A 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron student guards the perimeter in a counter-insurgency exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The exercise provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Tech. Sgt. Jon McCallum, a reservist from the 919th Special Operations Wing, acts as a role player in a counter-insurgency exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. Students from the 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron participated in the exercise that provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers.(U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Students from the 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron secure the area during an exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The exercise provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Students from the 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron search a building for a high-value-target using night-vision goggles during an exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The exercise provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
A 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron student interrogates a role player in a counter-insurgency exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. Students participated in the exercise that provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Students from the 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron move in toward their objective during an exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The exercise provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
A 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron student watches from the turret seat of a HMMWV during a counter-insurgency exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The exercise provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
A student from the 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron secures the area during an exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The exercise provided critical training in counter-insurgency tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
A 23rd Special Tactics Training Squadron instructor removes a snake from the building prior to an exercise on the Eglin Air Force Base range. The counter-insurgency exercise provided critical training in tactics, land navigation and mission planning to potential Air Force combat controllers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)