Squadron: 15 Sep 2005–26 September 2014
- 527th Space Aggressor Squadron: 14 Apr 2006–Present
- 547th Intelligence Squadron, 15 Sep 2005–2014
- 57th Adversary Tactics