Air Force special warfare trainees will now spend 16 weeks in a new "Zulu" course early in their training pipelines, learning small team field tactics before moving more advanced training. The Air ...
If your first reaction to this photo is “Somebody, please tell me what the hell is going on?” you’re not alone. Published March 12 by the 24th Special Operations Wing, this insane photo was taken ...
Battlefield Airmen are USAF Special Tactics Operators which include Combat Controllers, Pararescuemen, Tactical Air Control Party members, and Special Operations Weather Technicians. Candidates for ...
The 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand opens with an action-packed battle in the Danger Room, the superheroes’ futuristic virtual training facility. Weapons seemingly flew through the air, explosions ...
Air Force Major Gary Alexander has been to Afghanistan four times working with some of the most talented and brave folks to wear Air Force blue as a special tactics officer. In this October interview ...
Airports are military targets of immense strategic importance. We only need to cast our eyes back a few years to see a prime example of this. At the start of the Ukraine war, the original Russian ...
After years of training, a recon commando marches into the briefing room and declares, “I’ve got little flying drones, cyber forensic tools, and a long-range rifle. I want a target.” The boss looks at ...
The Air Force is revamping the training pipeline for its toughest jobs. Beginning in November, the Air Force will add a 16-week tactical field course to the training pipeline of Airmen seeking to join ...