Air Force Special Reconnaissance is the newest Air Force Special Warfare career field. Coming from the Air Force Special Operations Weathermen Teams (SOWT), Air Force Special Recon was established in ...

Want to know the difference between Air Force Special Reconnaissance and Marine Reconnaissance? Special Recon is brand new, whereas Marine Recon has been around since the 1940’s. Both of these ...

Students in the Air Force Combat Dive Course practice closed-circuit diving for covert infiltration in Panama City Beach, Fla., on June 23. The Air Force Combat Dive Course prepares future special ...

A vast majority of Americans know little or nothing at all about the Air Force's special warfare jobs, an issue highlighted in a new think tank study as the service has struggled to recruit for those ...

Preface ; Acknowledgement ; Table of contents ; List of contributors ; Introduction -- Chapter 1. Air Force space reconnaissance before 1960. Early Air Force support ; 1953 : weapon system 117L ...

The Air Force is revamping the training pipeline for its toughest jobs. Beginning in November, the Air Force will add a 16-week tactical field course to the training pipeline of Airmen seeking to join ...

FIRST ON THE SCENE TO WIN THE FIGHTEvery mission hinges on battlefield awareness. It’s the job of Air Force Special Reconnaissance (SR) to provide it - any place, any time. These Special Warfare ...

Air Force operators with the 492nd Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, prepare to take off for a free-fall and static-line jump mission on an MC-130J Commando II during the Emerald ...

If your first reaction to this photo is “Somebody, please tell me what the hell is going on?” you’re not alone. Published March 12 by the 24th Special Operations Wing, this insane photo was taken ...

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering, was delivered last week to Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt ...

One of Air Force Special Operation Command’s new OA-1K Skyraider II planes went down in Oklahoma City shortly after take off, prompting an investigation. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Oct 25, 2025 2:10 ...