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The Air Force Special Operations Training Center recruits, assesses, selects, indoctrinates, trains and educates Air Commandos, other special operations forces and Special Operations Forces enablers.

Vision:  Transforming Airmen into Air Commandos who possess the specialized skills and warrior ethos to fight and win anytime, anywhere.

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tabSpecial Tactics Training Squadron 
STTSThe Air Force's premier ground combat training organization...training special operations forces Airmen to integrate, synchronize and control air and space power on the battlefield. Delivering advanced and special tactics skills to Combat Control, Tactical Air Control Party, Special Operations Weather, Special Tactics, Pararescuemen, Security Forces, Combat Aviation Advisor, and Special Operations Medical elements.  STTS is also responsible for operating the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course in Yuma, AZ. SOTACC trains special operations forces from the Marines, Army, and USAF to become Joint Terminal Attack Controllers enabling them to plan, synchronize, and control close air support in the conduct of special operations missions.

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tab19th Special Operations Squadron 
19th SOSThe 19th SOS is AFSOC's largest formal school and advanced mission rehearsal organization. Responsible for specialized training of combat-ready special operations forces to conduct covert, clandestine, and contingency operations. Exploits advanced technologies to provide realistic mission rehearsal during preparation for high-risk special operations missions directed by the Secretary of Defense. Any Time, Any Place.
tab551st Special Operations Squadron 
551 SOSProvide AFSOC's Western Air Commandos with unmatched combat training. Conduct initial mission qualification and upgrade training for the AC-130H, MC-130W/J, CV-22, Remotely Piloted Aircraft and all manner of light/medium commercial aviation transport aircraft...one mind, any weapon.
tab5th Special Operations Squadron 
5th SOSExecutes the global special operations mission as part of the Air Force component of U. S. Special Operations Command. The 5th SOS is a Reserve squadron associated with the Air Force Special Operations Training Center, directed to conduct formal special operations aircrew training. It accomplishes this mission by providing instruction in covert night infiltration, resupply, and combat infiltration/ex-filtration operations. The 5th SOS is the only Reserve squadron flying both fixed and rotary-wing light/medium commercial aviation transport aircraft.
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tab745th Special Operations Squadron (P) 
745th SOSThe 745th Special Operations Squadron is a joint force provider for Air Force Special Operations Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. This flying training unit provides initial and mission qualification training for Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force, and U.S. Navy aircrew in the RC-26 aircraft. The 745th organizes, trains and equips personnel for global deployments providing regional commanders with a highly capable Search and Rescue platform and immediate short range airlift.
tabUnited States Air Force Special Operations School 
USAFSOSThe U.S. Air Force Special Operations School is AFSOC's formal school conducting special operations education and professional development. The school develops, schedules, and executes joint education for up to 7,000 students annually. It implements AFSOC/CC and Commander USSOCOM educational strategy. USAFSOS conducts resident and off-station courses in joint/combined special operations, SOF command and control, cultural/geopolitical regional orientation, counterinsurgency, irregular warfare, and force protection.

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tabLanguage Center 
The mission of the AFSOTC Language Center is to provide foreign language initial-acquisition training and language sustainment and enhancement programs to meet the linguistic proficiency required of our Airmen employed in the areas of foreign internal defense, regional affairs training, and tactical operations.

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