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  • Special Operations surgical team saves hundreds during deployment

    If they stood on the roof of the abandoned one-story home they were working out of, at night they could see bombs dropping on the city three kilometers north. Limited resources, limited manpower, limited backup, and limited time didn’t stop this Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team from

  • SecDef visits Hurlburt

    Secretary of Defense Ash Carter embedded with Special Operations Forces (SOF) here Nov. 17.During his visit, he met with Air Commandos, participated in a Close Air Support (CAS) demonstration, and observed a personnel recovery exercise.“[Most] of the population doesn’t always understand what we are

  • Combat controller continues Special Tactics legacy of valor

    Their mission was to return power to the people of Kabul. But what started as a peaceful venture ended in a 14-hour firefight, with one Airman using airpower to turn the tide of the battle. Staff Sgt. Keaton Thiem, a combat controller with the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, ventured out into enemy

  • Preserving the legacy: Award recognizes selfless Airman

    In order to preserve the legacy of a fallen teammate, the Special Tactics community dedicated the first-ever Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer Jr award at a TACP course graduation ceremony Nov. 3, here. Officer, a tactical air control party Airman from the 720th Operations Support Squadron, perished due to

  • AFSOC hosts CSAF civic leaders

    Sixteen distinguished civic leaders visited Hurlburt Field Nov. 1-3 to experience the mission, capabilities and meet with Airmen of Air Force Special Operations Command.These citizens are representatives of the Air Force Chief of Staff Civic Leader Program, and they serve as unpaid advisors to the

  • Air Commandos get real-world experience at White Sands

    The 26th Special Tactics Squadron trained alongside 27th Special Operations Wing units while conducting a full mission profile at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., earlier this month.The training tested the Air Commandos’ abilities to react to adverse conditions and complete a mission as a team

  • Nation’s First Special Tactics Memorial Unveiled

    A seven-foot tall bronze statue of a Special Tactics Airman in operational gear stands atop a black granite base--a memorial to past, present and future Special Tactics operators. The nation’s first Special Tactics Memorial was unveiled at a dedication ceremony with more than 800 people present,

  • Reservist teaches Special Tactics Airmen the 'write' stuff

    The concept of Total Force was evident in an unusual, but effective way recently when an Airman’s civilian expertise and reserve status combined to help an active-duty unit’s needs. The commander of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, an Air Force combat controller unit stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.,

  • Air Force OAY: MSgt. Marcus Mader

    The twelve most outstanding Airmen in the Air Force were honored during a symposium recently, and Special Tactics’ own Master Sgt. Marcus Mader was one of them.Mader, a Tactical Air Control Party Airman, was selected as the Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year for 2016 for the entire Air ForceFrom a