Latest "jtac" stories

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, Air Force Special Operations Command boss, speaks to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 21 attendees in Wisconsin on July 31, 2021. (Senior Airman Miranda Mahoney/Air Force)

Air Force special ops chief says it’s time to embrace new missions

"The idea that anybody at the headquarters thinks special tactics is irrelevant and should be disbanded is patently false."

By Rachel S. Cohen

11 months ago

The Corps is struggling to pump out JTACs amid growing operational demands

The Corps is looking to contract air services and potentially create a JTAC primary occupation to pump out more air controllers.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

The Corps has qualified Joint Fires Observers for every squad. Here’s how they’ll train.

The Corps has trained about 1,000 Joint Fires Observers since 2016.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

JTAC called in airstrikes despite softball-sized hole in his back after being shot

A collapsed lung and broken bones couldn't keep this airman from saving the rest of his team.

4 years ago

Special tactics community ‘fortunate’ to have an airman up for Medal of Honor, Air Force Cross recipient says

A well-known special operator’s Air Force Cross was not upgraded to a Medal of Honor during a recent military-wide review of valor awards at the Pentagon. But that doesn’t bother him, and he said the focus should be on another airman who is still slotted for an upgrade to the Medal of Honor.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Infantry, pilots coordinate attacks across states while testing ‘plug-and-play’ sims model

It’s part of a larger effort to create a “plug-and-play” model for battalion- and squadron-sized units to use at any time and in any place.

5 years ago