Air Force Air Commandos are commandos of the United States Air Force under the Air Force Special Operations Command or AFSOC, a branch of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The French Navy commando Jaubert storm the Alcyon in a mock assault. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... AFSOC emblem Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is the major command charged with overseeing the United States Air Forces Special Operations Forces (SOF). ... Emblem of the United States Special Operations Command. ...

There are four types of Air Commandos: Combat Controllers, Pararescue Jumpers (aka PJ's or Pararescuemen), Combat Weathermen and Special Tactics Teams. All four types go through the same initial training, for example, they all attend U.S. Army's Airborne School at Ft. Benning, USAF Basic Survival School at Fairchild AFB, and U.S. Army's Military Free Fall Parachutist School (where they receive HALO training) at Ft. Bragg. Afterwards, the training becomes more specialized toward each commando type's specialty. Halo around the sun at the South Pole (NOAA) A halo (also known as a nimbus or Gloriole) is a ring of light that surrounds an object. ...

They typically operate in close cooperation with other special operations units, such as the Army Rangers, Army Special Forces, and Navy SEALs. Official force name 75th Ranger Regiment Rangers Other names Airborne Rangers Army Rangers Task Force Ranger U.S. Army Rangers Branch U.S. Army Chain of Command USASOC Description Special Operations Force, rapidly deployable light infantry force. ... Shoulder sleeve patch of the United States Army Special Forces, the Green Berets. ... Insignia Official force name SEALs Nickname Frogmen Branch U.S. Navy Chain of Command U.S. Navy Special Warfare Command NAVSPECWARCOM Although Controlled by USSOCOM Description Sea, Air, or Land Special Operations/Counter-terrorist Force trained for Basic Underwater Demolition (BUD), direct action, counter-terrorism, counter-drug operations, raids, kidnapping...

Combat Controllers

The Combat Controllers are ground operators certified to act as air traffic controllers like those found at any major airport, but with a few added duties. They can take over or construct an airstrip, set up navigational equipment, and direct airplanes and helicopters to a safe landing without the use of a tower or elaborate communications system. They also control air attacks of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft from all military services. Combat Control patch Combat Controllers (CCT) are ground combat forces assigned to Special Tactics Squadrons within the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). ... Controllers survey the field at Misawa Air Base, Japan. ... An airstrip is a kind of airport that consists only of a runway with perhaps fueling equipment. ... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... The Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ...

Their training includes Air Traffic Control School at Keesler AFB, Combat Controller School at Pope AFB, U.S. Army Basic Airborne Course at Fort Benning, GA, AFSOC Advanced Skills Training at Hurlburt Field, FL, U.S. Army Combat Diver Qualification Course in Key West, U.S. Army Military Freefall School and U.S. Navy Underwater Egress Training at NAS Pensacola. Keesler Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Biloxi, Mississippi. ... Pope Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. ... Fort Benning is a military base facility of the United States military southwest of Columbus, Georgia. ... Hurlburt Field is a base of the United States Air Force located in Okaloosa County, Florida on the Eglin Air Force Base reservation immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. ... Naval Air Station Pensacola, The Cradle of Naval Aviation, is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida, a community southwest of the Pensacola city limits. ...

Combat controllers are a part of the 720th Special Tactics Group and are assigned to 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th, and 123rd Special Tactics Squadron. They can be distinguished by their scarlet beret.

Their motto is: "First There".

Pararescue

Pararescuemen have what some consider to be one of the most difficult jobs in all of the armed forces - combat search and rescue, typically of (but not limited to) downed pilots. They are trained and able both to fight with virtually any special operations unit and are paramedics on the battlefield. Pararescuemen, also called PJs (pronounced pee jays and sometimes incorrectly referred to as pararescue jumpers), are a United States Air Force Special Operations group tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments. ... The armed forces of a state are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations. ... Typical view of the defibrillator operator. ...

In addition to initial training listed above must pass an Indoctrination course. The goal of the Indoctrination is to weed out all of those who are not physically and mentally fit enough to be pararescuemen. 24-week Paramedic Course at Kirtland AFB,Albuquerque New Mexico to attain EMT-Paramedic certification, a 20-week Pararescue Recovery Specialist Course (for integrating what they have learned in the pipe-line training; i.e. combat tactics, advanced parachuting, helicopter insertion and extraction, mountaineering, and field tactics training), U.S. Army Combat Diver School in Key West Florida (open and closed circuit), and USN Underwater Egress Training at Pensacola. Their training pipeline is sometimes referred to as "Superman School". On average, 8 out of every 10 trainees fail to graduate. This article is about the largest city of New Mexico. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson (D) Senators Pete Domenici (R) Jeff Bingaman (D) Official language(s) English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ... Map of Key West Key West is a city located in Monroe County, Florida. ... State nickname: Sunshine State Other U.S. States Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville (largest metropolitan area is Miami) Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Official language(s) English Area 170,451 km² (22nd)  - Land 137,374 km²  - Water 30,486 km² (17. ...

Their motto is: "That Others May Live".

They wear maroon berets and many tattoo green footprints on their body. The green feet originated in Vietnam due to a tradition of calling the helicopters used "The Jolly Green Giant". Throughout the years Pararescuemen and those related to them have gotten the tattoos.

Combat Weathermen

Combat weathermen are airmen that gather and interpret meterological and oceanographic information, as well as act as forward ground combatants. They are a critical element in mission planning and work mostly with Army Special Operations. Recruits must score high to meet the entrance score requirement, and must already be in the weather career field. Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo Meteorology is the scientific study of the atmosphere that focuses on weather processes and forecasting. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

In addition to weather technical school and the initial training listed up top trainees must attend AFSOC Advanced Skills Training, a four-month course that includes weapons training, small unit tactics, advanced communication, navigation, et al.

Combat Weathermen are a part of the 720th Special Tactics Group and are assigned to the 10th Combat Weather Squadron, 24th, 320th, and 321st Special Tactics Squadron. They wear grey berets.

Special Tactics Teams

Special Tactics Teams are a very unrecognized but vital part of the Air Force's special tactics group. They're main objective is to assault behind enemy lines in teams of no more than 2-4 men. They are highly trained and only make up a small part of the special tactics group. rumored to work with foreign units.

Consists of airmen from the three aforementioned careers: combat control, pararescue and combat weather.

History

After the Quebec Conference in August 1943, the 5318th Air Unit was redesignated "Provisonal Composite No. 1 Air Commandos" and tasked with supporting the Chindits. Eventually they were designated the 1st Air Commando Group. The group consisted primarily of C-47 air transports but it also contained gliders, fighter, fighter bomber, bomber and liason aircraft.[1] [2] Several meetings held at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, are called the Quebec Conference. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... The Chindits (Officially in 1942 77th Indian Infantry Brigade and in 1943 Indian 3rd Infantry Division) were a British jungle Special Forces unit that served in Burma from 1943 until 1945 as part of the Fourteenth Army during the Burma Campaign in World War II. They were formed into long... The United States 1st Air Commando Group operated in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II as part of the U.S. Tenth Air Force in support of the British Fourteenth Army in the Burma Campaign. ... Douglas DC-3 VH-AES at Avalon in 2003. ...

External links

1. http://www.mh-53pavelow.com
2. http://www.specialtactics.com/