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A trainee pilots his rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

A trainee pilots his rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training. Trainees learn to "read the river," looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems. Combat control training is conducted throughout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron. The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operation and survival skills

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take a break from their trip up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training to try crossing an Army Rangers rope bridge.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

Trainees take a break from their trip up the Yellow River during the w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

A trainee pilots his rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

A trainee pilots his rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees turn their rubber raft around and head for home on the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

Trainees turn their rubber raft around and head for home on the Yellow...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

A trainee learns how to plot his position on a river chart during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training. Combat control training is conducted throughout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron. The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operation and survival skills

A trainee learns how to plot his position on a river chart during the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take a break from their trip up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training to try crossing an Army Rangers rope bridge. Combat control training is conducted throughout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron. The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operation and survival skills

Trainees take a break from their trip up the Yellow River during the w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TECH. SGT. C. A. Thompson Release Status: Rele... More

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training. Trainees learn to "read the river," looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems. Combat control training is conducted throughout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron. The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operation and survival skills

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water navigation skill phase of combat control training.  Trainees learn to"read the river,"looking for strong currents and shallow water that can cause problems.  Combat control training is conducted througout the year by members of the 1723rd Combat Control Squadron.  The six-week course teaches the fundamentals of water and land navigation, equipment operations and survival skills

Trainees take their rubber raft up the Yellow River during the water n...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT C.A. Thompson Release Status: Released to... More

With his face caked with mud, USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Nathan Salvemini hollers during a grueling physical workout. He's participating in one of the toughest courses in the military - pararescue and combat control training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where students' willpower is pushed to the limit. This image is seen in the August 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

With his face caked with mud, USAF SENIOR AIRMAN Nathan Salvemini holl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Release... More

USAF Airmen do sit ups in the mud as they participate in one of the toughest courses in the military - pararescue and combat control training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where students' willpower is pushed to the limit. This image is seen in the August 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

USAF Airmen do sit ups in the mud as they participate in one of the to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Release... More

Straight on medium close-up of a USAF AIRMAN laying on his stomach in mud as he participates in one of the toughest courses in the military - pararescue and combat control training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, where students' willpower is pushed to the limit. This image is seen in the August 1998 edition of AIRMAN Magazine

Straight on medium close-up of a USAF AIRMAN laying on his stomach in ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Lackland Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis Release Status: Release... More

Combat control, team leader, US Air Force First Lieutenant Jason Daniels, of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, gears up for a jump master inspection before boarding an Air National Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft (not shown) for a jump during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001

Combat control, team leader, US Air Force First Lieutenant Jason Danie...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NORTHERN EDGE 2001 Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Bruno, USAF Release Status: Released to... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, walks to his Bronze Star Medal ceremony, June 26, 2012 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock received the Bro... More

Air Force Special Operators, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Air Force Special Operators, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Air Force Special Operations Command and Hurlburt Field host several special tactics units that deploy throughout the globe to perform unique and essential missions to ensure the safety and security of our nat... More

From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh

From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh

From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh Arias and Staff Sgt. Will Doherty, U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Fort Bragg, N.C., conduct air traffic control ... More

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor Demonstration Team performs a demonstration during the U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor celebration aerial demonstration at Hurlburt Field... More

Combat controllers from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron,

Combat controllers from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron,

Combat controllers from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, Ore., and Pararescue Specialists from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, 123rd Airlift Wing, Ky., practice air drops and tactical... More

The family of Capt. Matthew D. Roland, a Special Tactics

The family of Capt. Matthew D. Roland, a Special Tactics

The family of Capt. Matthew D. Roland, a Special Tactics officer killed in action, was presented his posthumous Silver Star medal by Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Hu... More

Special Tactics Airmen encourage a junior ROTC cadet

Special Tactics Airmen encourage a junior ROTC cadet

Special Tactics Airmen encourage a junior ROTC cadet rappelling down a 40-foot wall normally used for training on rescue and infiltration techniques at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20, 2016. Special Tactics Airme... More

Legacy of fallen Airman continued in SOWT graduates

Legacy of fallen Airman continued in SOWT graduates

Senior Airman John Campbell, Special Operations Weather Team student assigned to the Special Tactics Training Squadron, accepts the first Lt. Col. William Schroeder Memorial Award from Abby Schroeder, Schoeder'... More

Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd

Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd

Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron go over their mission before a tactics field training exercise at Camp Mackall, N.C., Aug. 3, 2016. The FTX is a culmina... More

A member of the Pope Army Airfield Base Honor Guard

A member of the Pope Army Airfield Base Honor Guard

A member of the Pope Army Airfield Base Honor Guard salutes an American Flag to mark Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Farris’, Headquarters Air Force combat control functional manager, retirement during a ceremony at... More

Combat Controllers assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., land

Combat Controllers assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., land

Combat Controllers assigned to Fort Bragg, N.C., land C-130 Hercules aircraft while participating in exercise Patriot Warrior at Fort McCoy, Wis., August 15, 2016. Patriot Warrior is a joint reserve component e... More

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Steve Shannon leads tactical

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Steve Shannon leads tactical

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Steve Shannon leads tactical operations at the 2016 USS Dahlgren demonstration, Aug. 30. Navy scientists and engineers evaluated a strike group's Aegis combat system, gun weapon sy... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 H Combat Talon II, assigned

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 H Combat Talon II, assigned

A U.S. Air Force MC-130 H Combat Talon II, assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, prepares to take off at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Oct. 22, 2016. Members from 320th Special Tactics Squadron ... More

Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton, 26th Special Tactics

Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton, 26th Special Tactics

Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton, 26th Special Tactics Squadron superintendent, completes his final jump at Eglin Range, Fla., Jan. 10, 2017. Over the course of Keaton's 30-year career, he was decorated nine tim... More

Special Tactics Airman killed in off duty incident

Special Tactics Airman killed in off duty incident

Staff Sgt. Jorge A. Hernandez, 26, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, died in an off duty incident in Nashville, Tennessee, Jan. 1, 2019. As a Special Tactics combat con... More

A U.S. Air Force combat control Airman from the 320th

A U.S. Air Force combat control Airman from the 320th

A U.S. Air Force combat control Airman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and U.S. Marine Corps marine joint terminal attack controllers from the 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expediti... More

U.S. Marines and Airmen line up for a fin inspection

U.S. Marines and Airmen line up for a fin inspection

U.S. Marines and Airmen line up for a fin inspection during the Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, March 20, 2017 at Key West, Fla. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics... More

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony for Tech. Sgt. Brian Claughsey, a combat controller with the 21st Special Tactics S... More

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing relays information to a Royal Jordanian Air Force UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter during a combat search and rescue mission at Eager Lion Ma... More

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special

An Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing rappels into the Al Biadia Cave Complex during a personnel rescue mission for Eager Lion May 13, 2017, in Mafraq Province, Jordan. Speci... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing and Italy's 17th Stormo Incursori troops prepare to board an Ohio Air National Guard C-130H Hercules before a military free fall durin... More

On Aug. 10, 2017, a small force of eight combat controllers

On Aug. 10, 2017, a small force of eight combat controllers

On Aug. 10, 2017, a small force of eight combat controllers with the 321st Special Tactics Squdron surveyed a two-lane highway in Estonia, deconflicted airspace and exercised command and control on the ground a... More

A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics

A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics

A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron takes wind-speed measurements before landing A-10 Thunderbolt IIs on Jägala-Käravete Highway, Aug. 10, in Jägala, Estonia. A small force of eight Spec... More

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader

Students with the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course plan a nautical navigation training mission, Oct. 21, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in November... More

Chief mentors Airmen their career field doesn’t define them

Chief mentors Airmen their career field doesn’t define them

Chief Master Sgt. Bradley Reilly, 14th Operations Group Superintendent, speaks to a crowd during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 11, 2017, in Columbus, Mississippi. Reilly was the featured speaker for the ceremony... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eddie Fore, right, a Survival,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eddie Fore, right, a Survival,

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eddie Fore, right, a Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the 509th Operations Support Squadron, begins to time Staff Sgt. John Mapes, a desk sergeant assign... More

One of the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire engines

One of the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire engines

One of the 319th Civil Engineer Squadron’s fire engines sits beside radar domes May 10, 2018, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, in preparation for a training exercise. The combined training exercise ... More

Air Commandos from Hurlburt Field render a salute as

Air Commandos from Hurlburt Field render a salute as

Air Commandos from Hurlburt Field render a salute as a motorcade escorting the family of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a special tactics combat controller, passes the base in Mary Esther, Florida, Aug... More

Chief Master Sgt. Michael West, right, a special tactics

Chief Master Sgt. Michael West, right, a special tactics

Chief Master Sgt. Michael West, right, a special tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing, applauds during his retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 19, 2018. For 30 years,... More

An Estonian tactical air control party specialist awaits

An Estonian tactical air control party specialist awaits

An Estonian tactical air control party specialist awaits for an F-16 Fighting Falcon to arrive before a training at Falcon Range in Lawton, Okla., Dec. 4, 2018. The 146th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) ... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron jumps from an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron above Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, Dec. 11, ... More

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, treat an injured patient during a simulated explosion as part of Emerald Warrior 19.1 at Avon Park, Florida, Jan. 14, 2... More

The family of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin,

The family of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin,

The family of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, attend a ceremony at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Arlington, Virginia, Jan.... More

Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations

Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations

Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing lead hundreds of Airmen, trainees, and supporters during the initial five-mile starting leg of the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 22, 2019, at L... More

A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations

A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations

A Special Tactics Airman with the 24th Special Operations Wing looks on as family members and supporters cheer for him during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 23, 2019, near Weimar, Texas. The march, con... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Story, a communication

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Story, a communication

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Shane Story, a communication journeyman with the 720th Special Tactics Group, fills up a water bottle during a team swap at the 2019 Special Tactics Memorial March, Feb. 24, 2019, n... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen, along with support

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen, along with support

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen, along with support personnel including medics, documenters, and logistics personnel with the 24th Special Operations Wing, march in honor of fallen operators during the Sp... More

An independent duty medical technician with the 24th

An independent duty medical technician with the 24th

An independent duty medical technician with the 24th Special Operations Wing bandages a Special Tactics Airman’s foot during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb 26, 2019, near Eunice, Louisiana. This is the ... More

Special Tactics operators with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics operators with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron marshal an F-35A Lightning II fighter aircraft at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 27, 2019. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operations Co... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein marches

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein marches

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein marches alongside Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing during the Special Tactics Memorial March at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 4, 2018... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, gives remarks during an assumption of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 24, 2019. U.S. Air Force Col. Matt A... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, exit a C-130H Hercules aircraft during static line jump training at a range on Marine C... More

A 352nd Special Warfare Squadron training instructor

A 352nd Special Warfare Squadron training instructor

A 352nd Special Warfare Squadron training instructor looks on as Airmen from the 352nd SWTS participate in a memorial physical training session outside of Matero Hall on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, Aug... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator instructs

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator instructs

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator instructs Jordanian Special Forces to move the line of fire further from targets during weapons training as part of Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operatio... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator loads ammunition

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator loads ammunition

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator loads ammunition during rifle and pistol skills training with coalition forces as part of Exercise Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Cente... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators prepare gear

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators prepare gear

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators prepare gear for a military free fall jump with coalition forces onto a Zarqa drop zone during Eager Lion 2019 in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Aug. 26, 2019. Special... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators partner with

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators partner with

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators partner with coalition forces in rappelling during exercise Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Aug. 27,... More

A Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan F-16 Fighting Falcon

A Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan F-16 Fighting Falcon

A Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan F-16 Fighting Falcon performs a show of force, while conducting partnered training during exercise Eager Lion 2019, Joint Training Center, HKJ, Aug. 28, 2019. Eager Lion, U.S. Cent... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics communications technician

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics communications technician

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics communications technician prepares radio equipment for a surveillance mission during Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, Hashemite Kingdom of... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics aircrew flight equipment

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics aircrew flight equipment

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics aircrew flight equipment member informs Jordanian, Lebanese and Cypriot special forces how to build pallets for an air drop during Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Op... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator discusses

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator discusses

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operator discusses the plan for long range weapons training with coalition forces at Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, Hashemite Kingdom of... More

Jordanian Special Forces conduct a military free fall

Jordanian Special Forces conduct a military free fall

Jordanian Special Forces conduct a military free fall jump with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators during Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Air Base, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Aug. 31, 2019. Special ... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators prepare for

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators prepare for

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators prepare for a training mass casualty mission during Exercise Eager Lion 2019 near the Sahab District, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sept. 2, 2019. Eager Lion, U.S. Centra... More

A Jordanian helicopter, loaded with U.S. Air Force

A Jordanian helicopter, loaded with U.S. Air Force

A Jordanian helicopter, loaded with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators and special forces from Jordan, Lebanon, Cyprus and Greece, lands at the edge of a MOUT site to kick off a training mass casualty mis... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators demonstrate

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators demonstrate

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators demonstrate how to conduct fast rope insertion extraction with coalition forces at a tower during Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center,... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Spencer Cocanour, former acting

U.S. Air Force Col. Spencer Cocanour, former acting

U.S. Air Force Col. Spencer Cocanour, former acting commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, lands into the sound after performing his final military free fall jump from an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurl... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator fires his

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator fires his

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator fires his weapon during long-range weapons training near Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 20, 2019. The training was part of the first-ever Special Reconnaissance trainin... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Col. Matt Allen, center, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master... More

The Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard stands ready

The Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard stands ready

The Cannon Air Force Base Honor Guard stands ready prior to a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Cannon AFB, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat con... More

A piper plays taps during the military funeral honors

A piper plays taps during the military funeral honors

A piper plays taps during the military funeral honors of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. ... More

An Air Force Special Tactics operator pulls security

An Air Force Special Tactics operator pulls security

An Air Force Special Tactics operator pulls security out of a classroom window during a mission during a training exercise at Fort Knox, Jan. 31, 2020. Special Tactics is a U.S. Special Operation Command’s tact... More

JBSA training annex dedicated to fallen Air Force Medal of Honor recipient

JBSA training annex dedicated to fallen Air Force Medal of Honor recip...

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in the memorial pushups during the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. Joint Base San Antoni... More

The family of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Champ

The family of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Champ

The family of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Champ poses for the photograph after the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the San Antonio

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the San Antonio

U.S. Air Force Airmen and members of the San Antonio police department prepare for the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. Joi... More

General Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of United

General Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of United

General Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of United States Air Force, provides remarks during the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training A... More

Valerie Nessel, spouse of Master Sgt. John A. Chapman,

Valerie Nessel, spouse of Master Sgt. John A. Chapman,

Valerie Nessel, spouse of Master Sgt. John A. Chapman, gives a few words during the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. Joint ... More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright hugs Ms. Valerie Nessel, spouse of Master Sgt. John A. Chapman, during the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San An... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in the memorial pushups

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in the memorial pushups

U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in the memorial pushups during the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. Joint Base San Antoni... More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright attends the Joint Base San Antonio Annex renaming ceremony, March 4, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Training Annex, Texas. Joint Base San Antonio-Ann... More

A Special Tactics operator stationed at the 352nd Special

A Special Tactics operator stationed at the 352nd Special

A Special Tactics operator stationed at the 352nd Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall trains close air support with F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath during exercise ... More

An aircrew member with the 7th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew member with the 7th Special Operations Squadron

An aircrew member with the 7th Special Operations Squadron guides an MRZR onto a CV-22B Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft prior to training with Air Force Special Tactics during exercise Valiant Liberty at RAF Milde... More

A U.S. Air Force radio frequency transmission systems

A U.S. Air Force radio frequency transmission systems

A U.S. Air Force radio frequency transmission systems technician, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing supporting Special Tactics, sets up a deployable communications unit at RAF Mildenhall, U.K., March... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator from the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator from the

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator from the 352nd Special Operations Wing boards a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft belonging to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, for a personnel recovery mission du... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 352nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 352nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators with the 352nd Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall approach a target and conduct close air support for nearby teammates as part of exercise Valiant Liberty at Muck... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Grimesey, a Special

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Grimesey, a Special

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Grimesey, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Pope Field, North Carolina, Aug.14, 2... More

From right, U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock

From right, U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock

From right, U.S Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, stands at attention as Lt. Col. Chris Larkin, 23rd STS commander, prepares to present the Br... More

From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh

From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh

From left: Senior Airman Chase Litvan, Staff Sgt. Josh Arias and Staff Sgt. Will Doherty, U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Fort Bragg, N.C., conduct air traffic control ... More

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor Demonstration Team performs a demonstration during the U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor celebration aerial demonstration at Hurlburt Field... More

Combat Controllers from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron,

Combat Controllers from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron,

Combat Controllers from the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, 142nd Fighter Wing, Ore., and Pararescue Specialists from the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron, 123rd Airlift Wing, Ky., practice air drops and tactical... More

The family of Capt. Matthew D. Roland, a Special Tactics

The family of Capt. Matthew D. Roland, a Special Tactics

The family of Capt. Matthew D. Roland, a Special Tactics officer killed in action, was presented his posthumous Silver Star medal by Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Hu... More

A Special Tactics Training Squadron instructor speaks

A Special Tactics Training Squadron instructor speaks

A Special Tactics Training Squadron instructor speaks to local Junior ROTC cadets during a rappel-safety briefing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20, 2016. Special Tactics Airmen partnered with 60 cadets from fiv... More

Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special

Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special

Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, speaks during Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Farris’s, Headquarters Air Force combat control functional manager, retirement ceremony at the Combat... More

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Kevin Murray operates

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Kevin Murray operates

DAHLGREN, Va. - Navy engineer Kevin Murray operates the Visual Automated Scoring System (VASS) terminal at the 2016 USS Dahlgren demonstration, Aug. 30. VASS was vital to the Navy's evaluation of a strike group... More

U.S. Air Force combat controllers assigned to the 1st

U.S. Air Force combat controllers assigned to the 1st

U.S. Air Force combat controllers assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron and military members from the Republic of Korea (ROK) 255th Special Operations Squadron, static line jump out of a U.S. Air Forc... More

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