22nd STS hone global access capabilities

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, exit a C-130H Hercules aircraft during static line jump training at a range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 24, 2019. Special Tactics Airmen train to land safely in a planned drop zone and conduct their mission, whether it be personnel recovery, airfield reconnaissance and establishment or special operations air integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, conducts a static line jump from a C-130H Hercules aircraft during training at a range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 24, 2019. Special Tactics is a special operations ground force comprised of highly trained Airmen who solve air to ground problems across the spectrum of conflict and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, exit a C-130H Hercules aircraft during static line jump training at a range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 25, 2019. Special Tactics Airmen jump into hostile or austere environments as an alternate insertion, when aircraft cannot land in enemy territory or rough terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prepare to land after a static line jump during training at a range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 25, 2019. Special Tactics Airmen train to land safely in a planned drop zone and conduct their mission, whether it be personnel recovery, airfield reconnaissance and establishment or special operations air integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, lands safely after a static line jump during training at a range on Marine Corps Base Hawaii, June 25, 2019. Special Tactics Airmen jump into hostile or austere environments as an alternate insertion, when aircraft cannot land in enemy territory or rough terrain. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, prepare to dive the remnants of the USS Arizona below the surface in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 27, 2019. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operation Command’s tactical air and ground integration force, and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, enabling global access, precision strike, personnel recovery operations and battlefield surgery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airman assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, dives alongside the remnants of the USS Arizona in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, June 27, 2019. Special Tactics is a special operations ground force comprised of highly trained Airmen who solve air to ground problems across the spectrum of conflict and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)

22nd STS hone global access capabilities

Published July 18, 2019
24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

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