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Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, combat controller, receives Silver Star for bravery in Afghanistan
“Among us there are people who step up to do truly heroic things. People like Cody Smith.”
Silver Star for combat controller who rallied his team during insider attack
"Perolio saved my life," said the team's wounded commander, a Green Beret. "He is ... someone I consider a brother."
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
‘Unlike anything I had ever seen’: Airman to receive Silver Star for actions in fierce Mosul fight
The special operations team had been waiting for weeks on the mission to retake Mosul, Iraq.
By Kyle Rempfer
Lessons from a hurricane: Use open-source information
As the provided hurricane relief, the members of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Special Tactics Squadron learned to take full advantage of open-source information.
By Kyle Rempfer