GENERAL DISCUSSION

Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz offers a rare look into the secretive world of Air Force pararescuemen https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/adventure-rescue-pararescue-mountain-climber-air-force/

The ruck began Feb. 22 at Medina Annex, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where Special Tactics Airmen begin their training together. These future operators then become combat ready upon graduat

According to a recent study, working out with a buddy could increase the effectiveness of your workout, but with that said—not all workout buddies are created equal. The study found that choosing a pa

The 32-year-old master sergeant, who is leading his U.S. Air Force Pararescue Team, is providing technical advice to those entering the caves https://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2018/07/central_ne

The Air Staff has yet to issue definitive guidance on the renaming, but the training pipeline has already begun to refer to components of the program as Special Warfare rather than BA. http://soldiers

The Special Operations Weather (SOWT) Career Field will change to Special Reconnaissance (SR) in April 2019. SR will emphasize skills associated with airpower-minded reconnaissance and surveillance

“We train constantly for situations like this. Our airmen our highly specialized and have the ability to utilize their expert combat life-saving skills and aircraft to provide relief and rescue,"

Books that feature Air Force Special Warfare Airmen -ALONE AT DAWN by Dan Schilling & Lori Chapman Longfritz https://www.danschillingbooks.com - NEVER QUIT by Jimmy Settle and Don Rearden http

There were a number of briefings on AFSOC missions, overview of how AFSOC fits into the [U.S. Special Operations Command] team, support services, medical operations, equipment and aircraft,” Farr said

I recently passed my first PAST and was told I was to find a TACP to question. I am wondering if anybody was been through who I could get in contact with?

The astonishing true account of John Chapman, Medal of Honor recipient and Special Ops Combat Controller, and his heroic one-man stand during the Afghan War, as he sacrificed his life to save the live

“If you want it bad enough, you’re going to do whatever it takes to be successful … that’s the grit of this sport,” said Walsh. “It takes four years of commitment to make yourself better with every

The mission of the new wing is to select, train, equip, and mentor Airmen to conduct global combat operations in contested, denied, operationally limited, and permissive environments under any environ

A Purpose Beyond Yourself The same drive to compete that’s ingrained in Spartans is the same fire that burns within special operators. They have the same passion to overcome obstacles as Spartans,

Due to their smaller footprint, special operations forces are often used to shape an operating environment to facilitate a larger, conventional way to move forward on the battlefield, also known as

AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND HAS HAD A HAND IN VIRTUALLY EVERY MAJOR MILITARY OPERATION SINCE 9/11 https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a25077/48-hours-special-ops-air-force-afs