The U.S. Air Force's Special Operations
Tactical Air Control Party Airmen, or SOF TACPs, are ground special
operators who direct air power on the battlefield. Specifically,
these Airmen call in air and ground strikes while embedded with a
special forces team, such as the Army Rangers or Navy SEALs.
These SOF TACPs are selected from the
conventional TACP force to integrate air and ground in Air Force
Special Tactics, with only 5% of TACPs serving in special
operations. The majority of SOF TACPs are assigned to the 17th
Special Tactics Squadron, who have been continuously deployed
"outside the wire" since 9/11.
Do you have what it takes?
U.S. Air Force courtesy video by
Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs
March 2016 production with credits at end of video
Released July 2018
