U.S. Air Force Special Operators | PJ, TACP, CCT, SR

U.S. Air Force Special Operators | PJ, TACP, CCT, SR
- Pararescuemen (also known as PJs) are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Combat Command (ACC) operators tasked with recovery and medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat environments.
- A United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party, commonly abbreviated TACP, refers to an individual or team of United States Air Force Special Warfare Airmen with AFSC 1Z3X1, who are aligned with conventional, Special Operation Forces, and Tier 1 combat maneuver units to provide precision terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition fixed- and rotary-wing close air support aircraft, artillery, and naval gunfire; establish and maintain command and control (C2) communications; and advise ground commanders on the best use of air power.
- United States Air Force Combat Control Teams, singular Combat Controller (CCT) (AFSC 1Z2X1), are an elite American special operations force (specifically known as "special tactics operators") who specialize in all aspects of air-ground communication, including air traffic control, fire support (including fixed and rotary wing close air support), and command, control, and communications in covert, forward, or austere environments.
- Special Reconnaissance (SR)-formerly Special Operations Weather Technician or Team (SOWT)-is conducted by trained Air Force personnel assigned to Special Tactics Squadrons of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command who operate deep behind enemy lines to conduct covert direction of air and missile attacks, place remotely monitored sensors, and support other special operation units.
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00:17 Air Force Special Operations Command 01:02 PJ 04:37 TACP 07:38 CCT 10:58 SR Combat Controllers (CCT) are ground combat forces specialized in a traditional pathfinder role while having a heavy emphasis on simultaneous air traffic control, fire support (via airstrikes, close air support and command, control, and communications in covert or austere environments. Pararescuemen (PJ) are the only Department of Defense specialty specifically trained and equipped to conduct conventional and unconventional personnel recovery operations. A PJ's primary function is as a personnel recovery specialist with emergency trauma medical capabilities in humanitarian and combat environments. Special Reconnaissance (SR) conduct long-range interdiction, surveillance and intelligence gathering. A subset of their responsibilities is to assess and interpret weather and environmental intelligence from forward-deployed locations, working alongside special operations forces. A United States Air Force Tactical Air Control Party, commonly abbreviated TACP, is an individual or team of United States Air Force Special Warfare Airmen with AFSC 1Z3X1, who are aligned with conventional, Special Operation Forces, and Tier 1 combat maneuver units to provide precision terminal attack control and terminal attack guidance of U.S. and coalition fixed- and rotary-wing close air support aircraft, artillery, and naval gunfire; establish and maintain command and control (C2) communications; and advise ground commanders on the best use of air power.

[@ericpeterson6822]

Everyone wants to be in Special forces community, no one wants to clean the toilet.

[@JasonOwensYT]

Good. Cleaning the toilet is for losers. Spec Ops is the only way to go nowadays. The regular military is a terrible.

[@ericpeterson6822]

So who's gonna clean the toilets?

[@sepronioruiz-valuroso6715]

@@JasonOwensYT when ur the FNG at a team that's all ur gonna be doing lol

[@JasonOwensYT]

@@sepronioruiz-valuroso6715 Not even remotely true. BTDT.

[@bmos212]

Trust there will be plenty of those toilet cleaners. Only 20% graduate

[@paleamigo8575]

I find it awesome that 3 of the 4 USAF units listed are among the most highly trained units in the entire U.S. military. I expected the PJ's to have the highest wash out rate but surprisingly it's the CCT's. People/veterans often criticize the USAF for their posh lifestyle without taking into account the contributions of the branch in its entirety.

[@alexmason2659]

That's because they are all tier 1 units the Army and Navy have one tier 1 unit and rest are tier 2 units

[@dwaynejohnson3656]

@@alexmason2659 that’s incorrect no unit displayed in the video is tier 1

[@alexmason2659]

@@dwaynejohnson3656 actually yes they are most of these groups are placed together making up the 24th Special Tactics Squadron which is the US Air force tier 1 unit but you don't know or have any knowledge of the US Military

[@dwaynejohnson3656]

@@alexmason2659 no bro you clearly don’t know what you are talking about just because these guys have the opportunity to go to a tier 1 unit(24th sts) doesn’t mean they are tier 1....they are still in their tier 2 units and when they go screen and pass selection they then are a part of a tier 1 unit educate yourself

[@T_Rav27]

@baileyboy73 baileyboy73 that would be the 24th STS.

[@sarge420]

My last 15yrs was assigned with the 304th RQS. Awesome PJs to work/train with on a daily basis. Dozens of TDYs and deployments worldwide. Phoenominal times. -Ret USAF

[@pjs835]

I was a Navy air traffic controller for 6 years. Our wash out rate at the schoolhouse was about 60-70%, then add A&S, dive school and the crazy physical standards it’s no wonder why CCT has such a high wash out rate.

[@AkhiTee]

That TACPs voice is so deep

[@weeevan3078]

I dare you to say chairforce one more time

[@fuhrfhrei3441]

90% of the air force don’t do anything remotely close to this

[@weeevan3078]

@@fuhrfhrei3441 The rest does logistics support , reconassinace, intelligence gathering OSI, medevac-CCATT, RPA drones, cybersecurity, RedHorse. Just to name few.

[@speedracer2336]

@@fuhrfhrei3441 and 95 percent of the Navy doesn't do this either, and most soldiers don't either. Don't hate.

[@j.chriswatson6847]

@@weeevan3078 RED HORSE love! 🐎

[@SpecialWarfareAirmen]

Chairforce😂💪🇺🇸💪

[@chrispierdominici3891]

Nice breakdown of the USAF special ops members

[@U-TubeSurfer45]

8:49 😂 imagine seeing a team of special operators pulling up to a combat Target on the little 110 dirt bikes LOL

[@datdudeczn]

so badass

[@jamesmaruk5289]

Those KLX 110's are some bad ass little dirt bikes

[@jorgediaz4318]

¡Felicitaciones a todo el personal que integran esta unidad de élite,es un gran vídeo y gracias!!!😊👌👍😉

[@gmctano1570]

I THINK THESE UNIT ARE AMONG THE BEST ARE THE BADASS OF ALL.

[@PpAirO5]

That PJ just lift out 75kg+ from that vehicle like it was nothing.

[@sethchappell499]

More like 95🤯

[@rmmm6725]

No offense but that’s is under 200 pounds. It’s not a heavy weight, most combat vets had to practice buddy lifts and with gear we are talking close to 300 pounds. I’m sure he was thinking it was light.

[@French_Boi19]

​@@rmmm6725 No offense you have no idea what you're talking about

[@bendingunit2264]

I was wondering wether the motorbikes were really tiny, or wether those were some big boys 😆

[@Rotorqueen1]

Right!! I was thinking they were XR-75s or maybe even MR-50s?!!! Lolol

[@PpAirO5]

It just looks ridiculous 🤦‍♂️

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

@@PpAirO5 just small, transportable and lightweight

[@shadowlab9543]

klx140

[@christopherwalker6056]

Little pit bikes 🏍

[@GianWarGasm]

8:47 i laughed so damn hard hahahaha awesome little bikes

[@fostercreque4110]

what are those bikes called?!

[@fanto1320]

@@fostercreque4110 Motocross

[@bravo6601]

Kawasaki KLX 140

[@datdudeczn]

most badass thing ever

[@strawdawgs78]

The very definition of High Speed, Load Drag. The most gangster thing I ever seen.

[@Echolimabravo321]

Good info!!

[@persona-non-grata]

8:48 "Got room for 1 more if you still wanna go to Aspen...I can get 70 miles to the gallon on this hog."

[@hanhuiliao4127]

powerful U.S. military👍💪💪💪

[@williemongo261]

How I wish I could go through this kind of training.. ❤

[@N3ON23]

Keep pushing wingman... we are the standard for years now

[@christianeasley767]

HOOOOYAHHHHH CCTS!!!!!!! ❤️🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪😎

[@SpecialWarfareAirmen]

Yes we are.

[@danrue3263]

For damn sure

[@nyareyes8618]

Yup, get to wear a beret, Velcro, dip, a/c, contracted down range food. Aim High (hence training to low crawl) in the USAFSF

[@nikoletamuleshkova6486]

Ooo 😍😍😍😍😍, i already wake up for work 🙆

[@taylorfajita8260]

8:49 WEEEEE

[@alfe1402]

Please do a video about DAGREs and SOST.

[@fergu2857]

excelente video hua ! CCT, PJ, TACP, SR !! mas, el equipo de combat close no es bueno, ( min 2,30 )... veo que son novatos en eso del CQC, todo lo demás son admirables gracias por tanto guerreros

[@ghostlabgaming3765]

Real heroes don't wear capes.

[@jaydenmadden6986]

Yes, real heroes wear tactical vest, FAST helmets with NODs on them

[@williamwyatt]

Bag em’ and tag em’ boys.

[@rfcdgaf]

10:20 pleadies constellation easily recognizable to the left of the laser

[@71shanna]

same motto, so others may live...sar

[@user-rt9mk4ms9j]

جميل جدا

[@dp7933]

Yo Way Yo

[@jonathonmoores9137]

Does anyone know how common it is to pull/sprain/tear a muscle in the back ?It’s my second time injuring my back and I deal with it but it’s quite annoying. Any advice/tips on avoiding injury through sw prep, a&s, and the pipeline.

[@xSpartanZ89x]

Sounds like overuse my man. Or that an area around it is weak and causing it to over compensate. I would rest it and see if you can strengthen areas around it as well! Good luck man, I’ll be heading out soon as well.

[@slinkychungus2044]

Try strengthening your other areas to include joints. Lower back is going to get worked regardless, but slowly strengthening your areas will help your lower back pain. Also try icing, stretching your hips, hydrating well, and getting adequate amounts of recovery.

[@TheFoxyPlayer]

Personally I've never heard of it, nor experienced little if any discomfort in my back, even doing pull ups every day

[@KP18793]

maybe you should call a doctor & not ask youtube you lunatic

[@miket2406]

no joke stretching and yoga... most injury occurs because muscles become to tight with weights/or imbalance in muscle strength.

[@ez3333]

🔥😇🔥

[@bradenbagby4431]

People can say chair force all they want but all these jobs including any speacial operations is gonna be more phisically demanding than infantry in marines or army. Speacial operations is the way to go. Enlisting with 18x next year

[@jaypenha5352]

quick question... hasn't drones and satelites largely replaced SR's? when it comes to getting info on targets for future aircraft bombing missions, wouldn't drones pretty much solve that problem of recon, along with the ground assets that the Army and marine corps already have?

[@Cosmicsurfpro]

Pw 50 get some!

[@makerofmadness9427]

@2 mins in starting to put puzzle pieces into place myself.

[@tomlau1866]

woo

[@jparker12004]

Dev and Delta are definitely more capable than PJs. Pjs are support elements of tier 1 operators.

[@Siegefya]

If the 24 STS can work right alongside the units you mentioned I'd say they are just as capable. And from what I understand to get in the 24th it's also a really hard selection process... It's not just a unit they can go to out of the pipeline.

[@petrosity93]

What is that m lok rail they're using that fits around the front sight post?

[@dr.bethingham2939]

I want one

[@dr.bethingham2939]

Apparently they’re called FSP rails, simply look up mlok fsp and you should get some results

[@AirsoftJunkie]

The only (that I'm aware of) company that makes an M-LOK FSP rail is Centurion Arms. Daniel Defense makes an pictinny version, similar to the MK18 rail.

[@fostercreque4110]

Its a troy mlok FSP rail

[@suntzu5562]

Forgot CRO

[@hestunugroho23]

😀👍🏿.

[@billycjohnson08]

The one thing I will say about the AF Special Warfare guys in this video, their CQB movements look REALLY rough. But, I guess DA (Direct Action) are not any of these guys bread & butter. They're good at their specific skill set, but they're definitely not the type of units I would send out for kill/capture HVT missions.

[@TheRealPeterVenkman1984]

I thought that was arma 3 with the video photo

[@ngunswetrust2A]

They use dagr’s also I see.

[@joash480]

O.K. You're the most specialized specialists in the entire world. We. Get. It.

[@ruthlessintentions3778]

Hater. If you get, why you commenting? Better yet. Why you even watching?

[@tedh.8356]

Then why are you watching?

[@user-pz3bk3th1z]

💪❤️‍🔥✊🤜🇺🇸🙏

[@nigromanteerrante4511]

What about SOST??? Dont forget SOST

[@petrwindmeijer7542]

PJ

[@klohr311]

Not the sexy or the most talk about when it comes to special unit when comparing to navy seal, green beret, or marsoc..but always ready when need to be called..

[@acc.x.cc.x9888]

2:00 looked like a hard fail and i'm guessing by the cadre's face I'm right🤦🏻‍♂️

[@user-ze6jw9po9q]

장비만 받쳐주면 해수색도 전혀 뒤쳐지지 않을건디

[@tannerlafferty7510]

❤️🌎🌍🌹🦅

[@spencerhall6744]

So what’s the difference between cct and tacp? Everything seems the blend together

[@LibertysetsquareJack]

TACP are by default attached to conventional units for conventional missions, unless the particular TACP tries for and passes a SOF TACP selection; CCT are all SOF by default, and are attached to SOF units. CCT get dive school and freefall as a standard portion of their pipeline, while TACP does not; CCT apprentice course includes demolition, small unit tactics, and other courses not in the TACP pipeline; CCTs are FAA qualified ATCs as standard, while TACPs are not; TACP primary tasking is CAS and calling indirect fires for the host unit, while the primary tasking of CCTs is airfield and/or LZ/DZ preparation and controlling of stacked aircraft tasked with landing, utilizing and/or protecting that airfield/LZ/DZ.

[@Texasmayne89]

So basically TACP work more with traditional regular army. CCT as automatically working with Ranger Bat., SF, SEALS, GB, and other tier 2 and 1 units.

[@knight6]

@@Texasmayne89 generally true, TACP works with the conventional US Army units (and sometimes the USMC) and CCTs work with the Rangers, SEALs, Green Berets, and sometimes MARSOC/Force Recon etc. Sometimes there are some (very few) TACP that go through dive school, jump school, Ranger school, etc and can he assigned to the Special Operations units and CCTs can work with conventional units.

[@johnurena08]

Hold up 0:42 was that a AH-1Z and a Huey Venom 0:56 United States Marine Corps helicopter’s I didn’t even know USMC and USAF go on mixed operations

[@knight6]

Yup, they do. All the branches have mixed operations one way or another. The Marine aircraft could be operating from a nearby amphibious assault ship or air field closest to the USAF unit just as a USMC unit could have air support from the USAF.

[@glenmaughan8299]

TACP= Marine Corp ANGLICO

[@j.j.erickson.2306]

As long as they are ethical-intelligent or good people in their actions to prevent them from being corrupt impostors at the mere hour to hurt the human being by being complicit in evil.

[@spacewiz163]

Has all the world militaries established these same groups? Or are these forces the natural course that come to all militaries?

[@Mikeplaysdbd]

Idk if i want to do cct or SR

[@trevorwalden6097]

Most go to assessment and selection and are assigned to one of the 4 career fields now

[@stankyfishy8608]

@@trevorwalden6097 can you explain this more bc I’m very interested in joining one of these

[@jurekwisniewski786]

Are PJ's using mk18?

[@elliotbeltran4554]

U.S Marine here. Ive pretty much did this in Marine CT

[@JO_International]

I doubt it 😂

[@scripteds.3019]

Don’t even compare yourself to these guys. You basic infantry stick to jerking each other egos.

[@huggybear2789]

@@scripteds.3019 for real, what a 🤡

[@Franky10207]

This is my dream from Sri Lanka

[@WootTootZoot]

Move here, enlist, qualify, become a citizen. Welcome to the USA. I bet you can do it.

[@Phantom8589]

If you thinking about it do yourself a favor and go Army Green Beret you will better off with an actual mission set.

[@xanshen9011]

When your team is pinned down by enemy on all sides and youre bleeding out, dont call the air force for A10s to pick off the insurgents and for the PJs to come pick you up and save you from death 😂

[@strawdawgs78]

@@Ash12428 Yeah, be a CONUS Pipeline School Operator. Hardcore.

[@LeechyKun]

CCT's are like Splinter Cell (Sam Fisher) equivalent units. They can go solo behind enemy lines and if I recall, have the most Medal of Honors. I consider them elite of the elites.

[@TheEpitaphrecords]

not even remotely close. wtf are you talking about? 😂 they attach to other units to command airstrikes and the surrounding airspace. they rarely if ever do missions without being attached to another unit. they are elite but you need to learn some facts before you speak. they have 1 MOH

[@strawdawgs78]

They should call SR the "Silent Raiders."

[@GUNRUNTACTICALGAMING]

I love this one, This is the reason why I want to join the US army.

[@juhyokang2571]

Okay 三軍特授 ㅡok

[@ggNotSuree]

so many keyboard warriors here thinking they know what they are talking about haha

[@alv_saab5583]

Team Ghost Recom

[@netzymarianadoradocalderon4559]

P para que el Gobierno de la República y República y que el Gobierno de la República

[@netzymarianadoradocalderon4559]

P para que el Gobierno de la República y que el Gobierno de fútbol es un deporte muy bien gracias por la República y que el Gobierno de la

[@123-xd7kc]

Their room clearing sucks lol

[@speedracer2336]

Trained by the army, complain to them

[@hestunugroho23]

True red flag is number 1 bestest no others. Remember it's I come you if ada flag others if ada pig 🐷🐖era. And forever red flag 🚩. Always. Junjungan Inggil Ageng Raja Bali. Junjungan Inggil Agung Senopati Raja Mojopahit. Ronggo Sasmitho Sumantri Hestu Nugroho.

[@charlieghague]

Funny to see these burly, big chested freedom fighters all loaded with kit and riding a dirt bike sized for a teenager. Ounces equal pounds I guess.

[@bodyboardingchronicles602]

How many A.F.S.F type's does it take to run State Government? None, they don't run for office. Wish somebody would Make America Great Again. One Team 👊😂

[@Nightwolfsc]

chairforce

[@bman7036]

Do you know what you are talking about? All of the jobs depicted in this video train hard to be part of the battle as force multipliers. Many times they train harder than their Army/ Marine counterparts. They have to know the counterparts jobs and integrate their own skill sets to accomplish the missions. They are the military 911.

[@Nightwolfsc]

@@bman7036 sounds like you are ready to provide some B J s to the AF guys ,awesome

[@JO_International]

@@Nightwolfsc you know what I noticed as a former TACP? It was never Infantry or SOF calling us Chairforce. Only the POGs and paper pushers 😂 Which one are you?

[@Nightwolfsc]

@@JO_International chairforce says what ?

[@power95festered30]

@@Nightwolfsc I’m dying to know what your job was in the military. Please tell us.

[@imhillsongworshipsguillaum4326]

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[@ez3333]

🔥😇🔥