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  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018.

    Special Tactics Airman killed in action in Afghanistan

    A Special Tactics Airman was killed when his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Nov. 27, 2018. Staff Sgt. Dylan Elchin, 25, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, was deployed in support of OPERATION Freedom’s Sentinel.
  • U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron load cargo onto a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 11, 2018.

    23rd STS hands off Hurricane Michael airfield operations to 821st CRG at Tyndall AFB

    When Hurricane Michael began devastating much of the Florida panhandle with upwards of 150 mph gusts and rain on Oct. 10, it left many with uncertainty of what their community would look like when they returned home. For a portion of that area, a ghosted and devastated Tyndall Air Force Base, it didn’t take long for support to start flowing in to aid. One day after Hurricane Michael hit the area, a Special Tactics troop with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron was flown in on two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron to assess, and if possible, open the airfield.
  • Tech. Sgt. Matthew McKenna (right), 22nd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller salutes Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander Aug. 18, 2014, after being awarded the Silver Star during the 22nd STS awards ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. McKenna was the fourth 22nd STS member to earn the medal for operations conducted in Iraq and Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

    Silver Star awarded to 22nd STS Airman

    Four combat controllers and two tactical air control party members from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron were presented eight medals during an awards ceremony here Aug. 18. Combat controllers and TACP members are trained special operations forces who deploy undetected into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields,
  • Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan, a combat controller assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, stands on a roof top to get a good look at the incoming weather while deployed to Afghanistan in 2012. Sheridan was named as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014. (Courtesy photo)

    Two Special Tactics Airmen among Air Force’s 12 OAY for 2014

    Two members of the Air Force Special Tactics community were selected as two of the service's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2014, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced July 10.Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan, a combat controller assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Army Airfield, N.C., and Tech Sgt. Doug Matthews, a
  • Airmen from McChord Field’s 22nd Special Tactics Squadron’s Red Team are briefed on the features of an MH-47 Chinook helicopter July 14, 2014, by Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The Airmen and Soldiers met face-to-face before conducting day and nighttime helocast operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

    Airmen and Soldiers conduct joint training

    Airmen and Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a water training exercise at American Lake here July 14 and 15, 2014.Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron's Red Team practiced helocasting alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.Helocasting is an airborne
  • The men and women of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron render their first salute to Lt. Col. Michael Evancic, incoming 22nd STS commander, during the change of command ceremony, June 3, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Evancic took command of the 22nd STS from Col. Thad Allen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Russ Jackson)

    The 22nd Special Tactics Squadron welcomes a new commander

    With the end of one chapter, another begins anew. The men and women of the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron welcomed Lt. Col. Michael Evancic who assumed command from Col. Thad Allen during a change of command ceremony, June 3, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. Allen completed his time with the 22nd STS and welcomed Lt. Col. Michael Evancic to
  • Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan, right, from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, is presented the Lance P. Sijan Award by Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, during the 2014 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Awards Banquet at the Soundside Club on Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2014. The OAY recipients spent the two days prior to the banquet touring Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Kentavist P. Brackin)

    AFSOC honors Outstanding Airmen, civilians

    Air Force Special Operations Command leaders recognized the command's finest at a formal banquet May 15, 2014, at the Soundside club.The evening was the pinnacle event in a week that began with honorees receiving the key to the city from Ft Walton Beach Mayor, Mike Anderson and included tours and briefings from around the base.The banquet honored
  • U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope insertion training using a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, during Emerald Warrior 2014. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

    Premium DOD Exercise hones SOF skills

    More than 1,500 Special Operations Forces from around the services participated in Emerald Warrior, a two-week joint service, interagency and partner nation exercise that concluded here May 9. Emerald Warrior leverages lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. It
  • Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force Special Operations School Force Protection Branch NCO-in-charge at Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan, 21st Special Tactics Squadron combat controller at Pope Army Air Field, N.C.; and Tech. Sgt. Michael Blout and Staff Sgt. Kyle Fulton, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controllers at Hurlburt Field, Fla., were featured in the eighth volume of Portraits in Courage. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Raquel Sanchez)

    Four Air Commandos featured in Portraits in Courage for bravery

    Four Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen were among 22 honorees selected from around the Air Force to be featured in Portraits in Courage, a program that highlights the bravery, commitment, teamwork and selfless sacrifice of America's Airmen.Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force Special Operations School Force Protection
  • Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan smiles at his daughter Kinsley, while Staff Sgt. Christopher Baradat and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Whiddon look on during a 21st Special Tactics Squadron awards ceremony, presided by Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, who awarded Silver Star medals to Sheridan and Baradat and a Purple Heart medal to Whiddon, Jan. 10, 2014, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marvin Krause)

    Special Tactics Airmen awarded top combat decorations

    Already the U.S. Air Force's most decorated community since the end of the Vietnam War, Air Force Special Tactics added to its total over the weekend.Three Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen received Silver Star and Purple Heart medals in a ceremony at Pope Field, N.C., Jan. 10."You will say you were just doing your job, but you were not
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