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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

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, 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

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

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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SOST member named to SOMA board

Maj. Regan Lyon, a Special Operations Surgical Team emergency medical physician with the 720th Operations Support Squadron, was recently elected to the board of the Special Operations Medical Association. Lyon’s position on the SOMA board allows her to learn about practices and theories with her counterparts in the other U.S. military branches in addition to civilian medical professionals while passing on her unique, cutting edge military medical experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

A family member of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather listens to pit crew chatter during a pit-stop at the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, a Special Tactics operator, specialized in gaining the U.S. military access to man-made and naturally contested environments in order to provide options for assault, maneuver and power projection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s name adorns the windshield of the #43 Kroger Chevy/#17 Fastenal Ford before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Chapman, a Special Tactics operator, was killed in action during the Battle of Takur Ghar on March 4, 2002, while engaging the enemy. He was posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross for unequivocally saving the lives of his entire team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

A crew member washes the windshield of the #1 McDonald’s Chevy, which bares the name of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, who was the first Airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8, 2003, was highly trained in delivering kinetic and non-kinetic effects across the spectrum of conflict and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with Richard Petty, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, the first Airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8, 2003, was an elite Air Force Special Tactics operator and part of U.S. Special Operations Command’s premier tactical air-to-ground integration force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman’s name adorns the windshield of the #43 Kroger Chevy/#17 Fastenal Ford before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman, who was killed in action on Feb. 18, 2007, was a Special Tactics operator. ST operators provide the U.S. military with global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose with Darrel “Bubba” Wallace, Jr. before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman was a Special Tactics operator, trained to conduct recovery of personnel and sensitive equipment in contested and degraded environments. He was killed in action on Feb. 18, 2007, when his helicopter crashed during combat search and rescue operations in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman pose in front of the #43 Kroger Chevy before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Duffman, a Special Tactics operator, was killed in action on Feb. 18, 2007 in Afghanistan when his helicopter crashed while providing combat search and rescue support to several ongoing operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Fallen ST operators honored at NASCAR race

Family members of Staff Sgt. Scott Sather pose with the pit crew of the #1 McDonald’s Chevy, which bares Sather’s name on the windshield, before the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 race on May 27, 2018, Concord, North Carolina. Sather, who was the first Airman killed in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 8, 2003, was among three Special Tactics operators and 37 other fallen service members honored by having their name carried on a car during the race. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Former combat weatherman visits STTS

John Farris, student affairs mentor with the Special Tactics Training Squadron, poses with retired Staff Sgt. Jason Morgan, at the STTS, Hurlburt Field, May 7, 2018. Farris presented Morgan with the pewter gray beret worn by all Special Operations Weather Team members after a tour of the STTS facilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)
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Former combat weatherman visits STTS

John Farris, student affairs mentor with the Special Tactics Training Squadron, right, explains the TMQ-53 tactical meteorological sensor to retired Staff Sgt. Jason Morgan at the STTS, Hurlburt Field, Florida, May, 7, 2018. Farris, who was Morgan’s supervisor when Morgan was injured during operations in Ecuador in 1999, gave Morgan a tour of the STTS to show the advancements made in the special operations weather field over the last two decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)
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