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Report: Airmen in fatal Humvee accident weren’t properly wearing seatbelts, helmets
One airman died and two were injured when a Humvee's sharp turn on a gravel road led to a rollover.
First female airman enters training pipeline to be combat controller
The aspiring combat controller, as well as a prospective pararescueman, are now the 10th and 11th enlisted women to attempt special warfare training, but none of their predecessors made it through the demanding process.
Making a better TACP: Air Force stands up formal training unit for specialized airmen
The Air Force hopes this new unit will drastically slash the time it takes to train highly specialized TACPs.
Spec ops weathermen get name change, new mission to better fight great powers
Special operations weather team airmen, known as SOWTs, are getting a new name and mission.
By Kyle Rempfer
‘Danger close’: TACP receives Silver Star after calling in airstrikes, braving enemy fire during Afghanistan ambush
On April 25, 2018, Tech Sgt. Cam Kelsch and a mix of Rangers and Afghan special forces were dispatched to find a high-value target in enemy-held territory.
By Kyle Rempfer
Airman to receive Silver Star after night raid with 75th Ranger Regiment
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cam Kelsch will be the first TACP in seven years to receive the Silver Star.
By Kyle Rempfer
In a first, enlisted woman aims to become special operations weather airman
Nine enlisted women have so far attempted to become special warfare airmen, but none have so far succeeded. Most have tried to become TACPs.
First female TACP could graduate this spring
Air Force personnel chief Lt. Gen. Brian Kelly also said the Air Force is still nearly 2,000 pilots short.
Airman, TACP found dead in his South Korea barracks
Staff Sgt. Alexander Mitchell, 26, was found dead Monday in his living quarters on base in South Korea, where he was temporarily assigned, local television station WCTV reported.
By Kyle Rempfer
The Air Force needs more special ops airmen. This is how it plans to get them.
A new recruiting squadron will focus on sourcing candidates for Air Force special operations career fields.
By Kyle Rempfer
Airman dies at popular Missouri lake
An Air Force tactical control party airman from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, died over the weekend at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri.
By Air Force Times staff