A Special Tactics Airman with the 17th Special Tactics Squadron fires an M4 carbine during Jaded Thunder at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, on Aug. 20, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special ...

U.S. Air Force members stand for the national anthem during the reactivation ceremony for 563rd Electronic Warfare Squadron, San Antonio, Texas, April 25, 2024. (Jarrod M. Vickers/Air Force) Two ...

An Air Force Special Tactics operator helps secure an airfield for a fighter aircraft during a Forward Air Refueling Point training mission, as part of exercise Commando Crucible, June 30, 2020 ...

Air Force special tactics and combat rescue officer candidates perform push-ups in the water during an assessment and selection process at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 25, 2021.

Air Force Special Operations The Air Force has its own 15,000-person strong Special Operations Command, first formerly established in 1983. These involves a mix of aviation and commando-style units.

On paper, the 24th Special Tactics Squadron is just another special-operations squadron — there is also a 22nd and a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron. In reality, the unit is the Air Force special ...

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators spread out on a berm to provide security at the landing zone and observe their target during operability training with 14th Weapons Squadron air assets at ...

Special Tactics, the Air Force's special operations ground force, comprises an array of abilities and skills — from airfield reconnaissance, assessment and personnel recovery to battlefield surgery.

Special Tactics airman awarded Air Force Cross for saving Green Beret team in desperate 8-hour firefight “I knew then that I had to go get to my teammates and help them." By David Roza ...

U.S. Air Force special tactics and combat rescue officer candidates carry a medical dummy during an assessment and selection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., on March 22, 2021. (Ridge Shan/U.S. Air Force) ...

The Air Force said Wednesday it selected Davis-Monthan as the preferred location to host Air Force Special Operation Command's third "power projection" wing, the new 492nd Special Operations Wing.

John Long is an Air Force officer currently participating in the Director’s Fellowship at the National Security Agency. His leadership experience includes squadron, troop, and flight command in a ...