1-10th Special Forces Group secure their weapons after a day of training at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, 8 Nov. 2016.Army Rangers during a training operation.
Navy SEALs during night operation in Afghanistan.SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team (SDV) 2 conduct diving lock outSWCC from Special Boat Team 22 operating a SOC-R
* Not all PJs/CROs are assigned to AFSOC; many are assigned to Rescue Squadrons within
ACC,
PACAF, and
USAFE. There is no difference in training or selection between Rescue and Special Tactics assignments.[23]
** TACP-O/TACP Airmen must undergo additional selection and training to be assigned to AFSOC
Special Tactics Squadrons. Most are assigned to ACC and support conventional Army Units.[24]
U.S. special operations centers, schools, and courses
^Joint Chiefs of Staff (16 July 2014).
Special Operations(PDF). Joint Publication 3-05. Washington, DC: Department of Defense. pp. I-3–I-4, GL-11. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 1 December 2016.
CSM
Eric Haney (retired, former Delta Force operator and founding member) (2002). Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit. Delacorte Press.
ISBN0-385-33603-9.
Linda Robinson (2004). Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces. PublicAffairs.
ISBN1-58648-249-1.
Mark Bowden (1999). Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern Warfare. Atlantic Monthly Press.
ISBN0-87113-738-0.
Sean Naylor (2005). Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda. The Berkeley Publishing Group.
ISBN0-425-19609-7.
1-10th Special Forces Group secure their weapons after a day of training at the Panzer Range Complex, Boeblingen, Germany, 8 Nov. 2016.Army Rangers during a training operation.
Navy SEALs during night operation in Afghanistan.SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team (SDV) 2 conduct diving lock outSWCC from Special Boat Team 22 operating a SOC-R
* Not all PJs/CROs are assigned to AFSOC; many are assigned to Rescue Squadrons within
ACC,
PACAF, and
USAFE. There is no difference in training or selection between Rescue and Special Tactics assignments.[23]
** TACP-O/TACP Airmen must undergo additional selection and training to be assigned to AFSOC
Special Tactics Squadrons. Most are assigned to ACC and support conventional Army Units.[24]
U.S. special operations centers, schools, and courses
^Joint Chiefs of Staff (16 July 2014).
Special Operations(PDF). Joint Publication 3-05. Washington, DC: Department of Defense. pp. I-3–I-4, GL-11. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 1 December 2016.
CSM
Eric Haney (retired, former Delta Force operator and founding member) (2002). Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit. Delacorte Press.
ISBN0-385-33603-9.
Linda Robinson (2004). Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces. PublicAffairs.
ISBN1-58648-249-1.
Mark Bowden (1999). Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern Warfare. Atlantic Monthly Press.
ISBN0-87113-738-0.
Sean Naylor (2005). Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda. The Berkeley Publishing Group.
ISBN0-425-19609-7.