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Updated Special Warfare PAST test released for 2021

Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC) has released an updated Physical Ability Stamina Test (PAST) for 2021. The test, utilized to screen Special Warfare candidates applying for elite Air Force positions now includes officer screening along with a few other minor modifications. This marks the first time the PAST includes officer candidate criteria. …

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Jake Gylenhaal cast as Combat Controller John Chapman in upcoming movie

An upcoming movie is in the works surrounding the heroic story of Technical Sergeant John Chapman, an Air Force Combat Controller that was awarded the Medal of Honor. Chapman, along with an accompanying Navy SEAL team, were the Quick Reaction Force tasked to rescue SEAL Neil Roberts during Operation Anaconda. Chapman is the first airman …

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Pentagon approves Humanitarian Service Medal for Pararescue teams’ 2017 Hurricane responses

The Joint Staff recently approved the Humanitarian Service Medal for the DoD’s response to a trifecta of devastating Hurricanes in 2017. From August through October, Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria ripped through the Caribbean and southern United States. The U.S. military’s response was substantial, including multiple Air Force Pararescue teams. Other Air Force and U.S. …

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AFRL team enhances safety for survival specialists through wearable health monitoring technology

COURTESY: DVIDS ( By Whitney Wetsig, Air Force Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Division ) WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – An Air Force Research Laboratory team recently delivered version 2.0 of the Survival Health Awareness Responders Kit (SHARK) to U.S. Air Force instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Camp Bullis, a 28,000-acre site in Texas, used …

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Seasoned STO, Air Force Triathlete retires after 24 years of service

Courtesy: DVIDS It takes a certain amount of grit and determination to survive in the world of special operations, it requires even more to lead and command the most decorated Air Force community since 9/11. After 24 years of dedicated service, U.S. Air Force Col. Spencer Cocanour, former vice commander of the 24th Special Operations …

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5th ASOS hosts first TACP officer candidate course at JBLM

Courtesy: DVIDS JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The tactical air control party (TACP) Officer Phase Two (TOPT) assessment was held for the first time at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, August 24 – 30. The TOPT assessment evaluates a candidate’s potential to be successful at the TACP schoolhouse and as an officer in the TACP …

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106th Rescue Wing gives base tour to local scout troop after tragedy

Editor’s Note: This story includes info on Doc Stephen Rush, author/host of the popular PJ Medcast podcast series on afspecialwarfare.com. Story Courtesy: DVIDS “Members of our team here on base are tied closely to Troop 161, and our thoughts, prayers and well wishes have been, and continue to be, with this troop and these youngsters …

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