Starting in April 2020, the Air Force will change how recruits enlist in Special Warfare specialties. The new changes provide a single lane for all AFSPECWAR recruits under the program name Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring (or SWOE-V) and removes specific AFSC enlistment. The new program affects Pararescue, Combat Control, Special Reconnaissance and Tactical Air …
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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 …
5th ASOS hosts first TACP officer candidate course at JBLM Read More »
Courtesy: DVIDS HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. (Feb. 19, 2019) — Most Airmen serving in the Air Force do not engage in rigorous physical training sessions as part of their official duties. Most Airmen do not complete Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape training. Most Airmen do not partner closely with Soldiers in ground …
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By Capt. Anna-Marie Wyant, 455th Air Expeditionary Public Affairs / Published November 13, 2018 455th Air Expeditionary Public Affairs BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) — Two joint terminal attack controllers assigned to the 817th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron were commended by the Army for their achievements in support of joint military operations in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Stephen …
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FROM DVIDS Helicopters are flying overhead. Occasionally, there is an incoming swooping scream of a fighter. One voice reports a line of tanks incoming from the north – another demands a “sitrep.” Suddenly, an aircraft is signing off. Someone else reports ground troops are on the move. An airman takes all of this information in …
EDINBURGH, Ind. – Members of the 113th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS), 181st Intelligence Wing, Indiana Air National Guard were evaluated on close air support (CAS) operations during an exercise at Camp Atterbury, Edinburgh, Indiana, Sept. 12, 2018. “We conduct CAS training so our Joint Terminal Air Controllers on the ground can communicate with live …
EDINBURGH, IN, UNITED STATES 06.15.2018 Story by Staff Sgt. Brigette Waltermire 137th Special Operations Wing EDINBURGH, Indiana – The 146th Air Support Operations Squadron (146th ASOS), Will Rogers Air National Guard Base (WRANGB) in Oklahoma City, worked with new and old partners during Warfighter 18-5 (WFX 18-5), June 5-14, 2018, at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training …
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COLORADO SPRINGS, CT, UNITED STATES 05.02.2018 Story by Audrey Jensen 21st Space Wing Public Affairs PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – A green, blue and red flag flew for 24 hours around the Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, Fitness Center track, in honor of 12 fallen servicemembers. The 13th Air Support Operations Squadron, based out of …
VALGA COUNTY, ESTONIA 05.11.2018 Story by Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade VALGA County, Estonia — They are the enablers and conduits of connectivity between multinational forces in close air support involved in offensive and defensive operations from a forward position. In this case, two Tactical Air Control Party members, U.S. Air Force Maj. …
EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska- — During the F-35 Lightning II’s pre-Initial Operational Test and Evaluation, Airmen from the 3rd Air Support Operations Squadron had the opportunity to work with all three variants of the Joint Strike Fighter. Tactical Air Control Party Airmen coordinate air support with joint and international platforms, making this a unique …
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