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U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to

U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to

U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, receive academic instruction prior to fast-rope training during a brisk winter morning Feb. 13, 2015, at Pope Ar... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies during Emerald Warrior

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies during Emerald Warrior

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operations forces trai... More

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron observes ammunition loading on an AC-130U Spooky during Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald ... More

A U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainee assigned to

A U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainee assigned to

A U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainee assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, is evaluated by two CCT instructors while fast-roping from a training tower, Feb. 13, 2015, at Pope Army Airfie... 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, speaks during a Silver Star medal presentation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 19, 2018. Webb presented the Silver... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators move to clear

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators move to clear

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators move to clear an objective during exercise Southern Strike 2020, in Fort Morgan, Ala., Feb. 6, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exe... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special Operations Wings conduct static load training during Exercise Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 26, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Opera... More

Special operations troops from the Army, Air Force

Special operations troops from the Army, Air Force

Special operations troops from the Army, Air Force and Marine Corps conduct close air support during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Avon Park Florida, Aug. 6, 2020. SOTACC is a 5-we... More

A U.S. Navy crew chief assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat

A U.S. Navy crew chief assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat

A U.S. Navy crew chief assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron FIVE prepare for a training flight onboard an MH-60S Seahawk during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior i... More

Royal Netherlands army special forces personnel fire

Royal Netherlands army special forces personnel fire

Royal Netherlands army special forces personnel fire rounds out of a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Com... More

U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope

U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope

U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope insertion training using a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, durin... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Paulson (right), Combat Controller, 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, briefs Philippine Air Force (PAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Joseph Delacruz on exercise procedures during a joint training session during BALANCE PISTON 03-5. The joint exercise is designed to improve the interoperability and tactical proficiency of the armed forces of the US and Philippines

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Paulson (right), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALANCE PISTON 03-5 Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USA... More

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with the pit crew of the #1 McDonald’s Chevy, which bares Sather’s name on the windshield, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Car... More

A combat controller with the 125th Special Tactics

A combat controller with the 125th Special Tactics

A combat controller with the 125th Special Tactics Squadron of the Oregon Air National Guard at Portland coordinates with a pair of C-130 Hercules aircraft prior to a Container Delivery System airdrop for the P... More

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron discusses pre-flight checks during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special O... More

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen prepare a patient for medical evacuation during a simulated mass casualty scenario Jan. 9, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The purpose of the trainin... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of the

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of the

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, passes the first guidon from Col. Robert Armfield, commander of 24th Special Operations Wing, at the Freedom Hangar on H... More

Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander,

Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander,

Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi presides over the activation ceremony for the Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW), Joint Base San Antonio-Medina... More

Special Tactics Airmen conduct close air support with

Special Tactics Airmen conduct close air support with

Special Tactics Airmen conduct close air support with F-35 Lightning II’s during Emerald Warrior at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 27, 2020. Emerald Warrior 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment train... More

U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets

U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets

U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets from Beaver Area High School present the colors during a ceremony unveiling the newly named “USAF Combat Controller Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin Memorial Bridge... More

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics Airmen

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics Airmen

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics Airmen during the Tim Davis Memorial March in Madisonville, La., Oct. 23. The march, which honors fallen special tactics airmen, will total 812 miles and span acros... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special Operations Wings train together during a static load exercise during Exercise Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt, Fla., Feb. 26, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Spe... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Renee Snavely, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Renee Snavely, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Renee Snavely, 27th Special Operations Forces Medical Element team, adjusts her helmet during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 3, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Speci... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "No Wimps Allowed" Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention Feature/Second Place Portfolio and the National Press Photographers Association Award. Aching arms and legs don't deter these USAF recruits from spending hours learning swimming techniques. They are training to be a part of one of the most elite specialties in the military - Combat Controller and Pararescue forces. Before completing the course, trainees must meet final requirements, which include a 6-mile run in 42.3 minutes, a 4,000-meter swim with fins in 80 minutes, and 75 push-ups, 80 sit-ups, 13 pull-ups, 14 chin-ups and 85 flutter kicks in two minutes each. And all of...

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "No Wimps Allowed...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1998 Title: "No Wimps Allowed" Category: Feature Place: Honorable Mention Feature/Seco... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kristopher Lankert, Combat Controller, 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), sits aboard a rigid hull inflatable raft and uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to directs rescue crews to the drop location during a training mission conducted with the 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), located at Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK). The units are part of the 352nd Special Operations Group (SOG), the air component for special operations within the European Command Area of Responsibility (AOR)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Kristopher Lankert, Combat C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Kingdom (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Meghan E. Geis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photo... More

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controller assists a Nepalese Mahabir Ranger cut into a wall during collapsed structure training Oct. 16, 2017, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 320th STS operators te... More

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron jumpmaster

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron jumpmaster

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron jumpmaster looks out the back of a U.S. Air Force 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II prior to military free fall operations Sept. 21, 2017, at K... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

Members of the Alabama Patriot Guard Riders form a

Members of the Alabama Patriot Guard Riders form a

Members of the Alabama Patriot Guard Riders form a flag line in support of the Tim Davis Memorial March in Mobile, Ala., Oct. 25, 2011. The riders came out to show support for special tactics airmen participati... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th Special Operations Squadron are briefed during Exercise Emerald Warrior static load training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 26, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operati... More

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics airmen

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics airmen

Clayton Burke, 5, accompanies special tactics airmen during the Tim Davis Memorial March in Madisonville, La., Oct. 23. The march, which honors fallen special tactics airmen, will total 812 miles and span acros... More

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron and Mark. E. Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), board a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fr... More

Mark. E. Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense

Mark. E. Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense

Mark. E. Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), fires a weapon alongside Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron at the Eglin Range, F... More

U.S. Air Force combat controllers board a U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force combat controllers board a U.S. Navy

U.S. Air Force combat controllers board a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 during training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, as part of Emerald Warrior... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st and 27th

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st and 27th

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 1st and 27th Special Operations Support Squadrons prepare to move patients during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 3, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Speci... More

AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael A. Warner, combat controller, 1722nd Combat Control Squadron, guards the area with a GAU-5A automatic rifle as other team members use a balloon to check wind speed in preparation for an airdrop during a joint Army/U.S. Air Force R

AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael A. Warner, combat controller, 1722nd Combat C...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Camp Bullis State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Scott P. Stewart Release Status: Released to P... More

SSGT R. Hopfauf, a combat controller of the 1722nd Combat Control Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, removes his parachute after landing during the drop zone establishment phase of Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

SSGT R. Hopfauf, a combat controller of the 1722nd Combat Control Squa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tyson Wentz, Combat Controller, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron (STS), McChord Air Force Base (AFB), Washington (WA), sets off green smoke grenades on the designated heavy drop zone (DZ) target to assist the various Rodeo 98 airlift teams in determining wind direction over the Containerized Delivery System (CDS) palletized cargo load target during the cargo on-target competition portion of the USAF Air Mobility Command (AMC) sponsored Rodeo 98 airlift competition at McChord AFB, WA

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Tyson Wentz, Combat Controller...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cary Humphries, USAF Release S... More

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Payne, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, combat controller, serves as Air Traffic Control as an MC-130H Combat Talon II Special Operations Forces transport aircraft Talon II, lands at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Kimberly Gilligan) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Payne, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Kimberly Gilligan, USAF Release Status: Re... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Operations Support Medicine (OSM) independent duty medical technicians (IDMTs) and flight doctor evaluate the medical response provided by 320th Special ... More

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron

A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 pulls chalks from an MH-60S Seahawk before take-off during Emerald Warrior 17 March 1, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Op... More

Various leadership with the 24th Special Operations

Various leadership with the 24th Special Operations

Various leadership with the 24th Special Operations Wing sit on an MC-130H Combat Talon II before a military free fall jump at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 19, 2019. U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Claude Tudor, Jr... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron call in close air support during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command ... More

Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander,

Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander,

Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi presides over the activation ceremony for the Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW), Joint Base San Antonio-Medina... More

Special Tactics Airmen conduct a full mission profile

Special Tactics Airmen conduct a full mission profile

Special Tactics Airmen conduct a full mission profile at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 25, 2020. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operations Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Fo... More

Special Tactics Airmen conduct weapons training during

Special Tactics Airmen conduct weapons training during

Special Tactics Airmen conduct weapons training during Emerald Warrior at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020. Emerald Warrior provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple joint... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator continues

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator continues

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator continues to monitor his simulated patient until the medical evacuation aircraft arrives during training at Eglin Range, Florida, April 22, 2020. Special Tactics is a U... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

Combat controllers from the 24th Special Operations

Combat controllers from the 24th Special Operations

Combat controllers from the 24th Special Operations Wing perform a freefall jump off a French air force Transall C-160 during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 3, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S.... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman secures a patient during Emerald

A U.S. Air Force Airman secures a patient during Emerald

A U.S. Air Force Airman secures a patient during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 3, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operations force... More

A combat controller prepares to measure the drop-to-target distance of a pallet during the airdrop competition of the ninth international airlift competition Airlift Rodeo'87

A combat controller prepares to measure the drop-to-target distance of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Nancy Smelser Release Status: ... More

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) controller ignites a smoke grenade at a drop zone during AIRLIFT RODEO '90. Once the grenade is ignited, the combat controller establishes communications with incoming aircraft. AIRLIFT RODEO is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A Military Airlift Command (MAC) controller ignites a smoke grenade at...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIRLIFT RODEO '90 Base: Fort Bragg State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Superman School" CATEGORY: Picture Story PLACE: Honorable Mention Picture Story CAPTION INFORMATION: Air Force students go through one of the toughest schools on the planet in hopes of becoming an Air Force pararescueman or combat controller at the Army's Special Operations Underwater School in Key West, FL. IMAGE FILE #DD-SP-01-0029

Military Photographer of the Year Winner 1999 TITLE: "Superman School"...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT David S. Nolan Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Martha Horner, a Weather Forecaster with the 352nd Operational Support Squadron, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, MASTER Sergeant Donald "DJ" Cantwell (Center), a Combat Controller with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, Royal Air Force, Mildenhall, and Captain Dave Blades (Right), an MH-53M Pave Low IV Helicopter Pilot, all do their part as members of the A-3 Plans and Planning team for Air Force Special Operations Command cell. Their team is deployed to Air Force Base Hoed Spruit, South Africa in support of Operation Atlas Response

Left side rear view medium shot as US Air Force STAFF Sergeant Martha ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ATLAS RESPONSE Base: Hoedspruit Air Force Base State: Northern Province Country: South Africa (ZAF) Scene Camera Operator: S... More

Special Tactics Airmen conduct close air support training

Special Tactics Airmen conduct close air support training

Special Tactics Airmen conduct close air support training during Emerald Warrior at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 24, 2020. Emerald Warrior 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators prepare to

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators prepare to

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators prepare to fly on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before conducting a training mission at exercise Southern Strike 2020, at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen gather to load Humvees into an

U.S. Air Force Airmen gather to load Humvees into an

U.S. Air Force Airmen gather to load Humvees into an MC-130J Commando II from the 9th Special Operations Squadron before a training sortie during Emerald Warrior 17 on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emera... More

A combat controller watches as a C-17 assigned to the

A combat controller watches as a C-17 assigned to the

A combat controller watches as a C-17 assigned to the 17th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., lands on an airstrip in the Nevada Test and Training Range during Joint Forcible Entry Exercise, June 16... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

A U.S. Army Solider walks away from a UH-60L Black

A U.S. Army Solider walks away from a UH-60L Black

A U.S. Army Solider walks away from a UH-60L Black Hawk during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 3, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special op... More

Combat controller, US Air Force Captain Wallpert from 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 involving a snowmobile insertion during Exercise NORTHERN EDGE 2001

Combat controller, US Air Force Captain Wallpert from the 22nd Special...

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

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Paulson (right), Combat Controller, 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, together with members of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) heads toward their aircraft for a joint parachute training during exercise BALANCE PISTON 03-5. The joint exercise is designed to improve the interoperability and tactical proficiency of the armed forces of the US and Philippines

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael Paulson (right), Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

More than 1,000 friends and family members from across

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

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 27th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 27th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 27th Special Operations Wing check the weight of a vehicle for Airmen from the 24th SOW during a static load training during Exercise Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb.... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group conduct urban warfare training during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exerc... More

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron load a simulated patient onto a vehicle at Crow Indian Reservation, Montana, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics teams conduct personnel recovery mission... More

A U-28A assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron

A U-28A assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron

A U-28A assigned to the 318th Special Operations Squadron prepares to land during a Full Mission Profile exercise at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Oct. 12, 2016. The FMP was utilized to integrate Special Op... More

A bracelet displaying the names of the most recent

A bracelet displaying the names of the most recent

A bracelet displaying the names of the most recent fallen special tactics airmen is worn during the Tim Davis Memorial March at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 16, 2011. The 812-mile march honors fallen sp... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, stands after receiving the Silver Star medal from U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air For... More

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)

TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX) at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas Jul. 11, 2019. The FTX included training on leadership, weapons systems, individual combat skills, land navigati... More

Special Tactics Airmen conduct a full mission profile

Special Tactics Airmen conduct a full mission profile

Special Tactics Airmen conduct a full mission profile at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 12, 2020. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operations Command's tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Fo... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics team takes care of

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics team takes care of

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics team takes care of simulated patients and pull security during a full mission profile while waiting for medical evacuation aircraft during operability training at Eglin Range, F... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 23rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 23rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron is hoisted into a U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S... More

SGT Ronald Dewey, a combat controller in the control tower, clears an aircraft for landing during Exercise Jack Frost '76

SGT Ronald Dewey, a combat controller in the control tower, clears an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JACK FROST '76 Base: Fort Greely State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Charl... More

A combat controller directs incoming aircraft with a field radio during Exercise CROWN DRAGONFLY

A combat controller directs incoming aircraft with a field radio durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROWN DRAGONFLY Base: San Lorenzo Country: Honduras (HND) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Kendrick Thomas Release Status: Releas... More

Sergeant (SGT) Dennis L. Walters operates an AN/PRC-74 radio set during a training exercise. SGT Walter is a combat controller with the 63rd Combat Control Mobility Branch

Sergeant (SGT) Dennis L. Walters operates an AN/PRC-74 radio set durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Combat controller, US Air Force Captain Wallpert 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 controller, US Air Force Captain Wallpert of the 22nd Special T...

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

Airman 1st Class Keith Thompson, 21st Special Tactics

Airman 1st Class Keith Thompson, 21st Special Tactics

Airman 1st Class Keith Thompson, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, and Staff Sgt. Danny Wright, Special Tactics Training Squadron, represent Team 5 during the Tim Davis Memorial March in Schulenburg, Texas, Oct. 1... More

Col. James "Parks" Hughes, Special Warfare Training

Col. James "Parks" Hughes, Special Warfare Training

Col. James "Parks" Hughes, Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW), commander, Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Base, Texas returns salute to his daughter after the SWTW activation ceremony Oct. 10, 2018. The SWTW un... More

Air Force Special Tactics operators control the airspace

Air Force Special Tactics operators control the airspace

Air Force Special Tactics operators control the airspace after establishing an airfield and coordinate with teammates at another location during a training mission with the 14th Weapons Squadron, assigned to Hu... More

More than 1000 friends and family members from across

More than 1000 friends and family members from across

More than 1000 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. Forres... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircrew assigned

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircrew assigned

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircrew assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron prepare to exfiltrate Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washin... More

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics

Special Tactics Airmen with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron and Mark. E. Mitchell, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense (Special Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), board a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft fr... More

A Special Tactics operator speaks to Secretary of the

A Special Tactics operator speaks to Secretary of the

A Special Tactics operator speaks to Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson during a joint capabilities demonstration at Eglin Range Complex, Florida, May 3, 2018. Special Tactics operators are U.S. Special ... More

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an AC-130U

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an AC-130U

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an AC-130U Spooky during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint ... More

A1C Alex Johns, a combat controller of the 1721st Combat Control Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, gives a thumbs-up signal to his teammate during the drop zone establishment phase of Airlift Rodeo '90. Airlift Rodeo is an annual airdrop competition that tests the flight and ground skills of Military Airlift Command aircrews as well as foreign teams.

A1C Alex Johns, a combat controller of the 1721st Combat Control Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '90 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina(NC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A Combat Controller from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas looks for the drop zone from the ramp of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. The exercise is combined training between Egyptian and United States Forces in joint planning and operations. It also was organized to continue building military-to-military relationships which support regional security

A Combat Controller from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Little Roc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRON COBRA Base: Inshas Air Base Country: Egypt (EGY) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Sean Worrell Release Status: Rele... More

Students from Rosinton Elementary School wave flags

Students from Rosinton Elementary School wave flags

Students from Rosinton Elementary School wave flags during the Tim Davis Memorial March in Robertsdale, Ala., Oct. 25, 2011. The students came out to show support for special tactics airmen participating in the... More

A U.S. Air Force combat controller with the Special

A U.S. Air Force combat controller with the Special

A U.S. Air Force combat controller with the Special Tactics Training Squadron climbs aboard a Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 from waters off Hurlburt Field, F... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60SS Seahawk performs a strafing maneuver

A U.S. Navy MH-60SS Seahawk performs a strafing maneuver

A U.S. Navy MH-60SS Seahawk performs a strafing maneuver during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special o... More

Special Tactics Airmen conduct weapons training during

Special Tactics Airmen conduct weapons training during

Special Tactics Airmen conduct weapons training during Emerald Warrior at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Jan. 28, 2020. Emerald Warrior 20-1 provides annual, realistic pre-deployment training encompassing multiple ... More

U.S. Air Force members of a Special Operations Forces

U.S. Air Force members of a Special Operations Forces

U.S. Air Force members of a Special Operations Forces Medical Element team respond to a simulated medical emergency during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. S... More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Scanlan, the mobilization

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Scanlan, the mobilization

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Scanlan, the mobilization assistant to the commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, gives remarks during a memorial service in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Dec. 6, 2018. E... More

U.S. Air Force members of a Special Operations Forces

U.S. Air Force members of a Special Operations Forces

U.S. Air Force members of a Special Operations Forces Medical Element team assess patients in a mass casualty scenario during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S.... More

A Special Tactics Operator from the 24th Special Operations

A Special Tactics Operator from the 24th Special Operations

A Special Tactics Operator from the 24th Special Operations Wing jumps out of the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II, Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 19, 2019. The 24th SOW is the U.S. Air Force’s only Special T... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 24th and 27th Special Operations Wings conduct static load training during Exercise Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 26, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Opera... More

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron members

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron members

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron members and Nepalese Mahabir Rangers train on high angle rescues during exercise Teak Nail Oct. 30, 2017, in Jomsom, Nepal. The team conducted training on collapsed... More

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron operates a 105mm cannon on an AC-130U Spooky during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald W... More

United States Air Force Special Operations Forces Medical

United States Air Force Special Operations Forces Medical

United States Air Force Special Operations Forces Medical Element team personnel assess a patient during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 3, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations C... More

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