Brothers in berets : the evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953-2003 / Forrest L. Marion ; in conjunction with Air Force Special Operations Command.
Publisher:
Air University PressCurtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education,
Shipping list no.: 2018-0155-P. Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-413) and index.
Contents:
From pathfinders to combat controllers, 1943-1954 -- Combat control, 1955-1964 -- The conflict in Southeast Asia, 1961-1975 -- Combat control and US national counterterrorism, 1976-1981 -- From Grenada to Special Tactics, 1981-1987 -- First fight : Special Tactics in Panama, 1989 -- Special Tactics evolves and deploys to Southwest Asia, 1986-1992 -- The battle of Mogadishu : Special Tactics in Somalia, 1993 -- Special Tactics, 1993-1999 : at home and in the Balkans -- Beginning the long war : Special Tactics at home and abroad, 1999-May 2003 -- Epilogue : 2003-2007 -- Appendix A : Combat Control's father-son combinations -- Appendix B : accomplishment of the Pathfinder Mission memo (Joint Airborne Troop Board) -- Appendix C : Accomplishment of the Pathfinder Mission memo (Eighteenth Air Force) -- Appendix D : Combat Control and pararescue interrelationships -- Appendix E : significant events chronology.
Summary:
The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) special tactics community is a small, tight-knit brotherhood of proficient and committed warriors, consisting of special tactics officers and combat controllers, combat rescue officers and pararescuemen, and officer and enlisted special operations weathermen. These warriors have consistently proven themselves to be an invaluable force multiplier throughout history in conflicts around the world. This is their story.--Provided by publisher.
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