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U.S Air Force Airmen train with South American partners

RIONEGRO, Colombia — Ninty-five U.S. Air Force Airmen trained with 11 partner nation air forces tallying more than 400 participants in the Colombian-led multinational search and rescue exercise “Angel de los Andes” Sept. 3-14. The U.S. and multinational participants trained together by responding to realistic scenarios of natural disaster and combat related search and rescues, humanitarian …

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Ex-commando inspires youth for special operations

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Lt. Col. (Dr.) Arnold T. Stocker, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in Broward County, Florida, has served in the military for more than 40 years and operates South Florida Tactical Athletes, a preparatory school for those wishing to join the most coveted jobs the U.S. military has to offer. During his military career, Stocker …

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MoH Recipient John Chapman, Remembered at Camp Cunningham

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan – Personnel from Bagram Airfield and the Special Operations community gathered at the Memorial Courtyard at Camp Cunningham to recognize Medal of Honor recipient, U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Chapman. During the Medal of Honor commemoration ceremony, Airman from the 26th Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron (ESTS) remembered the courage and …

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133. Thailand Cave Rescue Part 1

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Operation Wild Boar, the mission to rescue 12 Thai children on a soccer team and their coach captured the world’s attention this summer. Derek, ST PJ and Team Leader on the mission, describes the mission drop, prep and on scene arrival. This is the first of several podcasts by Derek describing the mission and PJs’ …

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Medal of Honor presented to TSgt John Chapman’s family

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) — On what would have been their 26th wedding anniversary, Tech. Sgt. John Chapman’s widow, Valerie Nessel, accepted his Medal of Honor from President Donald Trump during a ceremony at the White House Aug. 22. “We are gathered together this afternoon to pay tribute to a fallen warrior, a great warrior…and to award him …

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DoD Aerial Footage of CCT John Chapman’s final moments

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Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a 2002 fight against al-Qaida in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense released a video Aug. 9, 2018, of Chapman’s last stand against an entrenched foe.

Pararescuemen train with U.S. Marines (Pic)

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For the full spread of pictures of the PJs in Djibouti working w/ the Marines, visit DVIDS here.

Battlefield Airmen in training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

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AF Recruiters Learn About Innovations for Next-Gen Special Ops Airmen

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//From Defense.gov// For the first time in the Defense Department, a series of career field specialties is using human performance monitoring and a data collection system, as well as specialized recruiters. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Jette undergoes a body composition measurement test at the 350th Battlefield Airman Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, …

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Special-Operator Trainers Outline Evolution of the Battlefront Airman

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From Defense.gov Candidates training to be special operators evolve to the enemy that’s developing by adapting and trying to overcome it, two Air Force special-operator trainers said yesterday at the Pentagon in the Defense Department’s “Showcasing Lethality” briefing series. “From the battlefront and the training enterprise, from our standpoint, we are the foundation of what …

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U.S Air Force Airmen train with South American partners

Ex-commando inspires youth for special operations

MoH Recipient John Chapman, Remembered at Camp Cunningham

133. Thailand Cave Rescue Part 1

Medal of Honor presented to TSgt John Chapman’s family

DoD Aerial Footage of CCT John Chapman’s final moments

Pararescuemen train with U.S. Marines (Pic)

Battlefield Airmen in training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

AF Recruiters Learn About Innovations for Next-Gen Special Ops Airmen

Special-Operator Trainers Outline Evolution of the Battlefront Airman

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