More than 1,000 friends and family members from across
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across the country gathered together to mourn the loss of Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer from 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Forre... More
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces
Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron await takeoff on a CV-22 Osprey for exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 6, 2016. Frigid Archer was a week-long exercise that... More
Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager
Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, sets up a security perimeter for a CV-22 Osprey during exercise Frigid Archer 2016 on Eglin Ran... More
Air commandos are reunited with family members and
Air commandos are reunited with family members and friends during Operation Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on Hurlburt Field, Jan. 13, 2016. The Operation Homecoming brought approximately 80 Airmen... More
Special Tactics memorial pushups
Approximately 150 Special Tactics Airmen perform "memorial pushups" during a ceremony to remember four fallen Hurlburt Airmen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 23, 2016. Maj. William Downs, a pilot with the 6th Spec... More
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 student’s equipment
A Special Tactics Training Squadron student’s equipment is laid out during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The purpose of this training is to familiarize the trainees with the basics o... More
The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard present the colors during
The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard present the colors during the 24th Special Operations Wing assumption of command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 14, 2016. Heithold presided over the assumption of command, where Ma... More
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
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 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 salutes an American Flag to mark Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Farris’, Headquarters Air Force combat control functional manager, retirement during a ceremony at... More
The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard posts the colors during
The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard posts the colors during the Special Tactics Memorial dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 20, 2016. The memorial was conceptualized by Steve Haggett, a 30-year retire... More
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer’s mother,
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer’s mother, and Mike Ammons, Officer’s stepfather, admire the first-ever award dedicated in their son’s namesake at a Special Tactics Tactical Air Control Party completion... More
The 73rd Silver Star Medal awarded to an Airman since
The 73rd Silver Star Medal awarded to an Airman since 9/11 lays on a table before a presentation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 16, 2016. The Silver Star Medal is the third-highest medal awar... More
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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Airmen with the 901st Special Operations Aircraft
Airmen with the 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load equipment onto an MC-130H Combat Talon II, Sept. 9, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st Special Operations Wing, exercising an a... More
Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, leads the
Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, leads the official party during a combined medal ceremony, Oct. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The SECAF awarded ten Air Force Special Operations Command Air Comma... More
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
Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special
Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael West, a Special Tactics operator with the 24th Special Operations Wing, salute during a Silver Star Medal cer... More
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across the country gathered together to mourn the loss of Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer from 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Forre... More
Mitchell Melendez, a flight test engineer with the
Mitchell Melendez, a flight test engineer with the 413th Flight Test Squadron, mans a .50-caliber machine gun on a CV-22 Osprey during exercise Frigid Archer above Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 6, 2016. Frigid Arc... More
An AC-130U Spooky gunship pilot with the 4th Special
An AC-130U Spooky gunship pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron makes visual adjustments during a training flight for Exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Eglin Range, Jan. 11, 2016. Frigid Archer was a wee... More
Air commandos are reunited with family members and
Air commandos are reunited with family members and friends during Operation Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on Hurlburt Field, Jan. 13, 2016. The Operation Homecoming brought approximately 80 Airmen... More
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 Training Squadron students line up
Special Tactics Training Squadron students line up during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The trainees perform t... More
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, render a salute during the national anthem at the 24th SOW assu... More
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
Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd
Combat Control School students assigned to the 352nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron are ambushed at their drop-off point during a tactics field training exercise at Camp Mackall, N.C., Aug. 3, 2016. The F... More
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
An MC-130H Combat Talon II performs a flyover as the
An MC-130H Combat Talon II performs a flyover as the Pensacola Christian College choir sings the National Anthem during the Special Tactics Memorial dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 20, 2016. T... More
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr’s mother,
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr’s mother, presents Staff Sgt. Ivan De La Selva, the first-ever award dedicated in her son’s namesake at a Special Tactics Tactical Air Control Party course completion... More
Six medals were awarded to Special Tactics Airmen assigned
Six medals were awarded to Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squdron at a presentation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 16, 2016. The medals include the Silver Star Me... More
Special Tactics members board a CV-22 Osprey for Chief
Special Tactics members board a CV-22 Osprey for Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton's, 26th Special Tactics Squadron superintendent, final military free fall at Eglin Range, Fla., Jan. 10, 2017. Over the course of... More
A U.S. Marine practices helocasting off a sea wall
A U.S. Marine practices helocasting off a sea wall during Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, March 21, 2017, at Key West, Fla. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airm... More
Tech. Sgt. Brian Claughsey, a combat controller with
Tech. Sgt. Brian Claughsey, a combat controller with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, received the Silver Star medal for his role in liberating Kunduz City from Taliban control and ensuring the safety of a 15... More
Italian special operations forces, U.S. Air Force Special
Italian special operations forces, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics and members of the Jordanian Armed Forces Special Task Force assault a compound during Exercise Eager Lion May 11, 2017, at King Abdullah II Spe... More
An Italian special operations force member condcuts
An Italian special operations force member condcuts tactical combat casualty care on a simulated gun-shot wound victim in the Al Biadia Cave Complex during a personnel rescue mission for Eager Lion May 13, 2017... More
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and Italy's 17th Stormo Incursori troops prepare their gear before a miltary free fall during Exercise Eager Lion May 16, 2017, at Ma... More
A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics
A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron looks through binoculars before landing A-10 Thunderbolt IIs on Jägala-Käravete Highway, Aug. 10, in Jägala, Estonia. A small force of eight Special T... More
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 an... More
A CV-22 Osprey with the 8th Special Operations Squadron
A CV-22 Osprey with the 8th Special Operations Squadron takes off, Sept. 9, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st Special Operations Wing, exercising an abundance of caution, issued an evacuation order for ... More
Two AC-130U Spooky Gunships perform a flyover during
Two AC-130U Spooky Gunships perform a flyover during a combined medal ceremony, Oct. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, awarded ten Air Force Special Operations Co... More
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 the Marine's RTL... More
The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard present the colors during
The Hurlburt Field Honor Guard present the colors during a Silver Star Medal ceremony, Dec. 15, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Chief Master Sgt. Michael West, a Special Tactics operator with the 24th Special Ope... More
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across the country gathered together to mourn the loss of Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer from 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Forre... More
Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager
Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, sets up a security perimeter for a CV-22 Osprey during exercise Frigid Archer 2016 on Eglin Ran... More
Special Mission Aviators with the 4th Special Operations
Special Mission Aviators with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, reload a 105mm round during a training mission for exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Eglin Range, Fla., Jan. 11, 2016. Frigid Archer was a week-lo... More
Staff Sgt. Codie Thibodaux, fuels specialist with the
Staff Sgt. Codie Thibodaux, fuels specialist with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, embraces his son during an Operations Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on Hurlburt Field, Ja... More
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 Training Squadron students swim the
Special Tactics Training Squadron students swim the length of the pool underwater without breaching during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the b... More
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks during the 24th Special Operations Wing assumption of command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 14, 2016. Heithold presided over the... More
Junior ROTC cadets rappel down a 40-foot tower normally
Junior ROTC cadets rappel down a 40-foot tower normally used for training on rescue and infiltration techniques at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20, 2016. Special Tactics Airmen partnered with 60 cadets from five ... More
A 342nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron Combat
A 342nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron Combat Control School student scans the woods as rear security for his unit during a tactics field training exercise at Camp Mackall, N.C., Aug. 3, 2016. The 342nd B... More
Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Farris, Headquarters Air
Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Farris, Headquarters Air Force combat control functional manager, speaks during his retirement ceremony at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Aug 5, 2016. Farris deployed 12 times and particip... More
More than 800 Airmen and families attended the Special
More than 800 Airmen and families attended the Special Tactics Memorial dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 20, 2016. Special Tactics, the Air Force’s ground special operations force, has been eng... More
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr.’s mother,
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr.’s mother, admires the first-ever award dedicated in her son’s namesake, at a Special Tactics Tactical Air Control Party course completion ceremony at Hurlburt Field,... More
Airmen and soldiers salute during the National Anthem
Airmen and soldiers salute during the National Anthem at a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 16, 2016. The Silver Star Medal was presented to Staff Sgt. Keaton Thi... More
A hundred teammates, friends and family members salute
A hundred teammates, friends and family members salute the National Anthem during Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton's, superintendent of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, F... More
Marine Special Operations School Individual Training
Marine Special Operations School Individual Training Course students helocast from a U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk Helicopter, March 23, 2017, at Key West, Fla. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airm... More
The Pope Army Airfield Honor Guard present the colors
The Pope Army Airfield Honor Guard present the colors during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony April 7, 2017, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Following a 96-hour battle with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, C... More
Members of the Jordanian Armed Forces Special Task
Members of the Jordanian Armed Forces Special Task Force prepare for extraction during a combat search and rescue mission at Eager Lion May 11, 2017, at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center. Eage... More
Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special
Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing and Italian special operations forces carry a simulated casualty through the Al Biadia Cave Complex during a personnel rescue mission for E... More
A U.S. Air Force Ohio Air National Guard C-130 Hercules
A U.S. Air Force Ohio Air National Guard C-130 Hercules with the 127th Airlift Wing peforms a low pass over a dry lake bed serving as a landing strip during Exercise Eager Lion May 16, 2017, in Jordan. Eager Li... More
A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics
A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron guides an A-10 Thunderbolt II from Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron onto the Jägala-Käravete Highway, Aug. 10, in Jägala, Estonia.... More
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 an... More
An AC-130U Spooky Gunship taxis before takeoff Sept.
An AC-130U Spooky Gunship taxis before takeoff Sept. 9, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st Special Operations Wing, exercising an abundance of caution, issued an evacuation order for aircraft stationed a... More
Hundreds of service members, family and friends salute
Hundreds of service members, family and friends salute the National Anthem during a combined medal ceremony, Oct. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, awarded ten Ai... More
Students from the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader
Students from the Marine's Reconnaissance Team Leader Course battle the surf during an open-water fin exercise, Oct. 22, 2017, at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Three Special Tactics Airmen graduated from RTLC in No... More
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Eric Ray, Air Force Special Operations
Air Force Col. (Ret.) Eric Ray, Air Force Special Operations Command director of A3 operations, speaks during Chief Master Sgt. Michael West's, Special Tactics operator with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Si... More
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across
More than 1,000 friends and family members from across the country gathered together to mourn the loss of Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer from 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Forre... More
Senior Airman Shane Lutz, installation entry controller
Senior Airman Shane Lutz, installation entry controller with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, straps on a backpack for a ruck march during exercise Frigid Archer 2016 on Eglin Range, Fla., J... More
Special Mission Aviators with the 4th Special Operations
Special Mission Aviators with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, reload a 105mm round during a training mission for exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Eglin Range, Fla., Jan. 11, 2016. Frigid Archer was a week-lo... More
Stagg Sgt. Kenneth Redmon, an armament systems craftsman
Stagg Sgt. Kenneth Redmon, an armament systems craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, reunites with his son during an Operation Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on H... More
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 student has their
A Special Tactics Training Squadron student has their hands bound during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. The training familiarizes trainees with the basics of water operations. The tra... More
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special
Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, render a salute during the national anthem at the 24th SOW assu... More
A Junior ROTC cadet rappels down a 40-foot tower, normally
A Junior ROTC cadet rappels down a 40-foot tower, normally used for training on rescue and infiltration techniques, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20, 2016. Special Tactics Airmen partnered with 60 cadets from f... More
A 352nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron Combat
A 352nd Battlefield Airman Training Squadron Combat Control School student scans the woods as rear security for his unit during a tactics field training exercise at Camp Mackall, N.C., Aug. 3, 2016. The FTX is ... More
The Pope Army Airfield Base Honor Guard perform an
The Pope Army Airfield Base Honor Guard perform an American Flag to mark Chief Master Sgt. Marshall Farris’s, Headquarters Air Force combat control functional manager, retirement during a ceremony at the Combat... More
Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special
Col. Michael Martin, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, speaks during the Special Tactics Memorial dedication ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 20, 2016. Special Tactics, the Air Force’s ground... More
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr’s mother,
Linda Ammons, Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr’s mother, hugs Staff Sgt. Ivan De La Selva, after presenting the first-ever award dedicated in her son’s namesake at a Special Tactics Tactical Air Control Party cour... More
Airmen and soldiers salute during the National Anthem
Airmen and soldiers salute during the National Anthem at a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Nov. 16, 2016. The Silve Star Medal was presented to Staff Sgt. Keaton Thie... More
Col. Michael Flatten, vice commander of the 24th Special
Col. Michael Flatten, vice commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, pats Chief Master Sgt. Davide Keaton's, superintendent of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, back during Keaton's retirement ceremony at... More
U.S. Marines and Airmen carry a Zodiac boat to the
U.S. Marines and Airmen carry a Zodiac boat to the water during Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, March 22, 2017, at Key West, Fla. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactic... More
The Pope Army Airfield Honor Guard present the colors
The Pope Army Airfield Honor Guard present the colors during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony April 7, 2017, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Following a 96-hour battle with Taliban forces in Afghanistan, C... More
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman controls the
A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman controls the approach of a Royal Jordanian Air Force UH-60L Blackhawk helicopter during Exercise Eager Lion for a combat search and rescue training mission May 11, 2017, ... More
Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special
Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing and Italian special operations forces carry a simulated casualty through the Al Biadia Cave Complex during a personnel rescue mission for E... More
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and Italy's 17th Stormo Incursori troops rally up after a high-altitude, low opening military free fall during Exercise Eager Lion Ma... More
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 an... More
Combat controllers with the 321st Special Tactics Squdron
Combat controllers with the 321st Special Tactics Squdron wave to the first A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot from Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron to land at Jägala-Käravete Highway, Aug. 10, in Jä... More
CV-22 Ospreys with the 8th Special Operations Squadron
CV-22 Ospreys with the 8th Special Operations Squadron prepare for takeoff Sept. 9, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st Special Operations Wing, exercising an abundance of caution, issued an evacuation or... More
The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, commander
The Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, and Air Force Cross recipient, Staff Sgt. Richard Hunter, salute the colors during a combin... More