U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Kline, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, briefs the 27 SOSFS Deployed Ground Response Element team for a training mission at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., June More
Members of the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element assigned to RAF Mildenhall prepare to board a CV-22B Osprey during an exercise March 25, 2015, at Stanta Traini More
Senior Airman Caleb Brooks, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element, speaks with simulated host nation nationals at a checkpoint during a field training exercis More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Warcester, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, enters a shoot-house during a room-clearing training exercise Dec. 22, 2015, at Camp Hansen, Japan. DAGRE Airmen provide secu More
A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron stops a group of simulated refugees to search before bringing them on the aircraft during an exercise July 2 More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element are debriefed after an exercise, Jan. 6, 2017, on Camp Hansen, Japan. Over 60 percent of recovery operatio More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element team member shoots targets during firearms training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan.The DAGRE tea More
Two U.S. Air Force 352d Special Operations Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element, or DAGRE, team members prepare for a forward arming and refueling point exercise July 26, 2017, on RAF Mildenhall, More
Tech. Sgt. Kyle Stout, left, and Senior Airman Austin Griffin, Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, clears an M4 Carbine during weapon issu More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew McCandless and 1st Lt. Andrew Hart, C-17 Globemaster III pilots, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron perform a preflight inspection on the ramp at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, before More
U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airmen practice maneuvering dirt bikes during the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Tactical Vehicle (TACV) Chief Instructor (CI) Course Jan. 18, 2018, a More
Philippine Air Force 710th Special Operations Wing members conduct combative training with U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) Airmen durin More
Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing participate in the Major Combat Operations Exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 23, 2018. Aircrew with the 15th Special Operations Squadron transported medica More
Security Forces Airmen, 27th Security Forces Squadron, run with the guidon during the Police Week commencement 5K run at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 13, 2019. Other events throughout Police week include a More
U.S. Air Force Col. William H. Hunter is the commander of the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st SOMSG provides the wing with all types of support, ranging from for More
An MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing taxis on the flightline at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Sept. 12, 2019 . The 100th ARW participated in a joint exercise alongside the 352n More
U.S. Air Force members assigned to the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron partnered with deployed aircraft ground response element members assigned to the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron f More
A 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron deployed air to ground response element candidate aims his weapon, Feb. 8, 2020, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven James, left, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, pulls a rope attached to a simulated improvised explosive devi More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Douglas Freeman, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team, reviews a map before beginning a convoy training mission at Melrose Ai More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Radit Jirangkun, 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team member, straps a simulated victim to a Talon litter while participating in More
A police officer and his canine demonstrate some of the dogs abilities to attack and restrain during a working dog demonstration for Police Week corrects an Airman's stance at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 1 More
Airman 1st Class Ricardo Maggin, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element, provides security after an altercation during a field training exercise in Fort Walton More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Warcester, 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron, clears a room during a training exercise Dec. 22, 2015, at Camp Hansen, Japan. A Group of DAGRE Airmen from Kadena Air Base, More
A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron watches for any potential threats while protecting a simulated airfield during an exercise July 27, 2016, at More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 17th Special Operations Squadron light flares during a combat survival training exercise, Jan. 6, 2017, at Camp Hansen, Japan. Combat survival training is for aircrew members to r More
Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element conduct firearms training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan.DAGRE members are an elite Security Force More
Two U.S. Air Force 352d Special Operations Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team members assist with airfield security while a 67th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster finishes unloading F- More
Senior Airman Ethan Pierce, Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element member with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron prepares to enter a training compound at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., August More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III ground crew from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron changes a set of tires on the aircraft at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, before takeoff to conduct combat airlift operat More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen receive instruction from Mr. Joe Hayes, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Tactical Vehicle (TACV) Chief Instructor (CI) Course master instructor J More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) team member conducts combative training with his counterpart from the Philippine Air Force 710th Spec More
A 15th Special Operations Squadron aircrew member is assisted with his aircrew eye and respiratory protection system equipment during the Major Combat Operations Exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 23, 2018. More
A U.S. Air Force 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team member provides cover during a field training exercise at nearby training area in England, Nov. 14, 2018 More
Airmen assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing and 352nd Special Operations Wing load munitions and tools onto an MC-130J Commando II in support of a Forward Arming and Refueling exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheat More
From left, Staff Sgt. Seth Ham, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron deployed air to ground response element candidate instructor, hides behind a door frame while Senior Airman Garret Loftis, 919th More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Steven James, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, looks for improvised explosive devices during a full training exerci More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Shaquell Nurse, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team, runs ahead of the DAGRE team during a convoy training mission at More
A simulated victim lays strapped to a Talon litter while participating in an exercise March 25, 2015, at Stanta Training Range near Thetford, England. The exercise provided members of the 352nd Special Operatio More
Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Airmen move their injured team member, Airman 1st Class Joshua Belton, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron DAGRE, to a safe location after a simulated injur More
A Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element Airman loads simulation ammunition in before a training exercise Dec. 22, 2015, at Camp Hansen, Japan. The DAGRE team practiced room clearing tactics to prepare them More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element team member takes part in a drill during firearms training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan.The DA More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Ricci, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward arming and refueling point, or FARP, technician carries out one of the 100 foot hoses used to refuel four F-15C Eagles, More
Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron set up radio transmitter signals before an exercise at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., August 4, 2017. Radi More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III crew chief from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron reads technical orders while performing maintenance on the aircraft at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, before take off to More
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron Airman practices maneuvering a dirt bike during the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Tactical Vehicle (TACV) Chief Instructor (CI) Course Jan. 18, 201 More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) team members provide instruction on combative training with counterparts from the Philippine Air Force More
An Airman, 27th Special Operations Wing, flips over a tire while participating in the Dagre Rally as a part of Police Week at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 1, 2019. The Dagre Rally has teams participate in s More
Airmen assigned to the 100th Air Refueling Wing prepare to participate in a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2019. FARP is a part of the U.S. Air For More
Senior Airman Michael Blake, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron deployed air to ground response element candidate, sits at the base of a pine tree while readying his weapon, Feb. 8, 2020, Eglin A More
Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron and 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron conduct improvised explosive device training during a full training exercise at Hurlburt More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Steven Viola, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team, leads a captured opposing forces member during a convoy training mi More
A CV-22B Osprey assigned to RAF Mildenhall prepares to depart while participating in an exercise March 25, 2015, at Stanta Training Range near Thetford, England. The exercise provided members of the 352nd Speci More
A team of Airmen, 27th Special Operations Wing, carry a dummy back on a gurney during the Dagre Rally at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 13, 2019. The medical portion of the rally has participants remove an in More
Senior Airman Jason Fernandez, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element, provides security during a field training exercise in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., June 19, More
Members of the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element infiltrate a building on Dec. 22, 2015, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The element was established in 2007 as a group of highly trained security forces More
A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron shoots blanks at an enemy target during an exercise July 27, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The DAGRE team More
Special tactics airmen assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron sit on the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II from the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2019, over the Pacific O More
A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle lands on RAF Mildenhall, England, before being refueled by an MC-130J Commando II July 26, 2017. Exercise Rapid Eagle is the first time a forward arming and refueling point exercise More
Senior Airman Seth Ham, left, and Ethan Pierce, Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, communicate the next course of action during a trainin More
A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III pilot from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron performs a preflight inspection at Al Udeid Airbase, Qatar, before conducting combat airlift operations for U.S. and coa More
A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron logistician practices maneuvering a side-by-side during the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Tactical Vehicle (TACV) Chief Instructor (CI) Course Jan. More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) team member conducts combative training with his counterparts from the Philippine Air Force 710th Spe More
A crew chief assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing approaches an F-15E Strike Eagle assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron on the flightline at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2019. Airmen from the 4 More
Senior Airman Garret Loftis, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron deployed air to ground response element candidate fires a blank from his weapon while crouching in the underbrush, Feb. 8, 2020, Eg More
A simulated improvised explosive device rests on the ground during a full training exercise at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 3, 2020. Explosive ordnance disposal Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Ci More
Members of the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team lead a captured opposing forces member across a field during a convoy training mission at Melrose A More
Staff Sgt. William Tibbetts, 1st Special Operations Comptroller Squadron NCO in charge of relocation, provides security after a simulated enemy engagement during a Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element fiel More
Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members practice tactical movement through a stairwell Dec. 22, 2015, at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. As part of constant mission readiness, the annual training require More
Deployed aircraft ground response element Airmen with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron perform simulated first aid during an exercise July 27, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The DAGRE team partic More
U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element team members shoot targets during firearms training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan.The DAGRE team More
An Airman assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Japan, overlooks the ocean near Wake Island, Wake Atoll, during Exercise Gryphon Pacific 20-1, Nov. 15, 2019. Two MC-130J Commando II a More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Ricci, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward arming and refueling, or FARP, technician begins to hook up a fuel hose to a F-15C Eagle from RAF Lakenheath as U.S. Air More
Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron stand guard before entering a training compound at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., August 4, 2017. This tra More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Andrew Hart, C-17 Globemaster III pilot, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron checks navigation equipment in blackout conditions after landing at an undisclosed location while conducting More
A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element (DAGRE) team member provides instruction on combative training with his counterparts from the Philippine Air More
A U.S. Air Force Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team leader assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron provides close support during a field training exercise at nearby training area i More
A loadmaster assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing prepares to unload munitions and tools in support of a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 20 More
Senior Airman Michael Blake, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron deployed air to ground response element candidate fires a blank from his weapon Feb. 8, 2020, Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air More
The 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team reviews a map before beginning a scenario during a convoy training mission at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., J More
Members of the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element assigned to RAF Mildenhall participate in an exercise March 25, 2015, at Stanta Training Range near Thetford, E More
A Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team prepares to perform a simulated assault during close-quarters combat training in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., June 19, 2015. The FTX simulated the DAGRE team escorti More
Corey Casey, 1st Special Operations Range Support specialist opposition forces, radios additional objectives to OPFOR members during a task force exercise on Eglin Range Complex, Fla., July 27, 2015. Exercise s More
Members of the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element during training on Dec. 22, 2015, on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The DAGRE unit plays a vital role in mission support within the Indo-Asia-Pacific theat More
Deployed aircraft ground response element Airmen with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron walk through the woods to get to an objective during an exercise July 27, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Dur More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sequan Gill, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward arming and refueling point technician runs out a fuel hose to an F-15C Eagle from RAF Lakenheath July 26, 2017, on RAF Mil More
Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element members with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron stand guard before entering the training compound at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., August 4, 2017. The pr More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew McCandless, C-17 Globemaster III pilot, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron waits to takeoff from an undisclosed location while conducting combat airlift operations for U.S. and co More
Mr. S.C. Tazz Felde, U.S. Air Force 720th Special Tactics Group Chief of Safety, explains vehicle recovery operations during the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Tactical Vehicle (TACV) Chief Instru More
An Airman assigned to the 48th Munitions Squadron assembles munitions during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 12, 2019. Liberty Wing Airmen the opportunit More