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301st Rescue Squadron hosts skills-based rescue competition

Special Missions Aviators inside an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter point to a simulated isolated person during a skills-based competition event at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida, Nov. 7, 2023. This skills-based competition brings together combat search and rescue squadrons from around the world, offering valuable training and skill development as participants learn from each other's techniques, tactics and experiences. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Kelly Goonan)

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Gen. Timothy Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command commander, addresses the crowd during the 2019 Global Strike Challenge score posting at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Nov. 20, 2019. Global Strike Challenge is the world's premier bomber, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, helicopter operations and security forces competition with units from Air Force Global Strike Command, Air Combat Command, Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tessa B. Corrick)

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Master Sgt. Shannon Myhre, 150th Special Operations Wing New Mexico Air National Guard tribal liaison officer, speaks to New Mexico tribal leaders during a briefing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the briefing, Myhre detailed the best ways to more effectively communicate with Air Force leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Col. Barry Roche, 27th Special Operations Wing Mission Support Group commander, speaks to New Mexico tribal leaders at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the briefing, Roche gave an overview of the mission at Cannon Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Col. Michael Power, 377th Air Base Wing commander, speaks to New Mexico tribal leaders during a briefing at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the briefing, Power explained the mission at Kirtland and answered questions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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New Mexico tribal leaders and New Mexico Air Force leadership listen to a briefing from Col. Joshua Jackson, 58th Special Operations deputy commander, at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the briefing, Jackson explained the mission of the 58 SOW and some of the unique aspects of the unit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Instructors from the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron rescue a simulated downed pilot during a combat search and rescue demonstration at Belen Regional Airport, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the demonstration, leaders from local pueblos also witnessed an aerial refueling between an HH-60W Jolly Green II and an HC-130J Combat King II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar)

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Master Sgt. Jamie Yazzie, 150th Special Operations Wing New Mexico Department of Military Affairs tribal liaison officer, and Master Sgt. Shannon Myhre, 150th SOW NMDMA tribal liaison officer, speak to New Mexico tribal leaders at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the discussion, tribal leaders learned about the process for requesting no-fly zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar)

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New Mexico tribal leaders and members of Team Kirtland watch a combat search and rescue demonstration performed by members of the 58th Special Operations Wing and the 351st Special Warfare Training Squadron at Belen Regional Airport, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the demonstration, instructors from the 351 SWTS simulated the rescue of a downed pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar)

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New Mexico tribal leaders watch a HH-60W Jolly Green II and HC-130J Combat King II perform an aerial refueling maneuver during a demonstration at Belen Regional Airport, N.M., Nov. 15, 2023. During the event, tribal leaders got to fly in the HC-130J and learn about some of the training members of Team Kirtland do everyday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Spencer Kanar)

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Lt. Col. Matthew Wemyss, 552nd Training Support Squadron commander; Col. Alain Poisson, 552nd Air Control Wing commander, and his spouse, Karen, serve Thanksgiving dinner to Tinker airmen. Team Tinker leadership manned the serving line at the base chapel Nov. 28.

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Lt. Col. R Jeffrey Donaldson, 58th Operations Support Squadron commander, sits in the cockpit with a student at Volcano Vista High School, N.M., Nov. 9, 2023. The 58th Special Operations Wing held a static display at the high school to allow students the opportunity to view the various components and functions of the HH-60 “Whiskey”. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Staff Sgt. Justin Schroeder, 512th Rescue Squadron weapons and tactics noncommissioned officer, talks to a student at Volcano Vista High School, N.M., Nov. 9, 2023. The 58th Special Operations Wing held a static display at the high school to allow students the opportunity to view the various components and functions of the HH-60 “Whiskey”. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Lt. Col. R Jeffrey Donaldson, 58th Operations Support Squadron commander, speaks to students at Volcano Vista High School, N.M., Nov. 9, 2023. The 58th Special Operations Wing conducted a static display at Volcano Vista to educate students about the missions the 512 RQS and 58 SOW execute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Lt. Col. Mark Morales, 512th Rescue Squadron chief of plans and programs, talks to high school students at Volcano Vista High School, N.M., Nov. 9, 2023. The 58th Special Operations Wing conducted a static display at Volcano Vista to educate students about the missions the 512 RQS and 58 SOW execute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ruben Garibay)

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Cadets/Staff

The second week of Special Warfare Orientation Course full mission profiles include U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force rotary wing helicopters. Here, cadets infiltrate and exfiltrate via CH-47 Chinooks and UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois, making this U.S. Air Force Academy summer program and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps development training a joint team effort. The information and exposure during SWOC will help cadets prepare physically and mentally prior to attending a selection for Special Warfare, called Phase II.

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Access Practical

The second week of Special Warfare Orientation Course introduces cadets to the three Air Force Special Warfare missions of Global Access, Precision Strike and Personnel Recovery. Here, cadets learn how to utilize the equipment necessary for global access to secure, survey, establish and control the airfield. The information and exposure during SWOC will help cadets prepare physically and mentally prior to attending a selection for Special Warfare, called Phase II.

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Small Unit

The first week of SWOC provides foundational academic information to prepare cadets to conduct full mission profiles of the Global Access, Precision Strike, and Personnel Recovery missions in week 2. Here, cadets receive classes in AFSPECWAR history and application process, interviews, tactical combat casualty care, small unit tactics, land navigation, troop leading procedures, the eight special warfare attributes: Human Performance, Decision Making, Resiliency, Radio Communications, and Real-World Mission Review. The information and exposure during SWOC will help cadets prepare physically and mentally prior to attending a selection for Special Warfare, called Phase II.

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UH-1 seats

During the second week of Special Warfare Orientation Course, full mission profiles include U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force rotary wing helicopters. Here, cadets infiltrate and exfiltrate via CH-47 Chinooks and UH-1 “Huey” Iroquois, making this U.S. Air Force Academy summer program and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps development training a joint team effort. The information and exposure during SWOC will help cadets prepare physically and mentally prior to attending a selection for Special Warfare, called Phase II.

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Recovery IP

The second week of Special Warfare Orientation Course introduces cadets to the three Air Force Special Warfare missions of Global Access, Precision Strike, and Personnel Recovery. Here, cadets learn how to perform the personnel recovery mission by securing the objective area, authenticating the isolated personnel, assess and treating the patients, and consolidating at a casualty collection point. The information and exposure during SWOC will help cadets prepare physically and mentally prior to attending a selection for Special Warfare, called Phase II.

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