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AFSOC welcomes USSOCOM leader

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick McCauley, U.S. Special Operations Command senior enlisted leader, is briefed on global access and personnel recovery capabilities on a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft by Special Tactics team members at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 7, 2019. Special Tactics is USSOCOM’s tactical air-to-ground integration force and the Air Force’s special operations ground force, leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations on the battlefield. USSOCOM leadership are visiting Air Force Special Operations Command to gain a better understanding of the strategic value Air Commandos deliver on the high end and low end of the conflict spectrum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rachel Yates)
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AFSOC/ 24th SOW

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, passes the first guidon from Col. Robert Armfield, commander of 24th Special Operations Wing, at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12, 2012. The 24th SOW will provide special operations battlefield airmen for rapid global employment to enable airpower success. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams)(Released)
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AFSOC/ 24th SOW

U.S. Air Force members from the 720th Special Tactics Group stand at parade rest during a change of command ceremony at Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12, 2012. The 720th STG welcomed Col. Kurt Buller as the commander and activated the 24th Special Operations Wing on Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams)(Released)
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AFSOC/ 24th SOW

U.S. Air Force members discuss various weapons with a combat controller at Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 12, 2012. The Air Force Special Operations Command hosted the 720th Special Tactics Group change of command and the 24th Special Operations Wing activation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams)(Released)
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AFSOC/23STS personnel recovery

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. soldiers with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) teamed up for personnel recovery training utilizing alternate infiltration and exfiltration training on Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 160th SOAR, also known as "Night Stalkers," is a special operations force of the U.S. Army that provides helicopter aviation support for general purpose and special operations forces. The 23rd STS primary task is to integrate, synchronize, and control the elements of air and space power in their areas of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)
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AFSOC/23STS personnel recovery

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. soldiers with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) teamed up for personnel recovery training utilizing alternate infiltration and exfiltration training on Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 160th SOAR, also known as "Night Stalkers," is a special operations force of the U.S. Army that provides helicopter aviation support for general purpose and special operations forces. The 23rd STS primary task is to integrate, synchronize, and control the elements of air and space power in their areas of operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)
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AFSOC/23STS personnel recovery

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron swims to a boat after rescuing a simulated crash victim at Whynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS trains, equips and employs combat control, pararescue and support personnel in response to presidential and secretary of defense tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)
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AFSOC/23STS personnel recovery

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron jumps out of the back of a MH-47 Chinook helicopter at Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS partnered with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) to conduct personnel recovery training using alternate infiltration and exfiltration techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)
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AFSOC/23STS personnel recovery

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron pulls a start chord to the boat engine during personal recovery utilizing alternate infiltration and exfiltration training on Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS performs austere airfield control, terminal attack control, personnel rescue and recovery, assault zone assessment, battlefield trauma care, direct action and special reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)
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AFSOC/23STS personnel recovery

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron jump out the back of a MH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The helicopter conducts overt and covert infiltration, exfiltration, air assault, resupply and sling-load operations in a wide range of environmental conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)
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Air Commandos fast rope in Poland

SWIDWIN, Poland -- Members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, U.K., fast rope out of a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Ky., MH-47 Chinook helicopter during Exercise JACKAL STONE 10 activities here. JACKAL STONE 10 is the biggest international special operations forces exercise hosted by Poland and Lithuania this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marelise Wood)
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Air Force Cross

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Air Force Cross to Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Special Tactics and Training Squadron combat controller, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. Gutierrez was awarded the Air Force Cross, the second highest military decoration, for displaying extraordinary heroism in combat while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson)
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Air Force Cross

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz presents the Air Force Cross to Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Special Tactics and Training Squadron combat controller, during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2011. Gutierrez was awarded the Air Force Cross, the second highest military decoration, for displaying extraordinary heroism in combat while deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, smiles after being presented the Air Force Cross for extraordinary heroism in combat during a ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. The Air Force Cross is the second highest U.S. military decoration a member of the Air Force can receive. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, displays his Air Force Cross citation with Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec 17, 2014. Ruiz earned the Air Force Cross while deployed with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, and assigned to the 23rd STS at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, during a ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. While deployed to Afghanistan with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, Ruiz protected his injured special operations forces teammates with fire support and provided emergency medical care under intense enemy fire in the dark, Dec. 10, 2013. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James congratulates Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, on receiving the Air Force Cross at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. Ruiz is the sixth U.S. military member to receive the nation’s second highest military decoration since 9/11. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross ceremony

Air Commandos and members of the community gather in the Freedom Hangar for a ceremony recognizing Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, who was awarded the Air Force Cross on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. Ruiz was also awarded a Bronze Star with Valor for actions taken and a Bronze Star for his tour during the same deployment to Afghanistan from July 2013 to January 2014 with Army Special Forces. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)
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Air Force Cross recipient and Army medic who saved his life

Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Air Force Cross recipient and combat controller, poses with Sergeant First Class Mike Jones, 7th Special Forces Group medic. Jones saved Gutierrez' life twice during a 2009 mission in Afghanistan. The two friends participated in the 812-mile Tim Davis Memorial March from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 16 to 26 in honor of 17 fallen special tactics Airmen. (Courtesy photo/Devon Ravine)
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Airman demonstrates exfil

Hurlburt Field, Fla.-- Members from a special operations unit demonstrate an exfil during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the SERE Urban and Integrated Urban Joint Close Air Support Target Sets, Jun 8. (U.S. Air Force photo released by Staff Sgt. Orly N. Tyrell).
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