ST operators conduct military freefall

Air Force Special Tactics operators perform a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Air Force Special Tactics operators perform a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

An Air Force Special Tactics operator comes in for a landing after a high altitude, low-opening military freefall at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are the Air Force’s premiere special operations ground force, and are highly trained to deploy whenever they are needed into restricted environments by air, land or sea to conduct air power on the frontlines, to save lives and ensure mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Air Force Special Tactics operators perform a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Air Force Special Tactics operators perform a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

An Air Force Special Tactics operator comes in for a landing after a high altitude, low-opening military freefall at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. ST operators are the Air Force’s premiere special operations ground force, and are highly trained to deploy whenever they are needed into restricted environments by air, land or sea to conduct air power on the frontlines, to save lives and ensure mission success. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a Special Tactics operator with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, lands after a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. As a Special Tactics operator, Lewis is trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a Special Tactics operator with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, comes in for a landing after a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. Lewis is the most recent Special Tactics operator to be awarded one of 44 Silver Star Medals, in addition to the community’s 10 Air Force Crosses and more than 300 Bronze Star Medals with Valor since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Staff Sgt. Christopher Lewis, a Special Tactics operator with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, comes in for a landing after a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. Lewis is the most recent Special Tactics operator to be awarded one of 44 Silver Star Medals, in addition to the community’s 10 Air Force Crosses and more than 300 Bronze Star Medals with Valor since 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

An Air Force Special Tactics operator secures his parachute after a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operations Command’s premier tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, enabling command and control, global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

An Air Force Special Tactics operator secures his parachute after a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operations Command’s premier tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, enabling command and control, global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

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ST operators conduct military freefall

Published June 28, 2018
By Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo
24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --

Air Force Special Tactics operators perform a high-altitude, low-opening military freefall over Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 27, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operations Command’s premier tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, enabling command and control, global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. ST operators are trained to gain access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)