The U.S. Air Force has created a new Air Force Specialty Code that will move its special tactics, tactical air control party (TACP) and combat rescue officers into their own special warfare tier.

For Air Force TACPs and CCTs, it’s a career field, their one and only job. JTAC, however, is a certification, available to service members from all branches. Subscribe to Task & Purpose Today .

First held at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in 1983, the Lightning Challenge quickly evolved into a highly-anticipated annual event among TACP Airmen, many of whom spend their entire Air Force careers ...

The Air Force has activated a formal training unit for Tactical Air Control Party airmen at the Medina Annex of Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas.. Air Education and Training Command said ...

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Sixth Female Airman Attempts TACP Training, Air Force Says The all-female formation salutes during the national anthem at the base retreat ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 30, 2017 ...