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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, Air Force Special Operations Command boss, speaks to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 attendees in Wisconsin on July 31, 2021. (Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney/Air Force)

Air Force special ops chief says it’s time to embrace new missions

"The idea that anybody at the headquarters thinks special tactics is irrelevant and should be disbanded is patently false."

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Spec ops weathermen get name change, new mission to better fight great powers

Special operations weather team airmen, known as SOWTs, are getting a new name and mission.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

Thailand — almost — has JTACs: US and Thai battlefield airmen train in close-air support

Over the next ten years, the Royal Thai Air Force will develop a legitimate JTAC program.

By Kyle Rempfer

6 years ago

Medal of Honor recipient Chapman’s name added to Wall of Honor at Air Force Memorial

More than 600 airmen gathered with Air Force leaders at the Air Force Memorial near the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Friday morning to honor fallen combat controller Tech Sgt. John Chapman.

By Kyle Rempfer

7 years ago

The Air Force needs more special ops airmen. This is how it plans to get them.

A new recruiting squadron will focus on sourcing candidates for Air Force special operations career fields.

By Kyle Rempfer

7 years ago

This is why A-10s have been training to land on highways near Russia

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolts and special tactics airmen have been practicing rough landings on improvised runways in the Baltic countries this month.

By Kyle Rempfer and Victoria Leoni

7 years ago

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