Air Force Special Operations Command are the most secretive and anonymous of the US Armed Forces. Specialising in supply, insertion,and support they frequently arrive at combat zones before SEALS and Army Rangers, and arrive with attitude: to do what they have to do, whatever the mission, often being the unsung heroes of critical covert operations. A rare look inside a force that prizes it's anonymity, this book traces the history of this elite unit from it's founding to the present day, covering training, new squadrons ...
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Air Force Special Operations Command are the most secretive and anonymous of the US Armed Forces. Specialising in supply, insertion,and support they frequently arrive at combat zones before SEALS and Army Rangers, and arrive with attitude: to do what they have to do, whatever the mission, often being the unsung heroes of critical covert operations. A rare look inside a force that prizes it's anonymity, this book traces the history of this elite unit from it's founding to the present day, covering training, new squadrons established to combat the threat of terrorism, and includes the arsenal of weapons and equipment, the sophisticated gunships and helicopters such as the MH-53 Pave Low. Fred J Pushies spent sixteen years in various units os SOCOM, and writes with authority from an insiders perspective. There is bound to be great interest in this title, as special operations continue to make the news.
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