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Absolutely. We have some expert types we can go to for such info, but they are not always available to us. And anyone running a game I am sure would love to have any insight you have.

Tough much like the discussion on weapons, different people will have different opinions on which group is best.

Mark

I'm not going to try to get into the "who's the best" argument, as I find them silly. But I'll dig out and clean up some old articles I wrote for Special Operations.Com, SpecWarNet, SWAT Digest, and SOFREP and post them here. Hopefully you guys will be able to make some use out of them.

Okay, here's one I wrote way back in the day, on the US Air Force's 427th Special Operations Squadron. I also posted to Wiki many moons ago.

USAF 427th Special Operations Squadron

The USAF Special Operations Command’s (AFSOC) 427th Special Operations Squadron’s (427th SOS) stated mission is to provide Short Takeoff/Landing (STOL) and tactically qualified crews to support training requirements for the US Army Special Operations Forces (SOF) community. Their customers include the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), The US Army Special Forces Command (USASFC), and the John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center (JFKSWCS).

The 427th SOS provides US Army SOF personnel the opportunity to train on various types of aircraft for infiltration and exfiltration that they may encounter in the lesser developed countries in which they provide training. The 427th SOS aircrews must be proficient in smaller types of aircraft in order to familiarize US Army personnel with their characteristics, peculiarities, and capabilities. The 427th SOS is a tenant unit on Pope AFB, NC, and a direct reporting unit Air Force Special Operations Command, Hulbert Field, Florida.

But, according to several published reports, the unit also undertakes clandestine aerial infiltration of US SOF personnel using it’s assigned aircraft. Several news articles have appeared showing the unit’s aircraft, which have been stripped of their official USAF markings, and aircrews, wearing civilian clothing. These rumors are also fed by the fact that the AF no longer lists the unit on it’s official website, and the only publicly available information on its activities was obtained through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

What is known is that the unit maintains and operates a wide variety of civilian and military transport aircraft to include the C212-200, C212-300, CN235, and a PC-6/UV-20A.

This kind of short write-up is really great. What would be nice is to either put them all together in one pdf and post a link or, as you post on the forums I'll put them together as a pdf and make them available (with your permission) once you've completed posting all the write-ups.

I've got a lot more, but most of them need to be updated as I wrote them back in the late 90's or early 2000's. Once I do, you're more than welcome to roll them up into a PDF.

While I'm thinking about it, would you guys also like to see similar write-ups on law enforcement units like the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), the Marshals Service's Special Operations Group (SOG), or the Border Patrol's Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC)? I wrote up articles on them for SWAT Digest and have an ebook coming out from SOFREP on the HRT.

Sounds excellent to me - can never have too much info :)

Here's a slightly updated version of an article I wrote on JSOC for website SpecWarNet.

JSOC

After the failed attempt to rescue US hostages being held prisoner in Iran, the US military immediately began planning for a second rescue attempt. As part of this panning a number of new special operations units were formed within the armed forces. To help prevent some of the confusion that developed during the planning, and execution phases of the first rescue attempt, a new command structure was activated to control these new units. This new command would eventually evolve into the Joint Special Operations Command, or JSOC.

Activated on December 15, 1980 and based at Fort Bragg, NC JSOC's publicly-released posture statement states that JSOC performs the following missions:

* provides a standing joint special operations task force
* provides joint special operations planning
* studies joint special operations requirements and techniques
* ensures interoperability and equipment standardization
* conducts joint special operations exercises

Although JSOC's stated purpose is to provide a unified command structure for conducting joint special operations and exercises, numerous reports have stated that JSOC is actually the command responsible for conducting US counter-terrorism (CT) operations. According to published reports, JSOC commands the US military's Special Missions Units (SMUs). These SMUs are tasked with conducting CT operations, strike operations, reconnaissance in denied areas, and special intelligence missions.

JSOC units have reportedly been involved in a number of covert military operations over the last 35 years. Some of the operations that have come to light include providing assistance to Italian authorities during their search for kidnapped US Army Gen. James Dozier, participating in Operation Urgent Fury; the US invasion of Grenada, planning a rescue attempt of US hostages being held in Lebanon, rescuing hostages being held aboard the cruise liner Achille Lauro, participating in Operation Just Cause; the US intervention in Panama, directing US Scud hunting efforts during Operation Desert Storm, conducting operations in support of UN mandates in Somalia, searching for suspected war criminals in the former Republic of Yugoslavia, and conducting operations in the Global War on Terror, such the capture of Sadam Hussain and the killing of Osama Bin Laden.

Currently JSOC is believed to command the following units:

* US Army Skills Evaluation Detachment (USASED) - The Army's Special Mision Unit (SMU) recuriters.
* 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-DELTA (also known as the Combat Development Group, Combat Applications Group, and most recently the Combined Arms Group)
* US Army Intelligence Support Activity (ISA) - "AKA: The Army of Northern Virginia"; operates under various cover names
* Army Compartmented Element (ACE) - A US Army intelligence unit that supports Special Operations Forces (SOF)
* US Air Force 66 Air Operations Squadron (AOS) - Flying specially designed C-130's
* US Army's Ranger Reconnissance Company (RRC) - One of JSOC's special reconnaissance units drawning from members of the 75th Ranger Regiment or those who've served in one of the Army's Long Range Surveillance Companies or Detachments.
* USAF 427th Special Operations Squadron - A "covered" (covert)USAF unit flying "non standard aircraft"
* USAF 724th Special Tactics Group - (724th STG)
* USAF Aviation Tactics and Evaluation Group (AVTEG) - A joint aviation unit (operating under various cover names)
* Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU)
* Joint Communications Unit (JCU) - JSOC's communication unit
* Joint Medical Augmentation Unit (JMAU) - JSOC's medicla unit drawing medical staff from the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
* Joint Communications Integration Element (JCIE) - JSOC's cyber warfare unit
* JSOC Intelligence Brigade (JIB)
* Special Operations Logistics Support Element (SOLSE)
* Technical Application Programs Office - JSOC's technical intelligence unit

Other US special operations forces may operate in support of JSOC depending on their operational needs. The primary units that operate in this manner include the following:

* 75th Ranger Regiment
* 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), primarily 160th's 1st Battalion, with its AH-6 and MH-6 "Little Bird" helicopters, and a heavy lift element (MH-47 Helicopters) drawn from its 2nd Battalion
* USAF Special Operations Squadrons, especially their MC-130 squadrons.

JSOC units regularly conduct training with similar units from around the world, and provide training to nations that request US support. JSOC has also provided support to domestic law enforcement agencies, such as the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT), during high profile, or high risk events such as the Olympics; the World Cup; political party conventions; and Presidential inaugurations. It's also worked with the DEA's FAST in Afghanistan.

Just wanted to say that I didn't write this one myself, but I thought you may find it a decent read, as it gives a pretty good overview of what they do.

USAF COMBAT CONTROL
“First There"

Mission

Air Force Special Operations Command's combat controllers are Battlefield Airmen assigned to special tactics squadrons. They are trained special operations forces and certified Federal Aviation Administration air traffic controllers.

Their mission is to deploy undetected into combat and hostile environments to establish assault zones or airfields, while simultaneously conducting air traffic control, fire support, command and control, direct action, counter-terrorism, foreign internal defense, humanitarian assistance and special reconnaissance in the joint arena.

Combat Control

Assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command, combat controllers join forces with trained specialists to form highly trained Special Tactics teams. Their motto, "First There," reaffirms the combat controller’s commitment to undertaking the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines by leading the way for other forces to follow.

Training

Combat controllers are among the most highly trained personnel in the U. S. Air Force. They complete the same technical training as all air traffic controllers, and maintain air traffic control qualification skills throughout their careers.

Many qualify and maintain currency in joint terminal attack control procedures, in addition to other special operations skills. Their 35-week training and unique mission skills earn them the right to wear the scarlet beret.

• Combat Control Orientation Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
This two-week orientation course focuses on sports physiology, nutrition, basic exercises, combat control history and fundamentals.

• Combat Control Operator Course, Keesler AFB, Miss.
This 15 and a half-week course teaches aircraft recognition and performance, air navigation aids, weather, airport traffic control, flight assistance service, communication procedures, conventional approach control, radar procedures and air traffic rules. This is the same course that all Air Force air traffic controllers attend and is the core skill of a combat controller's job.

• U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga. -- Trainees learn the basic parachuting skills required to infiltrate an objective area by static line airdrop in a three-week course.

• U.S. Air Force Basic Survival School, Fairchild AFB, Wash. -- This two and a half-week course teaches basic survival techniques for remote areas. Instruction includes principles, procedures, equipment and techniques, which enable individuals to survive, regardless of climatic conditions or unfriendly environments and return home.

• Combat Control School, Pope AFB, N.C. -- This 13-week course provides final combat controller qualifications. Training includes physical training, small unit tactics, land navigation, communications, assault zones, demolitions, fire support and field operations including parachuting. At the completion of this course, each graduate is awarded the 3-skill level (journeymen), scarlet beret and CCT flash.

• Special Tactics Advanced Skills Training, Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- Advanced Skills Training is a 12-to-15-month program for newly assigned combat controller operators. AST produces mission-ready operators for the Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command. The AST schedule is broken down into four phases: water, ground, employment and full mission profile. The course tests the trainee’s personal limits through demanding mental and physical training. Combat controllers also attend the following schools during AST:

U.S. Army Military Free Fall Parachutist School, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. -- This course instructs free fall parachuting procedures. The five-week course provides wind tunnel training, in-air instruction focusing on student stability, aerial maneuvers, air sense, parachute opening procedures and parachute canopy control.

U.S. Army Combat Divers School, Panama City, Fla. -- Trainees become combat divers, learning to use scuba and closed circuit diving equipment to covertly infiltrate denied areas. The four-week course provides training to depths of 130 feet, stressing development of maximum underwater mobility under various operating conditions.

U.S. Navy Underwater Egress Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. -- This one-day course teaches how to safely escape from an aircraft that has ditched in the water. Instruction includes principles, procedures and techniques necessary to get out of a sinking aircraft.

History

Army pathfinders originated in 1943 out of need for accurate airdrops during airborne campaigns of World War II. These pathfinders preceded main assault forces into objective areas to provide weather information and visual guidance to inbound aircraft through the use of high-powered lights, flares and smoke pots.

When the Air Force became a separate service, Air Force pathfinders, later called combat control teams, were activated in 1953 to provide navigational aids and air traffic control for a growing Air Force. In the Vietnam War, combat controllers helped assure mission safety and expedited air traffic flow during countless airlifts. Combat controllers also flew as forward air guides in support of indigenous forces in Laos and Cambodia.

Combat controllers continue to be the "First There" when they are called upon to participate in international emergencies and humanitarian relief efforts.

Same deal as above, not one I wrote, but one you may find interesting. Another quick note, in addition to AFSOC PJs are assigned to USAF Air Combat Command (ACC) Rescue Squadrons as well.

USAF PARARESCUE
“These Things We Do, That Others May Live

Mission

Air Force Special Operations Command's Pararescuemen, also known as PJs, are the only Department of Defense specialty specifically trained and equipped to conduct conventional or unconventional rescue operations. These Battlefield Airmen are the ideal force for personnel recovery and combat search and rescue.

A pararescueman's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist, with emergency medical capabilities in humanitarian and combat environments. They deploy in any available manner, to include air-land-sea tactics, into restricted environments to authenticate, extract, treat, stabilize and evacuate injured personnel, while acting in an enemy-evading, recovery role. PJs participate in search and rescue, combat search and rescue, recovery support for NASA and conduct other operations as
appropriate.

Pararescuemen

Pararescuemen are among the most highly trained emergency trauma specialists in the U.S. military. They must maintain an emergency medical technician-paramedic qualification throughout their careers. With this medical and rescue expertise, along with their deployment capabilities, PJs are able to perform life-saving missions in the world's most remote areas.

Their motto "That Others May Live" reaffirms the pararescueman's commitment to saving lives and self-sacrifice. Without PJs, thousands of service members and civilians would have been unnecessarily lost in past conflicts and natural disasters.

Assigned to AFSOC, pararescuemen join forces with combat controllers and special operations weathermen to form a highly trained Special Tactics teams.

Training

Pararescuemen endure some of the toughest training offered in the U.S. military. Their training, as well as their unique mission, earns them the right to wear the maroon beret. They complete the same technical training as EMT-Paramedics, plus the following physical and specialized training.

Pararescue Preparatory Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas -- This two-week course provides physical training under the oversight of sports physiologists and swimming trainers to familiarize and teach the trainees the required skills to succeed in the Indoctrination course to follow.

Indoctrination Course, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas -- This 10-week course recruits, selects and trains future PJs through extensive physical conditioning. Training accomplished at this course includes physiological training, obstacle course, rucksack marches, dive physics, dive tables, metric manipulations, medical terminology, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, weapons qualifications, PJ history and leadership reaction course.

U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga. -- Trainees learn the basic parachuting skills required to infiltrate an objective area by static line airdrop in a three-week course.

U.S. Air Force Combat Divers School, Panama City, Fla. -- Trainees become combat divers, learning to use scuba and closed-circuit diving equipment to covertly infiltrate denied areas, conduct sub-surface searches and basic recovery operations. The six-week course provides training to depths of 130 feet, stressing development of maximum underwater mobility under various operating conditions.

U.S. Navy Underwater Egress Training, Pensacola Naval Air Station, Fla. -- This course teaches how to safely escape from an aircraft that has ditched in the water. The one-day instruction includes principles, procedures and techniques necessary to get out of a sinking aircraft.

U.S. Air Force Basic Survival School, Fairchild AFB, Wash. -- This two and a half-week course teaches basic survival techniques for remote areas. Instruction includes principles, procedures, equipment and techniques, which enable individuals to survive, regardless of climatic conditions or unfriendly environments and return home.

U.S. Army Military Free Fall Parachutist School, Fort Bragg, N.C., and Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz. -- This course instructs trainees in free fall parachuting procedures. The five-week course provides wind tunnel training, in-air instruction focusing on student stability, aerial maneuvers, air sense and parachute opening procedures.

Paramedic Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M. -- This 22-week course teaches how to manage trauma patients prior to evacuation and provide emergency medical treatment. Upon graduation, an EMT-Paramedic certification is awarded through the National Registry.

Pararescue Recovery Specialist Course, Kirtland AFB, N.M. -- Qualifies airmen as pararescue recovery specialists for assignment to any pararescue unit worldwide. The 24-week training includes field medical care and extrication basics, field tactics, mountaineering, combat tactics, advanced parachuting and helicopter insertion/extraction.

History

The first medical corpsmen were airdropped in 1943 to a downed aircrew in a remote location on the China-Burma border. Pararescemen, known at the time as para-jumpers or PJs, responded to the need for a highly trained rescue force. PJs begin to integrate scuba techniques into their tactics, jumping with more than 170 pounds of equipment.

Pararescuemen proved to be the premier rescue force rescuing downed pilots in the Vietnam War. They also recovered Gemini mission astronauts in the 1960s and San Francisco earthquake victims in 1989.

Pararescuemen continue to deploy so "That Others May Live" whenever they are called to help resolve international emergencies and humanitarian relief efforts.

Again, not one I wrote, but the most up to date.

USAF Special Operations Weather Teams
SOWT

Special Operations Weather Team Airmen are Air Force meteorologists with unique training to operate in hostile or denied territory. They gather, assess, interpret environmental data and forecast operational impacts from forward deployed locations, working primarily with Air Force and Army Special Operations Forces. They collect critical weather, ocean, river, snow and terrain data, assist mission planning, generate accurate mission-tailored target and route forecasts in support of global special operations and train joint force members and coalition partners to take and communicate limited weather observations. Additionally, Special Operations Weathermen conduct environmental special reconnaissance, collect upper air data, organize, establish and maintain weather data reporting networks, determine host nation meteorological capabilities and train foreign national forces. Every Special Operations Forces mission is planned using the analyses and coordination of special operations weathermen.

History

The U.S. Army Weather Service originated in 1917 to provide the American Expeditionary Forces with "all the meteorological information needed; and to undertake special investigations in military meteorology and related problems". They first took part in World War I combat operations in France in 1918.

During World War II, specially trained weather observers, sometimes referred to as guerrilla weathermen, infiltrated behind enemy lines to provide weather intelligence in support of air strikes, airlifts and airdrops. In 1947 the Weather Service transferred to the new Air Force with the provision to continue providing meteorological services to the Army. During the Vietnam War, special warfare or commando weathermen provided forward observations and established weather networks in Cambodia and Laos. In every conflict since Vietnam, special operations weathermen were with initial entry forces leading the way, undertaking the most dangerous missions behind enemy lines, conducting austere weather operations, and taking observations critical to the success of follow-on forces.

On May 5, 2008, the Air Force approved the establishment of a new Air Force Specialty Code for Special Operations Weather, formally recognizing their commitment to deploy into restricted environments by air, land or sea to conduct weather operations, observe and analyze all environmental data.

Highly trained Air Commandos

Special operations weathermen are among the most highly trained personnel in the U.S. military. They maintain the same weather weapon system qualifications as all Air Force weathermen in addition to advanced special tactics skills. Their 61 weeks of training and unique mission skills earn them the right to wear the gray beret.

Special Operations Weather Selection Course, Lackland, Air Force Base, Texas - This two-week course focuses on sports physiology, nutrition, basic exercises, special operations weather history and fundamentals.

Special Operations Weather Initial Skills Course, Keesler AFB, Miss. - This 29-week course prepares Air Force special operations weather apprentices. Training includes basic, intermediate, and advanced meteorology, meteorological reports and computer operations. Other topics include: satellite meteorology, weather chart analysis, weather radar, weather products, tropical meteorology, synoptic level analytical meteorology, weather prognosis techniques, forecasting weather elements to include severe weather, synoptic lab, forecasting lab, and a unit on the weather career field and weather equipment. This is the same course, with the inclusion of rigorous fitness progression training, that all Air Force weather apprentices attend and is the core skill of special operations weathermen.

U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga. - Trainees learn the basic parachuting skills required to infiltrate an objective area by static line airdrop in a three-week course.

U.S. Air Force Basic Survival School, Fairchild AFB, Wash. - This two and a half-week course teaches basic survival techniques for remote areas. Instruction includes principles, procedures, equipment and techniques, which enable individuals to survive, regardless of climatic conditions or unfriendly environments and return home.

U.S. Air Force Water Survival Training, Fairchild AFB, Wash. - This two-day course teaches principles, procedures, techniques, and equipment that enhance their ability to survive in a water environment and assist in their safe recovery and return to friendly control.

U.S. Air Force Underwater Egress Training, Fairchild AFB, Wash. - This two-day course teaches the principles, procedures, and techniques necessary to successfully egress from a sinking aircraft. Training requires personnel to actually experience water entry and to perform underwater egress.

Special Operations Weather Apprentice Course, Pope AFB, N.C. - This 13-week course provides final special operations weather qualifications. Training includes physical training, austere weather operations, tactical weather observations, small unit tactics, land navigation, communications, demolitions, and field operations including parachuting. At the completion of this course, each graduate is awarded their 3-skill level (journeymen), gray beret and SOWT crest.

Special Tactics Advanced Skills Training, Hurlburt Field, Fla. - This 12-month program for newly assigned special operations weathermen produces mission-ready operators for the Air Force and U.S. Special Operations Command. This course focuses on initial skills, core tasks, and operational readiness training to test the trainee's personal limits through demanding mental and physical training.

These are excellent. I need to be sure my sons' CO groups are getting these.

Mark

As I said, I can't take credit for the last three Air Force Special Operations write-ups, as they're pulled from their fact sheets. But, I'm glad you're enjoying them.

U.S. Army Special Operations Command
USASOC

About the U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Since Sept. 11, 2001, few elements of the U.S. military have been more involved in the Global War on Terrorism than the Soldiers of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, or USASOC.

In Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and numerous other hotspots around the world, USASOC Soldiers have been amongst the first forces to deploy in support of U.S. and coalition force objectives.

HISTORY & RESPONSIBILITIES

On Dec. 1, 1989, the Department of the Army established USASOC at Fort Bragg , N.C. , as a major Army command to enhance the readiness of Army special operations forces.

In addition to reporting to the Department of the Army, USASOC also functions as the Army component of the U.S. Special Operations Command, or USSOCOM, located at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. USSOCOM is the congressionally mandated, unified combatant command responsible for all Department of Defense special operations forces within the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps

STRUCTURE

With an allocated strength of approximately 23,000 Soldiers, USASOC commands both active-duty and Army Reserve special operations forces. The command also provides oversight of Army National Guard special operations forces’ readiness, organization, training and employment in coordination with the National Guard Bureau and state adjutants general.

USASOC controls seven major subordinate elements, which in turn train and maintain forces for deployment by USSOCOM to combatant command theaters worldwide.

USASOC’s major subordinate commands include the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne),the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School and the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command, all located at Fort Bragg , N.C. Its major subordinate units include the 75th Ranger Regiment at Fort Benning , Ga. , the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) at Fort Campbell , Ky. , Military Information Support Operations Command (Airborne)(Provisional), the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) and the Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations) (Airborne), all at Fort Bragg, N.C.

The U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C., controls five active Special Forces groups and has training oversight for two groups in the Army National Guard. The Green Berets are uniquely selected, trained and equipped for deployment around the world during peacetime, conflict and war. Regionally and culturally oriented, Special Forces Soldiers are experts in unconventional warfare, direct action, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense and combating terrorism.

The U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (SWCS) at Fort Bragg, N.C., is one of the Army’s premier education institutions, managing and resourcing professional growth for Soldiers in the Army’s three distinct special-operations branches: Special Forces, Civil Affairs and Military Information Support.

The 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning , Ga. , is the Army's premier light infantry force. The Rangers are flexible, highly-trained and rapidly deployable Soldiers with specialized skills who can be employed against a variety of targets. The regiment's three battalions plan and conduct direct action missions in support of U.S. policy objectives.

The U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command organizes, mans, trains, resources and equips ARSOAC units to provide responsive, special operations aviation support to Special Operations Forces and is the USASOC Aviation staff proponent

The 95th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.., is the only active component civil affairs brigade within the Department of Defense. Its primary mission is to provide operational and tactical civil affairs support to special operations forces and rapidly deploying contingency forces. It must also maintain the ability to provide operational and tactical civil affairs support to conventional forces in collaboration with Army Reserve civil affairs forces.

The 528th Sustainment Brigade (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C., supports all elements of the special operations community in the Global War on Terrorism. The unit is composed of the 112th Special Operations Signal Battalion, which provides cutting-edge telecommunications; ARSOF Liaison Elements (ALE), which are regionally oriented on Army special operation forces logistics; and the Special Troops Battalion. The 528th Sustainment Bde. (A) also provides ARSOF with two unique capabilities: the ARSOF Support Cell (ASC) and two Medical Level II teams.

The Military Information Support Operations Command (Airborne)(Provisional), Fort Bragg, N.C., the only active-duty Army psychological operations unit, was provisionally activated in August 2011. The command provides fully capable Military Information Support (MIS) forces to Combatant Commanders, U.S. Ambassadors, and other agencies to synchronize plans and execute inform and influence activities across the range of military operations. The command comprises two groups, each consisting of three regionally oriented battalions, and is supported by a media production and dissemination battalion.

These are great - keep 'em coming. How about some non-US forces? Maybe SAS/SBS, IDF, Spetsnaz, French Foreign Legion etc?

I've got a few old articles I wrote on the various French SOF units that I can post, as well as some stuff on UK and Canadian units.

Excellent - sounds great.

I'm trying to post, but it's just flat out not letting me.

There is a problem going on, and Bill has contacted the site folks, but they claim their is no problem. Can you specify exactly what you tried to do, the size of the post etc..... so Bill can forward it to them and get this resolved. Very Sorry about this.

Mark

Special Tactics Joint Terminal Attack Controller

ST JTAC

Overview
ST tactical air control parties support Special Operations Command assets by providing terminal attack control and fire support expertise for all three Ranger Battalions, the 75th Ranger Regiment's Reconnaissance Company, U.S. Army Special Forces Operational Detachment A teams, U.S. Navy SEAL Team platoons, and other Special Mission Units.

ST TACPs are assigned to the 17th Special Tactics Squadron at Ft. Benning, Ga., Joint Base Lewis McChord, Tacoma, Wa., Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Ga., and all four active duty Special Tactics Squadrons located in the continental United States.

Very cool stuff, this thread..

Mark

Thanks. I was having problems posting for a while, but it looks like that's been corrected now. I'll try to get additional material posted over the next few days.

The 2016 US Special Operations Command Fact Book

http://www.socom.mil/News/Documents/2016%20Fact%20Book_Web.pdf