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211130-F-FH856-0004

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics Officer assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing and the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program and Staff Sgt. Matt Beach, a combat controller assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, compete together at the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation North American Cup Nov. 28, 2021 at Park City, Utah. For the first time ever, two Special Tactics Airmen competed together for a chance to represent Team USA at the Olympics. Special Tactics Airmen serve as a special operations air-ground integration force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (Courtesy Photo)
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211130-F-FH856-0005

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics Officer assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing and the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program and Staff Sgt. Matt Beach, a combat controller assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, participate in a bobsled competition Nov. 28, 2021 at Park City, Utah. For the first time ever, two Special Tactics Airmen competed together at the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation North American Cup for a chance to represent Team USA at the Olympics. Special Tactics Airmen serve as a special operations air-ground integration force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (Courtesy Photo)
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211130-F-FH856-0005

U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics Officer assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing and the Air Force's World Class Athlete Program and Staff Sgt. Matt Beach, a combat controller assigned to the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, participate in a bobsled competition Nov. 28, 2021 at Park City, Utah. For the first time ever, two Special Tactics Airmen competed together at the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation North American Cup for a chance to represent Team USA at the Olympics. Special Tactics Airmen serve as a special operations air-ground integration force leading global access, precision strike, personnel recovery and battlefield surgery operations. (Courtesy Photo)
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211208-F-UB655-0094

Special Tactics Operators assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, watch a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, take off from the Eglin Range Complex, Florida, Dec. 8, 2021. The 23rd Special Tactics Squadron conducted a large-scale humanitarian aid and disaster relief exercise involving approximately 300 participants designed to challenge ST Airmen with a complex tactical and leadership training environment they would encounter in a real-world humanitarian crisis. Special Tactics units perform austere air control, terminal attack control, personnel rescue and recovery, assault zone assessments, battlefield trauma care, direct action, and special reconnaissance across the spectrum of conflict and crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Carly Kavish)
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211214-F-XG228-141

Senior Airman Amahad Rasheed, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, keeps lookout for potential adversaries during the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element qualification course at Camp Rudder, Florida, Dec. 14, 2021. Rasheed was the first Citizen Air Commando to graduate the DAGRE course in the last four years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile).
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211214-F-XG228-162

A security forces member and student in the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element qualification course stand in front of a plume of purple smoke on the Eglin range in northwest Florida, Dec. 14, 2021. DAGRE team members have specialized skills needed to provide a wide range of security in austere environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
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211214-F-XG228-217

A security forces member and student in the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element qualification course guards the entrance to a Forward Operating Base during training on the Eglin range Dec. 14, 2021. During the exercise, the DAGRE candidates defended airframes from simulated oppositional forces, de-escalated tensions with simulated local nationals and secured a mock base where their planned their missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)
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21st STS Airman dies in Afghanistan

Tech. Sgt. William Jefferson Jr. died March 22 near Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan, of wounds he suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, NC. (Courtesy photo)
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22 Special Tactics Squadron personnel drop

Staff Sgt. Shaun Meadows, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, prepares to land as he completes a personnel drop on June 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Leah Young)
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22 Special Tactics Squadron personnel drop

Staff Sgt. Shaun Meadows, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron, shares a laugh with his son after completing a personnel drop June 14. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Leah Young)
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22 STS Medals Ceremony

Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz pins the Silver Star on Staff Sgt. Evan Jones during a medal ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 29. Sergeant Jones received both a Silver Star and a Bronze Star with Valor for two separate incidents during a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)
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22 STS Medals Ceremony

Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Norton A. Schwartz pins the Silver Star on Staff Sgt. Sean Harvell during a medal ceremony at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., April 29. Two Silver Stars, the nation's third highest decoration for valor, were presented first to Sergeant Harvell for his actions during multiple firefights with enemy forces in Afghanistan during spring and summer 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)
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22 STS Medals Ceremony

Thirteen medals were presented to 11 combat controllers during a ceremony April 29 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., presided over by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, and the 11 medal recipients take a moment to recognize Col. (ret.) Joe Jackson. Colonel Jackson was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam in 1968, when he risked his life to ensure no combat controllers were left behind. (U.S. Air Force photo/Abner Guzman)
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220124-F-KO270-1001

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Matthew Davidson, Air Force Special Operations Command director of operations, speaks during the Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A Jan. 24, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. BPACS is a Department of Defense seminar incorporating participants from several countries and AFSOC to encourage long-lasting partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)
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220124-F-KO270-1062

U.S. Air Force Maj. Abdulaziz Ali, an Air Force Special Operations Command Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A director, speaks to participants during BPACS 22A Jan. 24, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. BPACS is a Department of Defense seminar incorporating participants from several countries and AFSOC to encourage long-lasting partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)
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220124-F-KO270-1093

Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A participants from Uganda and Tanzania listen to speakers from Air Force Special Operations Command Jan. 24, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The objective of BPACS is to strengthen the allied coalition between AFSOC and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)
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220124-F-KO270-1100

Flags representing all the countries who participated in this year’s Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A are displayed Jan. 24, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. BPACS is a Department of Defense seminar incorporating participants from several countries and Air Force Special Operations Command to encourage long-lasting partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)
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220127-F-BT782-1080

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Tullos, a 96th Operations Support Squadron tower chief controller, interacts with a Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A participant Jan. 27, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The seminar is held annually to not only familiarize United States allies with the future of Special Forces Warfare, but to aid in strengthening the existing partnerships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Andrew Ancona)
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220127-F-BT782-1092

Participants of the Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A tour the air traffic control tower Jan. 27, 2022, at Eglin Air force Base, Florida. Throughout the two-week long seminar, representatives from each country were given the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the practices utilized by the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Andrew Ancona)
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220127-F-KO270-1010

Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar 22A participants tour an air traffic control tower Jan. 27, 2022, at Eglin AFB, Florida. Throughout the two-week long seminar representatives from each country were given the opportunity to incorporate and orient themselves with the practices utilized by the U.S. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amanda A. Flower-Raschella)
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