SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations Airmen conduct search and rescue training

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations Airmen conduct search and rescue training

Combat control and pararescue trainees run to their rally point after off-loading a helicopter Sept. 7, 2007, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The special tactics Airmen were conducting a combat search and rescue training scenario on base at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. AST is the last phase of training for combat controllers before they report […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces salute

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces salute

A U.S. soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) salutes fellow soldiers while jumping out of a C-130 Hercules aircraft over a drop zone in Germany.   U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Jason Johnston/Released.   Watch Special Operations free fall training in the video below:    

SOF Pic of the Day: Air Force Special Operations Security Forces

SOF Pic of the Day: Air Force Special Operations Security Forces

Members of the 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron provide cover during simulated combat at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Dec. 18, 2012. This training gave the Air Commandos a chance to gain Special Operations Forces Fly Away Security Team certification. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ericka Engblom   To learn more about Air […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces medics navigate cliff sides

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Forces medics navigate cliff sides

Special operations combat medics from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) navigate the cliff sides of Fort Carson, Colo. training grounds after being dropped off by Black Hawk helicopters Nov. 9. The medics of 10th SFG(A) conducted medical evacuation training by locating mock-casualties on the cliff side, rendering medical aid, and preparing the casualty for […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations Medic rappels down a cliff face

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Operations Medic rappels down a cliff face

A special operations combat medic from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) repels down a cliff side at a Fort Carson, Colo. training area to retrieve a mock-casualty during medical evacuation training Nov. 9. During the two-day training event, medics from 10th SFG(A) were placed in several different scenarios and tested on a variety of […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Just out for a run

SOF Pic of the Day: Just out for a run

Monster Mash competitors run while wearing gas masks during the 352nd Special Operations Group Olympics on RAF Mildenhall, England, July 3, 2013. Teams competed in eight different events ranging from a professional military exam to a mountain bike race. The squadron with the most points across all events was awarded the “SOG Hog” trophy.   […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Prisoner recovery training

SOF Pic of the Day: Prisoner recovery training

A 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron fire team maneuvers toward a building during a prisoner recovery exercise at Duke Field. The 919th Special Operations Wing has been awarded its 18th Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for sustained support to combat operations around the globe as well as vital humanitarian missions and community outreach efforts […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders conduct a simulated water assault

SOF Pic of the Day: Marine Raiders conduct a simulated water assault

Los Angeles, Calif – Marine Raiders with 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command, transition out of the water during a simulated underwater assault force night-raid in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 3, 2015. Training such as this is conducted to meet Special Operations Forces dive requirements and to enhance the understanding, […]

SOF Pic of the Day: A Marine Raider and his .50 cal

SOF Pic of the Day: A Marine Raider and his .50 cal

A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Battalion fires a .50 caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle (SASR) during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets participate in Exercise Bayonet Focus 2017

SOF Pic of the Day: Green Berets participate in Exercise Bayonet Focus 2017

Green Berets of the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) train with Soldiers from 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during Exercise Bayonet Focus 2017 at Yakima training center, WA, June 19, 2017. Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Welsh   See how Stryker Brigades conduct field operations in the video below:

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen prepare for HALO jump

SOF Pic of the Day: Special Tactics Airmen prepare for HALO jump

Airmen of the U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Training Squadron prepare to conduct a high altitude, low opening (HALO) mission near Fort Walton Beach, Fla., March 16, 2010, during Exercise Emerald Warrior 2010. U.S. military servicemembers participated in the U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored, 19-day joint training exercise at multiple sites along Florida’s Gulf Coast. U.S. […]

SOF Pic of the Day: Applying a tourniquet

SOF Pic of the Day: Applying a tourniquet

On February 20, a Green Beret assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) applies a tourniquet on the arm of a simulated casualty during a training mission on Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. The mission required the Special Forces soldiers to assault a mock drug-cartel outpost and document sensitive materials found inside. […]