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210902-F-KS667-0549

A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command C-146A Wolfhound assigned to the 492nd Special Operations Wing lands in order to deliver simulated casualties evacuated from an exercise disaster zone Sept. 2, 2021, during Ángel de los Andes Cooperación VII in Rionegro, Colombia. Ángel de los Andes is a Colombian-led Search & Rescue (SAR) exercise, while Cooperación VII is a multinational Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HA/DR) exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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210902-F-KS667-0386

A U.S. Airman from the 24th Special Operations Wing wears the exercise patch of Ángel de los Andes Cooperación VII Sept. 2, 2021, in Rionegro, Colombia. This is the third Colombian Air Force led Ángel de los Andes exercise since 2015. Ángel de los Andes is a Search & Rescue (SAR) exercise, while Cooperación VII is a multinational Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HA/DR) exercise. The Colombian Air Force volunteered to host the System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces (SICOFAA per its Spanish acronym) Cooperación VII via integrating it into Ángel de los Andes 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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210831-F-KS667-0202

Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing participate in a warmup exercise with Colombian humanitarian aid and rescue services Aug. 31, 2021, during Ángel de los Andes Cooperación VII in Rionegro, Colombia. Ángel de los Andes is a Colombian-led Search & Rescue (SAR) exercise, while Cooperación VII is a multinational Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HA/DR) exercise. Special Tactics Airmen are Air Force Special Operations Command’s tactical air ground integration force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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210830-F-KS667-0112

U.S. military servicemembers stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Ángel de los Andes Cooperación VII Aug. 30, 2021, in Rionegro, Colombia. Ángel de los Andes is a Colombian-led Search & Rescue (SAR) exercise, while Cooperación VII is a multinational Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HA/DR) exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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210829-F-KS667-0025

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing greet their Colombian Air Force counterparts Aug. 29, 2021, before the start of events at Ángel de los Andes Cooperación VII in Rionegro, Colombia. Ángel de los Andes is a Colombian-led Search & Rescue (SAR) exercise, while Cooperación VII is a multinational Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HA/DR) exercise. Special Tactics Airmen are Air Force Special Operations Command’s tactical air ground integration force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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Special Tactics Airmen conclude Haiti earthquake relief efforts

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators conduct a proof of concept landing with a C-146A Wolfhound, assigned to the 492nd Special Operations Wing, in a remote airfield in the western part of Haiti to determine the airfield's suitability to receive additional humanitarian aid supplies via fixed wing aircraft. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment Joint Task Force-Haiti relief efforts after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country Aug. 14, 2021. (Courtesy Photo)
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Special Tactics conclude Haiti relief efforts

A Special Tactics operator greets Haitian citizens as he secures the area for a delivery of humanitarian aid supplies as part of Joint Task Force-Haiti. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country Aug. 14, 2021.
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Special Tactics Airmen conclude Haiti relief efforts

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators and other members of Joint Task Force-Haiti deliver humanitarian aid supplies to a remote part of the country. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country Aug. 14, 2021.
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Special Tactics Airmen conclude Haiti relief efforts

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator hands off an injured patient after an emergency medical evacuation in the western part of Haiti. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment Joint Task Force-Haiti relief efforts after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country Aug. 14, 2021.
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Special Tactics Airmen conclude Haiti relief efforts

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator prepares to hand off an injured patient after an emergency medical evacuation in the western part of Haiti. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment Joint Task Force-Haiti relief efforts after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country Aug. 14, 2021.
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Special Tactics Airmen conclude Haiti relief efforts

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator provides security and air traffic control assistance at an airfield in the western part of Haiti. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment Joint Task Force-Haiti humanitarian relief efforts after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country Aug. 14, 2021.
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200806-F-HF922-0091

Special operations troops from the Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps conduct close air support during the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Avon Park Florida, Aug. 6, 2020. SOTACC is a 5-week course, hosted by the 24th Special Operations Wing, which allows special operations members from all branches as well as foreign partners to conduct CAS missions to receive their Joint Terminal Attack Controller certification. This JTAC course is the only one in the Department of Defense specially designed for special operations members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Sandra Welch)
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201123-F-SV792-0009

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators load tactical vehicles onto a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Nov. 23, 2020, while prepping for a landing zone assessment and survey mission. The mission was in support of the U.S. government relief efforts in Honduras following the devastation of Hurricane Iota. Special Tactics supported Joint Task Force-Bravo and U.S. Southern Command, who all train to rapidly respond to natural disasters and humanitarian aid efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Rose Gudex)
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100117-N-6070S-018

Airplanes wait for off-load to support in earthquake relief efforts at the Port-au-Prince International Airport. Part-au-Prince was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12, 2010.
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Maj. Natassia Cherne

Official photo of Maj. Natassia Cherne
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AFSOC participates in historic Michigan highway landing

A U.S. Air Force 127th Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II, with ground air traffic control and guidance provided by Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing, lands on a closed public highway Aug. 5, 2021 at Alpena, Mich., for the first time ever as part of a training exercise during Northern Strike 21. The joint training event tested part of the agile employment concept, focusing on projecting combat power from austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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AFSOC participates in historic Michigan highway landing

A U.S. Air Force 492nd Special Operations Wing C-146A Wolfhound, with ground air traffic control and guidance provided by Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing, lands on a closed public highway Aug. 5, 2021 at Alpena, Mich., for the first time ever as part of a training exercise during Northern Strike 21. The joint training event tested part of the agile employment concept, focusing on projecting combat power from austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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AFSOC participates in historic Michigan highway landing

A U.S. Air Force 127th Wing A-10 Thunderbolt II, with ground air traffic control and guidance provided by Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing, prepares to land on a closed public highway Aug. 5, 2021 at Alpena, Mich., for the first time ever as part of a training exercise during Northern Strike 21. The joint training event tested part of the agile employment concept, focusing on projecting combat power from austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ridge Shan)
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AFSOC participates in historic Michigan highway landing

A Special Tactics operator from the 24th Special Operations Wing walks up a hill in order to receive radio signal while surveying and preparing a closed section of U.S. Highway 32 to land and receive aircraft during exercise Northern Strike 21 Aug. 5, 2021, at Alpena, Mich. Special Tactics Airmen are the Air Force’s special operations ground force, experienced in conducting global access missions such as establishing austere landing zones around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt Ridge Shan)
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AFSOC participates in historic Michigan highway landing

A Special Tactics operator from the 24th Special Operations Wing surveys and prepares a closed section of U.S. Highway 32 in order to land and receive several A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to the 127th and 355th Wings as well as C-146A Wolfhounds assigned to the 492nd and 919th Special Operations Wings during exercise Northern Strike 21 Aug. 5, 2021, in Alpena, Mich. Special Tactics Airmen are the Air Force’s special operations ground force, experienced in conducting global access missions such as establishing austere landing zones around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff. Sgt Ridge Shan)
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