Books with title Air Force Special Operations

The Air Force Special Operations Command is divided into wings, groups, and squadrons. Its motto is “Any Place, Any Time, Any Where.” Learn these facts and more in Air Force Special Operations, a U.S. Armed Forces book. This is an AV2 media enhanced book. A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks multimediacontent. This book comes alive with video, audio, weblinks, slide shows, activities, hands-onexperiments, and much more.

Open this book to learn about Rangers, SEALs, Night Stalkers, and other members of the United States Special Operations Forces (SOF). See how their work is different than that of other members of the armed forces. In this book, you will learn about Rangers at work in the Revolutionary War, read about the hard training that SOF soldiers must do, and discover the noncombat missions that SOF are trained for.

Even the most rigorous training would not prepare young readers for the sheer amount of intel they will uncover about six of the most secretive U.S. Special Forces. Each title covers the chronology of the special ops force and supplements the main narrative with "Force Fact" sidebars about such topics as weaponry, facilities, and popular culture references. From historical missions and controversial calls to details about equipment and selection processes, this series aims to inform! This title provides a chronological account of the American special forces unit known as Air Force Special Ops, including key details about important figures, landmark missions, and controversies.

Fly anything. Go anywhere. Make the enemy pay.They fly whatever the brass gives them. They land wherever the brass wants them. They have no fear. Slow and low into the teeth of enemy fire, quick and quiet into enemy-held territory, whatever it takes to get the job done, the USAF Air Commandos are the bravest flying men in the world.From the glider pilots who landed deep behind Japanese lines, to the gunship crews who hunted over the dark jungle of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, to Desert Storm's Special Operations choppers...all the daring rescues and last-minute landings are here, straight from the Air Commandos' own stories.Documented with 8 pages of photographs!

Hunting down terrorists. Rescuing prisoners of war. The highly trained U.S. Army Special forces carry out these and other secret missions around the world. Skilled in fighting as well as diplomacy and foreign languages, they are ready to go undercover into dangerous territory at a moment's notice. Discover the exciting history of how Army Special Forces came to be, and learn more about how these elite forces fight for our freedom every day.