June 9, 2017 Air Force Special Tactics integrate into Marine Raider training For the first time in history, members from another service spent three months in Marine Special Operations Command’s Individual Training Course, with one goal in mind: learn how to lead a joint ground force.
May 18, 2017 US Air Force Special Tactics trains to lead, build partnership in Jordan Airmen of the 24th Special Tactics Wing trained alongside Jordanian and Italian special forces during Eager Lion 2017, an annual U.S. Central Command exercise in Jordan. For Special Tactics Airmen, the training won’t stop with Eager Lion. Repetitions, like this exercise, are essential for
Nov. 27, 2016 320th STS performs jump training Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, parachuted from a C-17 Globemaster III during a long-range training jump Nov. 22, 2016, into the Pacific Ocean off the western coast Okinawa, Japan.
Aug. 26, 2016 A Jump to Remember: Fallen Special Tactics Airman honored in hometown Special Tactics Airmen dedicated military freefall training into the Pensacola Bay to Staff Sgt Forrest Sibley, a combat controller from the local killed in action, Aug. 26, 2015, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, on the first anniversary of his death.After free falling into Sibley’s hometown
July 14, 2016 Revive, rescue, repeat: Marine Recon and Air Force special operators hone humanitarian skills Air Commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group teamed with specially-trained U.S. Marines during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response exercise July 8-9 in Hawaii. Joint operations, like this, can be the difference between life and death with American forces ready to respond when
July 13, 2016 353rd SOG deploys alongside Marines at RIMPAC 2016 The 353rd Special Operations Group and III Marine Expeditionary Force joined forces to deploy approximately 22 special tactics Airmen and eight Marines to integrate into the world's largest international warfare exercise here, July 8.
May 26, 2016 Special Tactics trains in bi-lateral Eager Lion exercise Eager Lion 2016, is a bi-lateral exercise with U.S. special operations forces training with Jordanian forces. This year’s exercise showcased the lesser-known SOF ground component in a big way, providing valuable insight into Air Force Special Tactic’s unique air/ground capabilities and background.
May 25, 2016 Fallen Special Tactics officer to receive Silver Star medal The nation's third highest combat decoration will be presented June 1 at Hurlburt Field to the family of Capt. Matthew R. Roland, a Special Tactics officer who was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron when he was killed in action in 2015.
April 4, 2016 Air Commandos infiltrate via free fall Members of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron conducted routine jump training March 25 just over the Cannon flightline, training to infiltrate hostile or remote areas where it is not possible for aircraft to land.While jumpers loaded onto an MC-130J Commando II, a ground crew worked quickly to
Sept. 18, 2015 A man to emulate: Honoring a fallen Special Tactics Officer Capt. Matthew D. Roland was the guy people depended on, turned to, looked up to. He was, to quote a teammate, “the kind of man other men strive to emulate.”He was a “man’s man” who could fix or build anything. He was the guy who “could fit in any crowd” and “lead any team.” This is how Roland was