Specialoperations

Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC is America’s specialized air power. It provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands. AFSOC’s core tasks have been grouped into four mission areas: forward presence and engagement, information operations precision employment and strike, and special operations forces mobility. United States Marine […]

SOF PT evolves, focusing on combat-ready fitness with the RPAT, enhancing strength, agility, and endurance for modern warfare.

To join the CAA personnel of AFSOC, candidates must first pass an initial selection process (and must already be well qualified in their particular skill sets: enlisted troops, for instance, must hold an AFSC 7 level code. Personnel must successfully complete CAAMQC, Combat Aviation Advisor Mission Qualification Course, where they are trained in counterinsurgency doctrine […]

“Then I think you ought to review the inventory in those countries we’re particular [sic] interested in and make damn sure we have professional confidence in their equipment because the only way you’re gonna get their respect and attention—is to be able to go in and do so damn much better than they do or […]

The training pipeline for a JTAC is as follows (it may vary slightly for a cross-over from another career field, though this is unlikely and will not be by much): TACP Initial Skills Course – 14 weeks, Hurlburt Field, Florida Combat Survival Course – 3 weeks, Fairchild AFB, Washington Basic Parachutist Course (depends on mission […]

Special Operations Weathermen undergo a lengthy period of training (over a year) before earning the right to wear their gray beret. This includes the Special Operations Weather Selection Course (two weeks at Lackland), the Special Operations Weather Initial Skills Course (29 weeks), US Army Airborne School (3 weeks), USAF Basic Survival School (2 ½ weeks), […]

Special Operations Combat Weathermen (Gray beret) are Air Force weather technicians trained to operate in hostile or denied territory. In addition to FID assignments, their mission is to collect, assess and interpret weather/meteorological data and environmental intelligence from forward locations in support of Special Operations Forces to help with mission planning, target and route forecasts […]

From AIRMAN Magazine: So Others May Live “Airmen must complete 62-weeks of training before receiving the title, Air Force Pararescueman. Airmen receive initial indoctrination training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, the Gateway to the Air Force and for becoming a pararescueman. At Lackland, pararescuemen endure extreme physical conditioning and mental preparation during a 9-week […]

Pararescuemen are known as PJs, for Pararescue Jumpers or simply ParaJumper. They hold a very unique position as USSOCOM (indeed all of DOD’s) only specific CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) career field, trained and equipped to conduct both conventional and unconventional recovery missions, CASEVAC and MEDEVAC. They are not simply medics, and they are anything […]

Pararescuemen are known as PJs, for Pararescue Jumpers. They hold a very unique position as USSOCOM (indeed all of DOD’s) only specific CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) career field, trained and equipped to conduct both conventional and unconventional recovery missions, CASEVAC and MEDEVAC. They are not simply medics, and they are anything but unarmed. Their […]

Combat Controllers are the combat airmen of the CCTs (Combat Control Teams). Their motto is First There, representing their traditional deployment ahead of conventional and even other SOF troops into forward areas and hostile environments in order to establish assault zones and perform other missions. They are ground combat forces acting much like pathfinders, working […]

So you want to be a Recon Marine? First, not that we have to say it, but you need to become a US Marine. You can start the process by talking with your local recruiter and telling them you want to go Recon, or by visiting Marines.com. Listed below are entry requirements for anyone looking […]