Story by 1st Lt. Casen Salitore | Special Warfare Training Wing | 12.05.2025
The Special Warfare Training Wing welcomed the Under Secretary of the Air Force, Mr. Matthew Lohmeier, for an early morning ruck with the inaugural Zulu Course on Friday, Dec. 5. The visit highlighted the wing’s continued progress in pipeline optimization and demonstrated Air Force Special Warfare’s strong focus on fitness....
Story by 1st Lt. Casen Salitore | Special Warfare Training Wing | 11.03.2025
The Special Warfare Training Wing marked a historic milestone today, November 3, 2025, as it launched the first-ever Zulu Course, a groundbreaking common skills training program uniting Air Force Special Warfare career fields under one standardized curriculum....
Story by 1st Lt. Casen Salitore | Special Warfare Training Wing | 10.10.2025
The Air Force Special Warfare Training Wing has launched Pipeline Optimization, an initiative designed to streamline how special warfare candidates train, progress through the pipeline, and arrive at operational readiness....
Story by 2nd Lt. Casen Salitore | Special Warfare Training Wing | 07.11.2025
Colonel Philip Flatau assumed command of the Special Warfare Human Performance Support Group (SWHPSG) during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, July 11, 2025....
Story by 1st Lt. Casen Salitore | Special Warfare Training Wing | 07.11.2025
Colonel Kaveri T. Crum assumed command of the Special Warfare Training Wing during a change of command ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, July 11, 2025. Crum previously served as the Deputy Commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida....
Story by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Touchet | 354th Fighter Wing | 02.03.2025
Airmen from the 5th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) came together for a field training exercise, Jan. 21-23. The exercise enabled the development and testing of new Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), practicing mobility, field testing equipment and certifying Special Warfare Mission Support (SWMS) Airmen in Combat Mission Readiness (CMR)....
Story by Alejandro Pena | Alaska National Guard | 06.25.2024
Alaska Air National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing’s 210th, 211th, and 212th Rescue Squadrons conducted a rescue capabilities exercise at Malemute Drop Zone, JBER, Alaska, June 25, 2024. The training showcased search and rescue, high-altitude parachute drops, in-flight refueling, emergency medical response, personnel recovery, and recovery hoist....
Story by Miriam Thurber | Special Warfare Training Wing | 08.28.2023
Air Force Special Warfare Guardian Angel and Special Tactics (GA/ST) operators, comprised of pararescuemen, combat controllers, special reconnaissance Airmen, special tactics officers and combat rescue officers, don’t just sign the dotted line and show up for work on the first day. To earn their beret, candidates must be selected into their career fields before continuing on to......
