Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was ...

The aircraft’s flexibility will allow the U.S. Air Force to counter adversaries across the spectrum of armed conflict. The Skyraider II’s design enables it to operate from rug ...

Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide special operations forces with reliable and effective close air support ...

In eastern India in 1944, Carter Harman (standing, left, next to his co-pilot) had the extremely rare job of helicopter pilot.The maintainers with him, members of the 1st Air Commando group ...

In fact, at the 2009 Air Commando Association reunion in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, every crewman asked said that the old bomber’s appeal had nothing whatsoever to do with historical legacies.

to see how these air commandos are taught to keep hostile environments safe. More from Boot Camp In the US Air Force, there are fewer than 100 active members of the special-operations security ...

walks us through every piece of equipment he would carry with him on a mission as an air commando. DAGRE, or Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element, team members are special-operations security ...

Throughout the Global War on Terror, the MC-130J Commando II saw an abundance of operational action in the Middle East and Africa. The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) recently ...

The Commando II flies clandestine, or low visibility, single or multi-ship low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, and infiltration ...