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U.S. Air Force members discuss various weapons with

U.S. Air Force members discuss various weapons with

U.S. Air Force members discuss various weapons with a combat controller at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12, 2012. The Air Force Special Operations Command hosted the 720th Special Tactics Gr... More

Hurlburt Field: Special Operations

Hurlburt Field: Special Operations

Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headqu... 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

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

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 1st Special Operations

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 1st Special Operations

U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey from the 1st Special Operations Wing park on the flightline during Emerald Warrior 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 27, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command e... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron discuss a mission during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exe... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fernandez, 3rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fernandez, 3rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daniel Fernandez, 3rd Combat Camera Squadron, documents a loadmaster lowering the ramp of an MC-130J Commando II on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Sp... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers from

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers from

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers from the 24th Special Operations Wing perform equipment buddy checks during Emerald Warrior 17, Feb. 28, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S.... More

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

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

A U.S. Navy pilot from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 walks to an MH-60S Seahawk during Emerald Warrior 17 March 1, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen simulate victims of an aircraft

U.S. Air Force Airmen simulate victims of an aircraft

U.S. Air Force Airmen simulate victims of an aircraft crash during Emerald Warrior 17 at Camp Shelby, Miss., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint speci... More

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey flies during Emerald

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey flies during Emerald

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey 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 t... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron secures his helmet before a training mission during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing prepares for close air support training during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warri... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group prepare to take-off during Emerald Warrior 17 March 2, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during whi... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 22nd Special

A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 22nd Special

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

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 59th Medical

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 59th Medical

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 59th Medical Wing transport a patient during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 6 ,2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during wh... More

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 121st Air Refueling

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 121st Air Refueling

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard performs pre-flight checks of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training sortie in support of Emerald Warrior 17 March 7, 2017. Em... More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group conducts close quarters battle training during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operatio... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II with the 9th Special

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II with the 9th Special

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II with the 9th Special Operations Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, for refueling during a trainin... 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

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

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, participates

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, participates

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, participates in a pre-scuba class alongside Special Tactics Training Squadron students at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tac... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, perform a static line jump from a C-17 Globemaster III during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 above Eiels... 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 gives command of the SWTW Human Performance Support Group (HPSG) to Col. Julia N. Sundstrom ... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 125th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 125th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Portland Air National Guard, fast rope from a U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter during an exercise in Portland, Oregon, Nov. 5, 20... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron perform medical treatment on a simulated patient during a full mission profile exercise at Eglin Range, Florida, Dec. 3, 2018. Specia... 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

Special Tactics trainees with the Special Tactics Training

Special Tactics trainees with the Special Tactics Training

Special Tactics trainees with the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, helocast from a rotary aircraft into the Santa Rosa Sound, Florida, Feb. 12, 2019. Special Tactics Airmen are traine... 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

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 Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, convoy to an objective during pre-deployment validation training March 20, 2019, at Melrose Ai... 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

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

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

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

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Combat Dive School begin

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Combat Dive School begin

Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Combat Dive School begin morning PT with a run at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida, Aug. 12, 2019. The workout began at 6 a.m. with a mile and a half jog to a gym on ba... 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 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

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

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators go over mission

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators go over mission

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators go over mission details with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew before conducting a direct action mission to kill or capture a high value individual during exe... 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

Three CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft approach a

Three CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft approach a

Three CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotator aircraft approach a landing zone for a team of Air Force Special Tactics operators to infiltrate a simulated target during operability training with the 14th Weapons Squadron at ... More

An MC-130J Commando II cargo aircraft, assigned to

An MC-130J Commando II cargo aircraft, assigned to

An MC-130J Commando II cargo aircraft, assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, drops a bundle simulating a military vehicle drop for a training scenario with Air Force Special Tactics operators... More

An Air Force Special Tactics operator prepares to conduct

An Air Force Special Tactics operator prepares to conduct

An Air Force Special Tactics operator prepares to conduct a static line jump during training at Eglin Range, Florida, Aug. 18, 2020. This training was conducted over land prior to conducting static line jump tr... More

U.S. Air Force members from the 720th Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force members from the 720th Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force members from the 720th Special Tactics Group stand at parade rest during a change of command ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12, 2012. The 720th STG welcomed Col. Kur... 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

Special Tactics members board a CV-22 Osprey for Chief

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

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. Navy SH-60 Seahawks and U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks

U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawks and U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks

U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawks and U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawks park on the flightline while being prepped for night operations during Emerald Warrior 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 27, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a ... 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

Two Humvees are loaded into a U.S.  Air Force MC-130J

Two Humvees are loaded into a U.S. Air Force MC-130J

Two Humvees are loaded into a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commmando II during Exercise Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers from

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers from

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controllers from the 24th Special Operations Wing perform equipment buddy checks during Emerald Warrior 17, Feb. 28, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S.... More

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

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

A U.S. Navy aircrew from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5 prepare an MH-60S Seahawk for a mission during Emerald Warrior 17 March 1, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Co... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies over the Emerald Coast

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies over the Emerald Coast

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies over the Emerald Coast after completing a helocast mission during Emerald Warrior 17 March 2, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command ... More

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies a rescue mission during

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies a rescue mission during

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk flies a rescue mission during Emerald Warrior 17 at Camp Shelby, Miss., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during which joint special operati... More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron reviews his technical orders before a training mission during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warri... More

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing conducts close air support training during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warrior i... 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

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

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 59th Medical

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 59th Medical

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 59th Medical Wing transfer a patient during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Range, Fla., March 6, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise during whi... More

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky with the 4th Special

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky with the 4th Special

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky with the 4th Special Operations Squadron receives fuel from a KC-135R Stratotanker with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, for refueling during a training sor... More

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 121st Air Refueling

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 121st Air Refueling

A U.S. Air Force pilot with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard performs pre-flight checks of a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training sortie in support of Emerald Warrior 17 March 7, 2017. Em... More

U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks assigned to Helicopter Sea

U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks assigned to Helicopter Sea

U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron FIVE prepare for take-off during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 7, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Comm... More

Italian special operations forces, U.S. Air Force Special

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

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

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

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose in

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose in

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose in front of the #43 Kroger Chevy before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman, a Special Tactics operator, was killed in... More

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, prepares

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, prepares

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, prepares to enter a pool during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018 Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with the basics of water... More

Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) members honor

Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) members honor

Special Warfare Training Wing (SWTW) members honor the fallen with memorial pushups after the SWTW activation ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Base, Texas Oct. 10, 2018. SWTW unifies resources, trainin... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prepare to infiltrate an objective during RED FLAG-Alaska 19-1 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alas... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 125th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 125th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 125th Special Tactics Squadron, Portland Air National Guard, advance on an objective during an exercise in Portland, Oregon, Nov. 5, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. ... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron wait for exfiltration from a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with the 8th Special Operations Squadron during a full mission profile e... More

A rigged alternate method Zodiac is released from an

A rigged alternate method Zodiac is released from an

A rigged alternate method Zodiac is released from an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron above Choctawhatchee Bay, Florida, Dec. 11, 2018. U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Air... 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 during a scenario as part of Emerald Warrior 19.1 at Avon Park, F... More

Special Tactics trainees with the Special Tactics Training

Special Tactics trainees with the Special Tactics Training

Special Tactics trainees with the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, helocast from a rotary aircraft into the Santa Rosa Sound, Florida, Feb. 12, 2019. Special Tactics Airmen are traine... 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

Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics

Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics

Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics Airmen ruck during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 23, 2019, near Weimar, Texas. The memorial ruck march honors Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, U.S. Air For... More

Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics

Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics

Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics Airmen ruck in honor of fallen ST brethren during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 24, 2019, near Houston, Texas. Special Tactics Airmen begin their t... More

A support truck leads the way for U.S. Air Force Special

A support truck leads the way for U.S. Air Force Special

A support truck leads the way for U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen and other ruckers during the Special Tactics Memorial March Feb. 25, 2019, in Kountze, Texas. This is the 5th Special Tactics Memorial Mar... More

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