Members of an Air Force tactical air control party (TACP) parachute fr...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina(SC) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Hans H. Deffner Release Status:... More
Members of a Marine tactical air control party (TACP) watch an incomin...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Air Station, Cubi Point Country: Philippines Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Aw) Catherine T. Hogan Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More
Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Bruce Conners of Detachment A, Fleet Ima...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Subic Bay State: Luzon Country: Philippines(PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Aw) Catherine T. Hogan Release Status: Released to P... More
Sergeant Bake, the NCOIC of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), par...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Sergeant Bake, the NCOIC of the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP), part of the 2nd Air Support Operation Squadron (2 ASOS) from ... More
US Army (USA) Soldiers assigned to the 1ST Infantry Division, use a up...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Balad Air Base Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon II, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More
US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Casey Harrell, with the Tactic...
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Aaron D. Allmon Ii, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Com... More
A 726th Air Control Squadron Airman from Mountain Home
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U.S. Army Rangers Capt. Kyle Woodward, and Capt. Cary
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Airmen from the 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron
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Senior Airman Tim McAllister discusses map coordinates
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Brandon W. Motley (right)
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Mississippi Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer
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More than 200 members, military and civilians, of the
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Airman 1st Class Paden Bailey a Tactical Air Control
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nathan Hruska, a tactical
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A Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Officer Phase Two
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Members of the 822nd Base Defense Squadron fly in a
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U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Tyler Hood, the fire
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A U.S. Army forward observer assigned to the 2-124th
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Danny Aboy, a tactical air
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The sun sets over Detachment 1 of the 113th Air Support
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A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)
A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) specialist displays endurance, speed and maneuverability by completing a challenge where hand usage was not allowed. Prior to this event, he completed a U.S. ... More
U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party candidates
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Two Tactical Air Control Party Airmen assigned to the
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An aerial gunner with the 303rd Expeditionary Rescue
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Two F35A Lightning II stealth fighters from the 31st
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A New Jersey National Guard Tactical Air Control Party
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A compass and map used during the land navigation portion
A compass and map used during the land navigation portion of a tactical air control party exercise by members of the 682nd Air Support Operations Squadron, July 7, 2010. In order to renew TACP currencies, airme... More
A law enforcement student shines a flashlight down
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Jordanian Armed Forces and U.S. Airmen assigned to
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A U.S. Navy Sailor from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Jonnie Green,(left) Air Liaison
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U.S. Army Spc. Austin Graham, 2-124 Seminole Battalion
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U.S. Marines fire a M777 lightweight Howitzer during
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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alex Farver, 1st Combat Camera
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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 22nd Special
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A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party Airman
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U.S. Marines with Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th
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Aircrew members of a C-130 Hercules from the 182nd
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Dovel, 23rd Aircraft
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Members of the 3rd Special Forces Group participate
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Physical therapists from the Warrior Athlete Center
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jamie DeCosta (left) and
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Master Sgt. Jonathan Oliver performs an incline dumbbell
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U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 404th Civil Affairs
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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Curley, a tactical
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Grant Haefke, a Joint
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Major General Timothy J. Leahy, Second Air Force, commander,
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Senior Airman Britt Kerr, 82nd Expeditionary Air Support
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U.S. Army Ranger prepare for the opening ceremony of
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cole Waterbury, 607th Air
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British Royal Marines Commandos prepare to load snowmobiles
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U.S. Airmen assigned to units within the 435th Air
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U.S. Army Rangers ruck to their next obstacle during
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Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) instructors, 353rd
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U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Baldwin, a Sacramento, Calif.,
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Master Sgt. Steve Salander (right) a joint terminal
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U.S. Army Rangers fast rope from a helicopter in preparation
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hall, left, 18th Air
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A 124th Air Support Operations Squadron, Boise, Idaho,
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A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operator with the
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Staff Sgt. Josh Paquette, 12th Combat Training Squadron
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A U.S. Air Force airman, tactical air control party
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In efforts to begin rescue missions with civilian and
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Members of the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron,
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A team of TACP officer candidates work on solving the
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Special warfare tactical air control party Airmen from
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Airman 1st Class Thomas Koop, a tactical air control
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Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Officer Phase Two
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Members of the 124th Air Support Operations Squadron
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lance A. Liggett, a tactical
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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Sean Deam, Charlie flight
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A mortar team with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Troop, 1-126
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Staff Sgt. William Shepherd, U.S. Air Force Tactical
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ryan Muller adjusts his
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TACP airmen complete a Field Training Exercise (FTX)
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Special warfare tactical control party Airmen with
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Dixon packs away his
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From left, U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew County,
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Master Sgt. Damon Girton from the 113th Air Support
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Latvian armed forces Capt. Armands Rutkis, a TACP,
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A member of the 3rd Special Forces Group posts security
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As seen through a night-vision device, U.S. Air Force
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Tactical air control party specialists with the 169th
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brian Melendrez, a tactical
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Joint Terminal Air Controllers from the 148th Air Support
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U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Airmen with the New
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Tactical air control party Airmen with the 3rd Air
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Staff Sgt Alejandro Saldivar (left) and Senior Airmen
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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Paul Cdebaca, a tactical
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Airmen, family, friends, and community members participate
Airmen, family, friends, and community members participate in the 7th Annual Team Stone 24-Hour TACP Challenge in the foothills of Eagle, Idaho April 21-22, 2018. This event is hosted by tactical air control pa... More