320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

A Special Tactics Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducts an airfield assessment at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams can access, open, and control major airfields to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access and power projection for our nation’s military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

A Special Tactics Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducts an airfield assessment at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams can access, open, and control major airfields to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access and power projection for our nation’s military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Special Tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conduct inspections of gear prior to a jump at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 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, conducting global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Special Tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron prepare to board an MC-130J Commando II with the 17th Special Operations Squadron at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams ensure U.S. and allied nations global access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments, enabling options for assault and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

A Special Tactics Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron signals the remaining time until a jump to his team preparing to jump from an MC-130J Commando II with the 17th Special Operations Squadron above Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams ensure U.S. and allied nations global access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments, enabling options for assault and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Special Tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron prepare to jump from an MC-130J Commando II with the 17th Special Operations Squadron at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams ensure U.S. and allied nations global access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments, enabling options for assault and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Special Tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron jump from an MC-130J Commando II with the 17th Special Operations Squadron above Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 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, conducting global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Special Tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron prepare to land at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 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, conducting global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

A Special Tactics Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron prepares to land at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams ensure U.S. and allied nations global access to man-made and naturally contested, degraded and operationally-challenged environments, enabling options for assault and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Special Tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron pack their parachutes following a jump at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Airmen are trained in several infiltration techniques including combat diving; static line jumping; high-altitude, low-opening jumping; and high-altitude, high-opening jumping. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

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320th STS jumps onto Kwajalein Atoll

Published Sept. 17, 2018
By Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex
24th Special Operations Wing Combat Camera

Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands -- A Special Tactics Airman with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducts an airfield assessment at Kwajalein Atoll, June 19, 2018. Special Tactics Teams can access, open, and control major airfields to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access and power projection for our nation’s military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)