U.S. Air Force Special Tactics operators traveled 700 miles to secure airfield for FARP

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command executed a 2-week exercise codenamed Commando Crucible from Jun. 18 to Jul. 3. The object of the exercise is for Special Tactics teams to secure an airfield located in a simulate host nation and set up a Forward Air Refueling Point.

An Air Force Special Tactics operator helps secure an airfield for a fighter aircraft during a Forward Air Refueling Point training mission, as part of exercise Commando Crucible, June 30, 2020 in Kinston, N.C. The training demonstrated Special Tactics teams’ ability to conduct global access operations and integrate Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command forces for strategic deterrence. (USAF Photo by Master Sgt. Henry Hoegen)

Using Hurlburt Field, Florida as their base, the teams traveled 700 miles to Kinston, North Carolina to secure the airfield. F-15s and F-22s from Air Combat Command were then able to fly in for refueling.

Airmen from the 53rd Air Traffic Control Squadron assigned to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia played the role of a simulated host nation force in this exercise.

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