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US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, practice ropeladder exfiltration with a US Air Force 31st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, MH-53J Pave Low helicopter at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Victor Owens, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

A group of Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak,

A group of Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak,

A group of Afghan soldiers with 3rd Commando Kandak, and U.S. soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South, board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after completing an operation to impede Taliban activity, Oct.... More

Coalition special operations forces members cover their

Coalition special operations forces members cover their

Coalition special operations forces members cover their faces to avoid flying debris as they wait to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. The commando-l... More

Members of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team fast-rope from a 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter to the bridge of the vehicle cargo ship CAPE MOHICAN (T-AKR-5065) during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '82. The SEALS are practicing shipboard insertion and exfiltration techniques. The high-endurance cutter USCGC DALLAS (WHEC-716) is in the background

Members of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team fast-rope from a 20th Speci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Ship Cape Mohican Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Janel Schroeder ... More

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, practice ropeladder exfiltration with a US Air Force 31st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, MH-53J Pave Low helicopter at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Victor Owens, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

A US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions including day/night infiltration and exfiltration, resupply of Special Operations ground forces, psychological warfare missions, aerial reconnaissance, and airdropping and surface-to-air retrieval of personel, from the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, lands at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, after a mission during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys largest Joint-Service, Multi-National field training drill. This years ...

A US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-13...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions in... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Members of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team fast-rope from a 20th Special Operations Squadron MH-53J Pave Low III helicopter to the bridge of the vehicle cargo ship CAPE MOHICAN (T-AKR-5065) during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '92. The SEALs are practicing shipboard insertion and exfiltration techniques

Members of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team fast-rope from a 20th Speci...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '92 Base: Cape Mohican Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: SENIOR AIRMAN Janel Schroeder Rele... More

Several MC-130 Combat Talon IIs, assigned to Hurlburt

Several MC-130 Combat Talon IIs, assigned to Hurlburt

Several MC-130 Combat Talon IIs, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., and AC-130W Stinger IIs, assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., are parked on the flightline of Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell (right), 83rd

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell (right), 83rd

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell (right), 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron team leader, and his teammates move a mock patient through an opening during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here A... More

An MC-130H from the 7th Special Operations Squadron and members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron demonstrate an exfiltration at RAF Mildenhall during a practice for the base's Annual Air Fete for 2001. Hosted by the 100th Air Refueling Wing, Air Fete is Europe's largest military sponsored air show. This year's theme is "Silver Wings," as the show celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year. More than 550,000 people visited the base for the show

An MC-130H from the 7th Special Operations Squadron and members of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Deborah K. Alvarado, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Aerial of a US Air Force (USAF) MH-53 Pave Low, 20th Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Hurlburt Field (FLD) Florida (FL). The Pave Low's mission is low-level, long-range, undetected penetration into denied areas, day or night, in adverse weather, for infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces (SOF)

Aerial of a US Air Force (USAF) MH-53 Pave Low, 20th Special Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Andy M. Kin, USAF Release Status: Released... More

Staff Sgt. Eddie Chatman, a crew chief with the 15th

Staff Sgt. Eddie Chatman, a crew chief with the 15th

Staff Sgt. Eddie Chatman, a crew chief with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, secures a panel onboard an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2016. The Combat Talon II provides infiltrat... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team leader, prepares for a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed PJs to hone thei... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Explosive Ordnance (EOD) team members in a Zodiac inflatable boat reach to rescue another team member using a hand made extraction ring during rapid water exfiltration training

Explosive Ordnance (EOD) team members in a Zodiac inflatable boat reac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Mike Reinhardt Release Status: Released ... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

A pilot with the 8th Special Operations Squadron maneuvers

A pilot with the 8th Special Operations Squadron maneuvers

A pilot with the 8th Special Operations Squadron maneuvers a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft toward a 15th Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II during a total force exercise 17-3 air-to-air refue... More

An explosive ordnance (EOD) team member, kneeling in a Zodiac inflatable boat, holds out a hand made extraction ring to rescue another team member during rapid water exfiltration training

An explosive ordnance (EOD) team member, kneeling in a Zodiac inflatab...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Mike Reinhardt Release Status: Released ... More

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, practice ropeladder exfiltration with a US Air Force 31st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, MH-53J Pave Low helicopter at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Victor Owens, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

A group of soldiers with Special Operations Task Force

A group of soldiers with Special Operations Task Force

A group of soldiers with Special Operations Task Force - South watch as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands, Oct. 26, after completing an operation to impede Taliban activity in Panjwa'i District, Kandahar provinc... More

A US Air Force MC-130 Combat Talon, of the Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Florida, being unloaded on the Brazzaville, Congo, flightline next to a Belgium C-130H Combat Talon II. MC-130E/H provide infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. Aircraft and personnel have deployed to Congo, from both the United States and Belgium, in support of Phoenix Gauntlet. PHOENIX GAUNTLET deployed enabling forces as part of contingency planning to prepare for a possible evacuation of Americans from Zaire, gripped in a civil war

A US Air Force MC-130 Combat Talon, of the Air Force Special Operation...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PHOENIX GAUNTLET Base: Brazzaville Country: Congo (COG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Gregory L. Davis, USAF Release Status: Re... More

US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions including day/night infiltration and exfiltration, resupply of Special Operations ground forces, psychological warfare missions, aerial reconnaissance, and airdropping and surface-to-air retrieval of personel, are parked on the flight line at Taegu Air Base, South Korea, after being deployed from the 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The aircraft and crews are participating in FOAL EAGLE 2000, on October 26th, 2000. FOAL EAGLE is held annually in South Korea to demonstrate U.S. and South Korean military cooperation and is the U.S. Militarys ...

US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft, a version of the C-130H, modified by the USAF for special tactical missions incl... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team leader, monitors mock patient, Airman 1st Class Benjamin Martin, during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure her... More

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, practice ropeladder exfiltration with a US Air Force 31st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), Kadena Air Base, Japan, MH-53J Pave Low helicopter at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, during Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2000

US Air Force personnel from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Victor Owens, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group, prepare to load onto an 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Total Force Exercise 17-3 at Himsel Army Airfield, Ind.... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron jumps out of the back of a MH-47 Chinook helicopter at Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS partnered with 160th Special Operations ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin, 83rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin, 83rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team member, prepares for a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed PJs to hone ... More

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. soldiers with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) teamed up for personnel recovery training utilizing alternate infiltration and... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee pulls himself out

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee pulls himself out

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee pulls himself out of a crawlspace as Senior Airman Joseph Brady tends to equipment during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed par... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces team leader with Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces team leader with Special

A U.S. Army Special Forces team leader with Special Operations Task Force - South communicates with fellow Soldiers via radio during an operation to rid insurgents from Panjwa'i District, Oct. 26, in Kandahar p... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jake Racicot (left), Capt.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jake Racicot (left), Capt.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jake Racicot (left), Capt. Cameron Rochelle (center), and Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell, from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, debrief a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Sqaudron combat rescue officer, works to cut a hole in the floor during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, watches for potential threats as his teammates breech a door during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure he... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady (left), Staff

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady (left), Staff

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady (left), Staff Sgt. Jason Lee (center), and Senior Airman Thomas Schalin breach a door and prepare to clear a room during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Coalition special operations forces members sprint

Coalition special operations forces members sprint

Coalition special operations forces members sprint to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. The commando-led mission conducted reconnaissance for a future... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell (left), Staff

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell (left), Staff

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Darnell (left), Staff Sgt. Jake Racicot (center) and Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron members, rush into a room during a mission rehearsal in an excess ... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

An Airmen walks on the wings of an MC-130 Combat Talon

An Airmen walks on the wings of an MC-130 Combat Talon

An Airmen walks on the wings of an MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020. The U.S. Air Forces’ MC-130 provides infiltration, exfiltration, an... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron move mock patient, Airman 1st Class Benjamin Martin, out through a hole in the floor during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure he... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron pulls a start chord to the boat engine during personal recovery utilizing alternate infiltration and exfiltration training on Wynnehaven Beach, Fla... More

A MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field,

A MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field,

A MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., has its engines tested at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020. The MC-130 provides infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special opera... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady, 83rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady, 83rd

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue team member, starts a cut-off saw during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Combat Rescue Officer, egresses through a hole in the floor during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The ev... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron swims to a boat after rescuing a simulated crash victim at Whynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS trains, equips and employs combat c... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue element leader, pulls linoleum flooring during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands outside a village

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands outside a village

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter lands outside a village during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 7. Afghan National Army commandos, advised by coalition special operations forces, waited to board the ... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Coalition special operations forces members sprint

Coalition special operations forces members sprint

Coalition special operations forces members sprint to board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 25. The commando-led mission conducted reconnaissance for a future... More

Several MC-130 Combat Talon IIs, assigned to Hurlburt

Several MC-130 Combat Talon IIs, assigned to Hurlburt

Several MC-130 Combat Talon IIs, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., and AC-130W Stinger IIs, assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., are parked on the flightline of Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020... More

Aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron pilot

Aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron pilot

Aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron pilot a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during Total Force Exercise 17-3 above Indiana, July 9, 2017. During the exercise, aircrew with the 8th SOS conducted inf... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin hands Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin hands Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Thomas Schalin hands Senior Airman Joseph Brady a backpack after pulling mock patient, Airman 1st Class Benjamin Martin, from a building during a mission rehearsal in an excess stru... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron combat rescue officer, works to cut a hole in the floor during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event ... More

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron jump out the back of a MH-47 Chinook Helicopter at Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The helicopter conducts overt and covert infiltration, exfi... More

An Airmen walks on a MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned

An Airmen walks on a MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned

An Airmen walks on a MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020. The U.S. Air Forces’ MC-130 provides infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady (left), Staff

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady (left), Staff

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Brady (left), Staff Sgt. Jason Lee (center), and Senior Airman Thomas Schalin breach a door and prepare to clear a room during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here... More

U.S. Soldiers with Easy Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored

U.S. Soldiers with Easy Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored

U.S. Soldiers with Easy Troop, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment provide security a designated helicopter landing zone while a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment lands f... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee pulls himself out

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee pulls himself out

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee pulls himself out of a crawlspace as Senior Airman Joseph Brady tends to equipment during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The event allowed par... More

A special missions aviator with the 8th Special Operations

A special missions aviator with the 8th Special Operations

A special missions aviator with the 8th Special Operations Squadron scans for friendly forces during a total force exercise 17-3 infiltration and exfiltration mission at Camp Atterbury, Ind., July 9, 2017. Duri... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee, 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Lee, 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron pararescue element leader, talks with his teammates about their clearing procedures during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here... More

An MC-130H Combat Talon II is prepared for routine

An MC-130H Combat Talon II is prepared for routine

An MC-130H Combat Talon II is prepared for routine maintenance on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2016. The Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operatio... More

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook

Afghan National Army commandos board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a mission in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 7. A force of more than 100 commandos, advised by coalition special operations forces, sea... More

Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special

Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special

Afghan National Army commandos and coalition special operations forces board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter in Wardak province, Afghanistan, April 5. The commandos and coalition SOF used the helicopter mid-mission ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, an 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, an 83rd Expeditionary

U.S. Air Force Capt. Cameron Rochelle, an 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Combat Rescue Officer, egresses through a hole in the floor during a mission rehearsal in an excess structure here Aug. 26, 2014. The... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine,

Jay Bennett, an editor with Popular Mechanics magazine, participated in a tandem jump out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft alongside special tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing at Hurlbur... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron

U.S. airmen with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and U.S. soldiers with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) teamed up for personnel recovery training utilizing alternate infiltration and... More

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