Tactical air control party: Not the party you're used to

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- 342nd Training Squadron tactical air control party students stay watchful as the march through simulated hostile terrain here, Feb. 12. TACPs act as a liaison between U.S. Army ground maneuver units and Air Force pilots. The TACP technical training school involves rigorous academic and physical training standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Tactical air control party: Not the party you're used to

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Staff Sgt. Stewart Ferguson, a 342nd Training Squadron tactical air control party instructor gives students a weapons refresher lesson during a portion of their field training here, Feb. 12. TACPs act as a liaison between U.S. Army ground maneuver units and Air Force pilots. The TACP technical training school involves rigorous academic and physical training standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mareshah Haynes)

Nothing Goofy About This Challenge

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Tech. Sgts. Sheri Rodden and Julius Parker, both 1st Special Operations Wing Safety, participate in the Walt Disney World Marathon, Jan. 11. The marathon was the first for both runners who accepted a challenge from their commander to become more fit to fight. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

AFSOC welcomes first female flying squadron commander

Lt. Col. Brenda Cartier, 4th Special Operations Squadron, addresses members of the squadron for the first time as their commander. Colonel Cartier, the first female commander of a flying squadron, assumed command of the squadron from Lt. Col. Jim Rodriguez.

At the top of the world

Capt. Mark Uberuaga, 55th Rescue Squadron, descends Alaska’s Mount McKinley in June 2008 after successfully reaching the 20,300-foot summit, the highest peak in North America. Captain Ubeuaga and Capt. Rob Marshall, 8th Special Operations Squadron, founded the U.S. Air Force Seven Summits Challenge, which aims to lead a team of Air Force members to the top of the highest mountain on each continent while raising money for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Six Airmen reached the top of Mount McKinley, the group’s fourth Seven Summits climb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tim Gannon)

At the top of the world

A group of climbers with the U.S. Air Force Seven Summits Challenge scale the West Buttress of 20,300-foot Mount McKinley, Alaska in June 2008. The challenge, founded by Capt. Rob Marshall, 8th Special Operations Squadron, and Capt. Mark Uberuaga, 55th Rescue Squadron, aims to lead a team of Air Force members to the top of the highest mountain on each continent and serves as a fundraiser for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Mark Uberuaga)