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  • Maj. Geoffrey Douglas, Air Force Special Operations Command general surgeon and Maj. Reid Orth, AFSOC emergency room physician, practice treating a critically wounded patient in a simulated aircraft on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 18, 2013. The training is part of the AFSOC Casualty Evacuation course, which prepares medical teams for deployments. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Naomi Griego)

    Special Tactics medical professionals provide critical care and evacuation

    Air Force Special Tactics Medicine (STM) professionals treated simulated patients during the Air Force Special Operations Command Casualty Evacuation course here, Dec. 17.The training was the first of its kind using a CV-22 Osprey simulator. The CV-22 is one of the most utilized airframes for immediate evacuation of special operations forces from
  • Staff Sgt. Daniel Johnson, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, swims in the Santa Rosa Sound Oct. 17, 2013. Johnson was on standby as part of the emergency response team for an upcoming CV-22 Osprey night mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeff Andrejcik)

    Combat Controllers prepare for CV-22 mission

  • Airman 1st Class Michael Guzman earned the coveted scarlet beret of a combat controller Sept.12 at Fort Bragg, N.C., after 16 months of intense military training. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Recruit earns coveted scarlet beret

    Staff Sgt. Rene Ochoa is one happy recruiter, thanks to the achievements of Airman 1st Class Michael Guzman.Guzman earned the coveted scarlet beret of a combat controller Sept.12 at Fort Bragg, N.C., after 16 months of intense military training. "His achievement brings a welcome closure to and most importantly validation of nearly four years of
  • Two pararescuemen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron are hoisted up by a CV-22 Osprey out of the Santa Rosa Sound Oct. 17, 2013. They were pulled from the water as part of a night training exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jeff Andrejcik)

    Special Tactics Airmen complete CV-22 night mission

  • Peter Servais (left) hugs artist Phil Taylor as his daughter, Laura, and wife, Susan, look on after the unveiling of the portrait in honor of his son, Senior Airman Adam Servais Oct. 19, 2013, in Destin, Fla. Servais, a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, was killed in action Aug. 19, 2006 while deployed to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Victoria Porto)

    Artist's brush memorializes fallen combat controller

    Susan Servais gently pressed her forehead against the portrait of her son. His green eyes smiled out at her and the audience of about 200 that gathered to pay respects to a hero and see his portrait unveiled Oct. 19.The man with the green eyes and kind smile is Senior Airman Adam Servais, an Air Force Special Operations Command combat controller
  • Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, prepares for his final jump before being medically retired Oct. 16, 2013, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock endured 28 surgeries and two years of intense physical therapy to be able to walk again after his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device during a 2011 deployment to Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. John Bainter)

    Wounded warrior makes final jump

    One by one, Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron lined up at the back of a C-130, paused, then stepped off the aircraft Oct. 16, completing their free fall training jump into the picturesque water of Florida's Emerald Coast.For Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., this jump was two years and 28 surgeries in the making.In 2011, Yellock, a 23rd

  • AFSOC Airman named one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    An Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics Airman was selected as one of the 2013 Air Force 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year. Tech. Sgt. Jason Payne, a combat controller assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, spent approximately 200 days of 2012 away from home station and has been on nine deployments since joining the Air Force
  • Staff Sgt. Matthew Macella and Staff Sgt. Chris Johnston, special tactics pararescuemen with the 24th Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla., provide medical aid to an Alabama teenager who fell 30 feet while rock climbing August 5, 2013. (courtesy photo)

    Air Force Special Tactics Airmen rescue Alabama teen after climbing accident

    Two Air Force Special Tactics instructors rescued an Alabama teenager after he fell 30 feet from a steep rock face while climbing in the Cherokee Rock mountain range, located in Sand Rock, Ala., Monday.Staff Sgt. Matthew Macella and Staff Sgt. Chris Johnston, special tactics pararescuemen instructors with the 24 th Special Operations Wing at
  • Master Sgt. Doug Neville and Staff Sgt. Brian Wadtke, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers, share snacks during one of the rest stops along the route to Camp Muir, July 20, 2013. Staff Sgt. Savanna Wadtke, 627th Force Support Squadron commander’s support staff member, joined her husband to provide motivational support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Truskowski)

    Two Combat Controllers hike with USAF Seven Summits Team

    For some, hiking and climbing for days, and sometimes months, through some of the harshest environments known to man, would seem like an arduous task not enjoyed by many. Two Airmen from Team McChord experienced just that as they summited Mount Rainier, Wash., July 19 through 22.Staff Sgt. Brian Wadtke and Master Sgt. Doug Neville, who are both
  • Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command, poses with Tech. Sgt. Ismael Villegas, 24th Special Operations Wing combat control recruit liaison, and Staff Sgt. Dale Young, 342nd Training Squadron combat control instructor, after presenting them each with a Silver Star, July 22, 2013. Villegas and Young were awarded Silver Stars for their actions against enemy forces in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Vernon Young Jr./Released)

    Two Special Operations Airmen receive Silver Star decoration

    Two Air Force Special Operations Command combat controllers currently stationed in San Antonio were each presented a Silver Star for gallantry in combat during a ceremony July 22 here.The two combat controllers, Tech. Sgt. Ismael Villegas and Staff Sgt. Dale Young, were decorated by Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, commander, Air Force Special Operations
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