Air Force Special Recon and Marine Recon may share “reconnaissance” in name, but they operate under distinct doctrines, structures, and mission sets. Special Recon falls under U.S. Special Operations ...

America's Special Operations Forces (SOF), regardless of their nature, are a special breed of military, used to performing missions that would seem simply impossible for most other soldiers. As such, ...

Air Force Special Operations Command’s newest airplane has been named the Skyraider II, a tribute to the legendary A-1 Skyraider, which saw service in Korea and Vietnam and was made famous by movies ...

The U.S. Air Force has modified its plans to relocate the 492nd Special Operations Wing to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Here, Air Force operators with the 492nd Special Operations Wing conduct a free ...

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering for special operators, will be known as the Skyraider II, the service’s ...

Air Force Special Operations Command is taking a different approach to testing its newest aircraft OA-1K Skyraider II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to account for a feature not seen in the Air Force ...

Videos purportedly show the RQ-170 Sentinel returning to Puerto Rico after the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and will now operate the new AC-130J. The 919th Special Operations Wing (919th ...

Preface ; Acknowledgement ; Table of contents ; List of contributors ; Introduction -- Chapter 1. Air Force space reconnaissance before 1960. Early Air Force support ; 1953 : weapon system 117L ...