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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, buddy breathes with a Special Tactics student during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Exercises performed during pre-scuba are used to reproduce physiological effects similar to those experienced on the battlefield, and contributes to their mental resiliency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, prepares to enter a pool during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with the basics of water operations by performing tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to bob without their arms and hands, and how to buddy breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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180905-F-UQ958-1101

Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, takes a break during a pre-scuba class at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with the basics of water operations by performing tasks such as tying knots underwater, learning how to bob without their arms and hands, and how to buddy breathe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, participates in a pre-scuba class alongside Special Tactics Training Squadron students at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with scuba tasks before they go to a seven-week Combat Divers course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, participates in a pre-scuba class alongside Special Tactics Training Squadron students at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Pre-scuba familiarizes Special Tactics trainees with scuba tasks before they go to a seven-week Combat Divers course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Claude Tudor, Jr., left, commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, briefs Joe De Sena, founder and CEO of Spartan Race, on the capabilities of Special Tactics at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 5, 2018. Special Tactics is U.S. Special Operation Command’s tactical air and 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 Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Airmen salute during the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 28, 2018. Chapman was posthumously awarded the MOH for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar, also known as Roberts Ridge, in Afghanistan in March 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)
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Bagram team members gather in Memorial Courtyard in remembrance of Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman during a ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 28, 2018. Chapman was posthumously awarded the MOH for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar, also known as Roberts Ridge, in Afghanistan in March 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)
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180828-F-BX159-057

Members of the Special Operations Community and Team Bagram complete push-ups in remembrance of Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman during a ceremony on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 28, 2018. Chapman was posthumously given the Medal of Honor along with the rank of Master Sgt. for his actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar, also known as Roberts Ridge, in Afghanistan in March 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)
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Members of the Special Operations Community gather in front of a mural during the Medal of Honor ceremony for U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, August 28, 2018. The mural was painted in memory of Chapman for his heroic actions during the Battle of Takur Ghar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kristin High)
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Special Tactics Airman set to be posthumously awarded Medal of Honor

Special Tactics Combat Controller Tech. Sgt. John Chapman holds a young child in Afghanistan in early 2002. President Donald Trump will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Chapman's family at a ceremony on August 22 for his extraordinary heroism in March 2002 while deployed to Afghanistan. Special Tactics combines the core skills of Special Operation Forces with the tactical integration of air power to find unique solutions for ground problems. They are a special operations ground force comprised of highly trained Airmen who solve multi-domain problems across the spectrum of conflict and crisis. (Courtesy photo)
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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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SECAF immersed in ST mission

A joint special operations force of Special Tactics operators from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. Army Special Forces Soldiers from the 7th Special Forces Group run to board a CV-22 Osprey from the 8th Special Operations Squadron while performing a joint capabilities demonstration for Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson at Eglin Range Complex, Florida, May 3, 2018. While at the range, Wilson received a joint capabilities demonstration by Special Operations Forces assigned to the 23rd STS and 7th SFG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jason Robertson/ Released)
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