AFSPECWAR History
The operation that exposed a large chasm in U.S. Special Operations and eventually led to the creation of SOCOM and AFSOC.
What is Operation Eagle Claw?
First There
What is the CCT motto?
Specializes in airfield and air infrastructure reconnaissance, establishment and control of austere airfields, and joint terminal attack control.
What is Combat Control (CCT)?
Monday-Thursday mornings & Friday afternoons
When does STS train?
The year that the first Air Force Combat Control Teams were created.
What is 1953?
The exercise that Special Tactics members do to honor fallen comrades.
What are Memorial Push-Ups?
The career field that primarily works in conjunction with the U.S. Army.
What is TACP or TACPO?
A stress inoculation program that involves 25m Underwater swims, equipment recoveries, drown-proofing, & buddy breathing.
What is water confidence
The ODA that helped takeover Kabul in the early days of the War in Afghanistan with the help of USAF CCTs.
What is ODA 555?
The establishment of access to permissive, contested, degraded and operationally limited environments
What is Global Access?
Specializes in leading personnel recovery operations to locate, recover and reintegrate isolated personnel
What is a CRO?
Anyone except for 1st semester fish
Who can join STS?
This symbol originates from the HH-3E rescue helicopters in Vietnam.
What are Green Feet?
There are less than 800 active duty ___?
What is Combat Control/CCT?
Specializes in air infrastructure reconnaissance, enabling electro-magnetic spectrum effects and conducting technical and environmental reconnaissance.
What is SR or Special Reconnaissance?
Pull-Ups, Sit-Ups, & Push-Ups in 2 minutes, 3 Mile Run, 2 P/F 25 M Underwaters, & 1500m Swim
What events compose the IFT?
The name of the operation that took place in the Shahi-Khot Valley.
What was Operation Anaconda?
These operators are more commonly assigned to ACC rather than AFSOC.
What are PJs/CROs?
Extremely lightweight and highly mobile tactical units that are trained to life-saving battlefield surgery.
What are Special Operations Surgical Teams (SOST)?
The end of semester event that spans 16+ hours.