Video by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Curtin | 1st Special Operations Wing | 01.24.2019
More than 350 family members, friends and teammates of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin gather for a ceremony at Fort Myer Memorial Chapel, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 24, 2019. Elchin, along with U.S. Army Capt. Andrew Ross and U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Eric Emond, were killed in action when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018,......
Video by Senior Airman Nathaniel Stout | 1st Combat Camera Squadron | 01.23.2019
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey aircrew from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fl., simulates infiltration to contested territory for members of a special tactics team from the 24th Special Operations Wing during an assault and casualty evacuation mission during Exercise Emerald Warrior 19, Jan. 24, 2019. Emerald Warrior/Trident 19 provides annual realistic and relevant......
Video by Staff Sgt. Rachel Maxwell | 51st Fighter Wing | 11.16.2018
Pararescuemen and HH-60G Pave Hawk crew members from the 33rd Rescue Squadron assigned to Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, train during a mission evaluation November 16, 2018, at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. The evaluation consisted of providing simulated medical care and airlifting volunteers to safety. Teams from the 33rd RQS travel to various locations throughout the Indo-Pacific......
Video by Airman 1st Class Edward Coddington, Staff Sgt. Ryan Conroy, Staff Sgt. Michelle Di Ciolli and Airman 1st Class Caleb Pavao | 1st Special Operations Wing | 11.08.2018
Retried Chief Master Sergeant Michael Ramos and retired Senior Master Sergeant Steve Adams recall their service in Air Force special tactics and what working with special operations meant to them....
Video by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Landon | Air Force Special Tactics | 09.20.2018
Special Tactics Airmen are the Air Force's ground special operations component. With more than 650 combat mission support Airmen and 1,000 Special Tactics operators in 29 locations, our operators are experts in global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. Special Tactics combines the core skills of Special Operation Forces with the tactical......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Curtin | 1st Special Operations Wing | 08.24.2018
An AC-130U Spooky gunship, MC-130H Combat Talon II and two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, fly over the Air Force Memorial, Aug. 24, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia. The flyover was performed during a ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a Special Tactics combat controller, who was posthumously awarded the......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston | Airman Magazine | 08.24.2018
An AC-130U Spooky gunship, MC-130H Combat Talon II and two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, fly over the Air Force Memorial, Aug. 24, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia. The flyover was performed during a ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a Special Tactics combat controller, who was posthumously awarded the......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Perry Aston | Airman Magazine | 08.24.2018
An AC-130U Spooky gunship, MC-130H Combat Talon II and two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, fly over the Air Force Memorial, Aug. 24, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia. The flyover was performed during a ceremony honoring U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. John Chapman, a Special Tactics combat controller, who was posthumously awarded the......
