The official website of the 24th Special Operations Wing of the United States Air Force. Air Force Special Tactics operators provide Global Access, Precision Strike, Personnel Recovery, and Battlefield Surgery capabilities to the Nation's Special Operations Commands.

Special Tactics Officers (STOs) lead Special Tactics Teams (STTs) in preparation for worldwide contingency operations both in hostile and austere environments, ranging from counterterrorism missions to global humanitarian assistance operations.

A United States Air Force Special Tactics Officer (AFSC 19ZXA) is a United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Special Warfare Officer who manages the training and equipping of U.S. Air Force ground special operations.

Special Tactics Squadrons consist of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Special Reconnaissance, Tactical Air Control Party operators, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties.

We are the Air Force's special operations ground force, using airpower to solve ground problems anytime, anywhere. We operate as independent Special Tactics teams and embed with our joint SOF partners including the Navy SEALs, Army Rangers and Marine Raiders.

One of the most highly trained and elite career fields in the U.S. Air Force, Special Tactics Officers help provide global access for coalition forces with assault zone assessment and control, fire support, personnel recovery/combat search and rescue, battlefield trauma care and tactical weather operations.

Special tactics officers are designated combat forces who work directly for Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). STO's specialize in controlling combat search and...

Special Tactics Teams (STTs) are elite USAF special operations units who operate on the ground, often alongside other SOF such as Rangers, Special Forces and Navy SEALs.

Air Force Special Warfare (AFSPECWAR) comprises ground combat forces that specialize in airpower application in hostile, denied and politically sensitive environments. AFSPECWAR enlisted specialties include Combat Control, Pararescue, Special Reconnaissance and Tactical Air Control Party (TACP).

The Air Force's Special Tactics teams consist of airmen in three career fields: combat controllers, pararescuemen and special reconnaissance. Each of these special operations career...