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Forging Resilience: Unveiling the shared skill sets of Air Force Special Warfare Airmen and Boy Scouts
September 28, 2023 — In a world of rapidly evolving technology and military advancement, foundational skill sets often get eclipsed. However, for one Air Force special reconnaissance Airman who recently graduated from the 352nd Special Warfare Training Squadron, his roots in the Boy Scouts serve as a cornerstone for his military career... MORE

Two Tactical Air Control Party students assist a few Boy Scouts in weight bearing sit-up exercises with a large log.

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.

Certain Special Warfare SNCOs eligible for retention bonus
July 26, 2021 — The Department of the Air Force will offer Selective Retention Bonuses, or SRBs, to a wider population of eligible Special Warfare senior noncommissioned officers, if they agree to continue serving for a minimum of three years... MORE

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