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...speaking him in the command tent.
As sweat-stained and mud-spattered as the boots and BDUs he wore, Combat Control Team (CCT) officer Craig Brotchie spoke like an airman, but looked more like some swamp-savvy Ranger or Marine.
The general could be forgiven his outburst of curiosity. Brotchie was indeed a USAF officer and a highly trained one at that. But the tactical performance of his small team in that exercise represented a little-known aspect of air-ground operations that routinely surprises even those within the Air Force.
Even more surprising to many is the emergence within the Air Force of the 720th Special Tactics Group (STG), a special-purpose combat force combining the proud CCT with another elite force with an impressive combat record--pararescuemen. The most recent addition to STG was a combat weather squadron.
The 720th was activated in October 1987 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. By 1996, combat weather troops--used to support Army Special Forces--were part of the team. All told, Special Tactics numbers only some 800 operational personnel.
The Air Force Special Operations Command (6% is ST) now possesses...
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