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Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley indicates a safe landing after a tandem parachute jump with a member of the 24th Special Tactics Squadron from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The rare opportunity to jump with special tactics Airmen took place when Chief McKinley was accompanying Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert, command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command, on a recent tour of AFSOC units. Special tactics Airmen - combat controllers, pararescuemen and special operations weathermen ? work with Special Operators from all services on missions deep in enemy territory. Their expertise includes conducting personnel recovery missions, collecting intelligence and providing terminal guidance for air attacks against valuable enemy targets. They also generate high fidelity, localized, mission tailored weather forecasts for the ingress, employment, and egress of air, land and sea forces. (Courtesy photo)


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Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley indicates a safe landing after a tandem parachute jump with a member of the 24th Special Tactics Squadron from Pope Air Force Base, N.C. The rare opportunity to jump with special tactics Airmen took place when Chief McKinley was accompanying Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert, command chief of Air Force Special Operations Command, on a recent tour of AFSOC units. Special tactics Airmen - combat controllers, pararescuemen and special operations weathermen ? work with Special Operators from all services on missions deep in enemy territory. Their expertise includes conducting personnel recovery missions, collecting intelligence and providing terminal guidance for air attacks against valuable enemy targets. They also generate high fidelity, localized, mission tailored weather forecasts for the ingress, employment, and egress of air, land and sea forces. (Courtesy photo)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Kraft, commander of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, hands the keys to the newly complete Qalat radio station to Bismullah Lodin, a radio station official, during a ceremony in Qalat Afghanistan, Jan. 17. The radio station was dedicated in memory U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, who died Feb. 25, 2012 from wounds received during an attack in Kabul. Loftis was a former member of Z PRT and instrumental in the development of the new radio station in Zabul Province. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Patrice Clarke)
Walking to a CV-22 Osprey for his fini-flight, Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command joins fellow crew member, Staff Sgt. Christopher Curtis, 8th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, May 12, 2011, Hurlburt Field, Fla. General Wurster will relinquish command to Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel at a ceremony June 24 at 9 a.m. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Jacobs)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sierra Read, 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron, takes cover during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training scenario, Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 14, 2011. The Air Force Special Operations Command developed a training workshop, June 14- 15, to improve the skills of three biological environmental engineers and two civil engineer emergency managers who will represent AFSOC at an Air Force-level CBRN challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Morgan Colleran (left), 1st Special Operations Aerospace Medicine Squadron, dons her gas mask during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear training scenario, Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 14, 2011. Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen are preparing for the Air Force-level CBRN challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)
Staff Sgt. Charles Daum, 280th Combat Communications Squadron, backs up an All Terrain Vehicle onto 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)
A stinger missile takes flight from a HUMVEE April 26, 2011 at a range on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The stinger was launched during a demonstration showcasing the damage it can do. The target was a UH1 Huey helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Salanitri/Released)
Chief Master Sgt. (ret.) William Walter lines up a shot with his mounted Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher April 26, 2011 at a range on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Mr. Walter, Air Force Special Operations Command A5 strike requirements office, helps conduct a demonstration of what damage an RPG can do to a helicopter annually. Mr. Walter's target was an UH1 Huey helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman David Salanitri/Released)