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Special Warfare, Air Force Recruiting teams develop programs, scour nation to attract candidates
February 16, 2023 — The capabilities that Special Warfare graduates provide are as needed today as ever before. That reality is the reason program leaders are working hard to attract a group of candidates who are broad, diverse and committed... MORE

Special Warfare Training Wing trainees discuss a plan of action before a water confidence exercise.

Special Warfare Training Wing hosts Lightning Challenge 2022
November 8, 2022 — The Special Warfare Training Wing hosted Lightning Challenge 2022, an annual, service-level tactical air control party competition to identify the best TACP Airmen in the AF Nov. 3-4, 2022 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis... MORE

The winner of the best tactical air control party Airman of Lightning Challenge 2022, 1st Lt. Joseph Messare (center), 7th Air Support Operations Squadron, poses for a photo with Col. Nathan Colunga (left), Special Warfare Training Wing commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Tessa Fontaine (right), SWTW command chief (U.S. Air Force photo by Katherine Spessa).

Air Force changes path of entry for enlisted special warfare operators
February 20, 2020 — To better afford enlisted recruits the time and opportunity to find the path of their greatest calling, the Air Force has created a single path of entry into the special warfare recruiting and initial training pipeline called the Special Warfare Operator Enlistment Vectoring program... MORE

Special warfare trainee patrols in the middle of green smoke

Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit activates
October 18, 2019 — The Tactical Air Control Party Formal Training Unit officially activated during a ceremony at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland's Medina Annex Oct. 17... MORE

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James Kappes (left), 6th Combat Training Squadron operations officer, Camp Bullis, presents the Detachment 2, Combat Training Squadron guidon to Capt. Daniel Hill (right), incoming commander, during the activation ceremony Sept. 17, 2019, at Joint Base San Antonio-Medina Annex, Texas.

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