page_title: List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons
hierarchical_section_title: List of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons
caption_attribution_description: English: A US Air Force Special Operations Weather Technician pilots a RQ-11B Raven, an unmanned aircraft system, that provides real-time reconnaissance of the local environment, such as rivers, at a forward operating base in Afghanistan.
context_page_description: This is a list of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons. It covers special operations forces units assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the United States Air Force.
  Special Tactics Squadrons consist of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Air Force Special Operations Weather Technicians, Air Liaison Officers, Tactical Air Control Party operators, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties.
context_section_description: This is a list of United States Air Force special tactics squadrons. It covers special operations forces units assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command in the United States Air Force.
  Special Tactics Squadrons consist of Special Tactics Officers, Combat Controllers, Combat Rescue Officers, Pararescuemen, Air Force Special Operations Weather Technicians, Air Liaison Officers, Tactical Air Control Party operators, and a number of combat support airmen which comprise 58 Air Force specialties.
caption: A Special Operations Weather Tech pilots an RQ-11B UAV in Afghanistan
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