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Fallen Airmen

Staff Sgt. Andrew W. Harvell, a combat controller assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C., died Aug. 6 when his aircraft, a coalition CH-47 Chinook, crashed in the Maiden Wardak Province in eastern Afghanistan. Harvell and 2 other Air Force Special Operations Command pararescuemen, Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, Tech. Sgt. John W. Brown were among 25 U.S. Special Operations Command operators who died in the crash, which also took the lives of five U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers, seven Afghan commandos and one civilian interpreter.
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Operations Nimble Response

Key special tactics personnel rally together to discuss the next course of actions during a simulated disaster, Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base range, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
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Operations Nimble Response

Combat controllers from the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, scan the runway as a 9th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P takes off, Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base range, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
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Operations Nimble Response

Special Operations Airmen jump off of a 9th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P platform to provide assistance to simulated ground forces, Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base range, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
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Operations Nimble Response

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Canoy, 720th Operations Support Squadron, sits on a 9th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P before parachuting into a simulated disaster area, Field 6, Eglin Air Force Base range, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
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Operations Nimble Response

Tech. Sgt. Jose Garza and Master Sgt. Brian Jacobi, 720th Operations Support Squadron, discuss the load plan for equipment on a 9th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
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Operations Nimble Response

A Special Operations Weather Team from the 10th Combat Weather Squadron, dons parachutes before boarding a 9th Special Operations Squadron MC-130P for Operation Nimble Response, Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2011. Operation Nimble Response is an exercise to hone humanitarian and disaster relief efforts. Close to 50 personnel from Head Quarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing, and 280th Combat Communications Squadron, in coordination with USAID, worked together to improve disaster response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
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Night time operations

Senior Airman Steven Santos, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, conducts air traffic control Dec. 10, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base's Field 6, Fla at night. Over a dozen 23rd STS Airmen parachuted from a C-130 into the drop zone. Airman Santos was receiving upgrade training on the drop zone and is a combat controller.(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman David Salanitri / RELEASED)
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Special Tactics Memorial March

Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks to the audience during a ceremony after the completion of the Tim Davis Special Tactics Memorial March from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 21, 2010. Fifteen special tactics Airmen completed the 860-mile trek to honor the memories of their fallen comrades. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Joe W. McFadden/Released)
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Special Tactics Memorial March

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen conduct memorial pushups at the completion of the Tim Davis Special Tactics Memorial March from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 21, 2010. Fifteen special tactics Airmen completed the 860-mile trek to honor the memories of their fallen comrades. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Joe W. McFadden/Released)
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Special Tactics Memorial March

Surviving family members, a few wounded Airmen and members of the Air Force Special Operations Command, join fifteen Special Tactics Airmen on the final stretch of an 860-mile memorial march from San Antonio, Tex. to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV/Released)
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Special Tactics Memorial March

Surviving family members, a few wounded Airmen and members of the Air Force Special Operations Command, join fifteen Special Tactics Airmen on the final stretch of an 860-mile memorial march from San Antonio, Tex. to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV/Released)
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Special Tactics Memorial March

Surviving family members, a few wounded Airmen and members of the Air Force Special Operations Command, join fifteen Special Tactics Airmen on the final stretch of an 860-mile memorial march from San Antonio, Tex. to Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2010. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV/Released)
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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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Airmen glide toward training

Pararescuemen from 321st Special Tactics Squadron glide down ropes while conducting Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System training at 21st Airbase Swidwin, Poland during Jackal Stone 10 Exercise on Sept. 13th. The squadron is stationed at Royal Air Force Base in Mildenhall, England. The squadron is participating in the multi-nation training that takes place once a year.
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SWIDWIN, Poland -- Pararescuemen with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron based out of Royal Air Force Mildenhall, United Kingdom recertify their fast roping insertion extraction system and repelling during a training exercise at Jackal Stone 10 Exercise 14 Sept. The 321st STS provide a fast reaction, rapidly-deployable force capable of establishing and providing positive control of the air to ground interface during special operations or conventional missions.
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Physical Ability Stamina Test

Senior Airman Matthew Sattler, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, performs push-ups during the Physical Ability Stamina Test held March 12 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Hosted by the Air Force Special Operations Training Center, candidates had to pass every element of the PAST to qualify for combat control, pararescue, special operations weather or the combat rescue officer career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV) (Released)
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Physical Ability Stamina Test

Senior Airman Matthew Sattler, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, holds the feet of Staff Sgt. Matthew McGonagle, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during the sit-up portion of the Physical Ability Stamina Test held March 12 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV) (Released)
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Physical Ability Stamina Test

Staff Sgt. Matthew McGonagle, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, performs pull ups during the Physical Ability Stamina Test held March 12 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV) (Released)
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Physical Ability Stamina Test

Eighteen special tactics candidates took the Physical Ability Stamina Test held March 12 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Hosted by the Air Force Special Operations Training Center, candidates had to pass every element of the PAST, including the 1.5 mile run, to qualify for combat control, pararescue, special operations weather or the combat rescue officer career fields. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Russell E. Cooley IV) (Released)
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