Special Tactics Photo Gallery

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Special Tactics Airmen integrate combat capabilities during Commando Crucible

An Air Force Special Tactics operator positions his MK20 rifle on top of a berm to pull security for the command and control element during a full mission profile as part of Commando Crucible at Eglin Range, June 30, 2020. 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, leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)
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Special Tactics Airmen integrate combat capabilities during Commando Crucible

Air Force Special Tactics operators and simulated partner forces load a CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, after executing a full mission profile during Commando Crucible at Eglin Range, Florida, June 30, 2020. The exercise provided a rigorous operating environment which tested ST operators, their support teammates and outside agency participants on the abundance of moving parts and products required in a deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rose Gudex)
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Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators go over mission details with a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew before conducting a direct action mission to kill or capture a high value individual during exercise Southern Strike 2020, at Camp McCain Training Center, Miss., Feb. 3, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, featuring counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations.
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Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators prepare to fly on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter before conducting a training mission at exercise Southern Strike 2020, at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., Feb. 6, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations.
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Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators participate in exercise Southern Strike 2020, Feb. 6, 2020 at Fort Morgan, Ala. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations.
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Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators move to clear an objective during exercise Southern Strike 2020, in Fort Morgan, Ala., Feb. 6, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations.
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Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators participate in Southern Strike 2020, in Fort Morgan, Ala., Feb. 6, 2020. Southern Strike is a large-scale, joint and international combat exercise, which features counter insurgency, close air-support, en-route casualty care, non-combatant evacuation and maritime special operations.
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Hundreds of family members, friends and teammates of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller, gather for a memorial ceremony at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. Condiff, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, had an unplanned parachute departure from a C-130 aircraft Nov. 5, 2019, over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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A piper plays taps during the military funeral honors of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. Condiff, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, had an unplanned parachute departure from a C-130 aircraft Nov. 5, 2019, over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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The Dyess Air Force Base Honor Guard perform a 21-gun salute during the military funeral honors of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. As a Special Tactics combat controller, Condiff was specially trained and equipped for immediate deployment into combat operations to conduct global access, precision strike and personnel recovery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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Special Tactics Airmen perform memorial pushups following the military funeral honors of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. Condiff, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, had an unplanned parachute departure from a C-130 aircraft Nov. 5, 2019, over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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The Dyess Air Force Base Honor Guard folds an American flag during the military funeral honors of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. Condiff, assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, had an unplanned parachute departure from a C-130 aircraft Nov. 5, 2019, over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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Rachael Condiff, wife of U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cole Condiff, receives a flag from a Special Tactics operator during a memorial ceremony at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Richardson, Texas, Dec. 21, 2019. Condiff, a Special Tactics combat controller assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, had an unplanned parachute departure from a C-130 aircraft Nov. 5, 2019, over the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents a Silver Star Medal to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. Smith was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presents a Silver Star Medal to U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, during a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. Smith was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, reunites with the F-16 pilots and ground force commander who fought with Smith during the events that led to him being awarded a Silver Star Medal at a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. Smith received the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. The pilots are with the 114th Fighter Wing, South Dakota Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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Leadership with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron lead family, friends and teammates in Memorial Pushups following a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, faces the crowd after receiving a Silver Star Medal during a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. Smith was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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Family, friends and teammates gather for a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, gives remarks during a Silver Star Medal presentation ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, Nov. 22, 2019. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the nation’s third highest medal against an armed enemy of the United States in combat for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan in October 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Williams)
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