Air Force Special Recon and Marine Recon may share “reconnaissance” in name, but they operate under distinct doctrines, ...

An Air National Guard base in Oklahoma will host the first formal training unit for the service's armed recon crop duster plane used for special operations, an announcement that comes as watchdogs ...

The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare careers, such as combat control, pararescue, special reconnaissance and the ...

All Air Force special warfare roles — Combat Controllers, pararescuemen, Tactical Air Control Party specialists and Special Reconnaissance, plus the officer-equivalents of each like STOs ...

The Air Force special warfare Airmen conducted the training to demonstrate airborne and mission-readiness skills in Arctic conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña) ...

The Russian surveillance and reconnaissance planes stayed in international airspace, but flew close enough to prompt NORAD to ...

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, steps from the OA-1K Skyraider II as part of a delivery ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 3, 2025.

Gen. David Allvin will retire this November after two years as the service’s highest-ranking uniformed officer.

Air Force Special Operations Command announced that its new OA-1K, right, will be the Skyraider II, an homage to the attack fighter designed in World War II and used through the Vietnam War.

The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare careers, such as combat control, pararescue, special reconnaissance and the ...

Air Force recruiters need to find ways to get the word out about jobs like pararescue, special reconnaissance and tactical air control, Rand said.