Air Force Special Operations Command

Quiet Professionals

AFA 2002 National Convention

Col Lyle Koenig HQ AFSOC 16 Sep 02

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AFSOC Aircraft

MC-130E AC-130U MC-130H

MH-53M AC-130H MC-130P

121 (88)

EC-130E
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AFSOC Special Tactics

Combat Controllers Pararescue Combat Weather

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Airmen on the Ground

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Combat Control Pipeline

CCT ORIENTATION
Lackland AFB, 2 wks

ADVANCE SKILLS TRAINING

Hurlburt Field, 12 mo

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Keesler AFB, 15.5 wks

MILITARY FREE FALL

Lackland AFB, 2 wks

AIRBORNE (JUMP) SCHOOL

Ft Benning, 3 wks

COMBAT DIVER QUALIFICATION

Lackland AFB, 2 wks

COMBAT SURVIVAL/EGRESS
Fairchild AFB, 2.5 wks

PCS TO SPECIAL TACTICS UNIT

COMBAT CONTROL SCHOOL

Pope AFB, 13 wks

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ENDURING FREEDOM:
An Air Force Combat Controllers Experience

TSgt James Hotaling 720th Special Tactics Group

This briefing is classified UNCLASSIFIED

USAFR IMA

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Call to Duty

11 Sep 01

Washington State Trooper AF Reserve IMA Active Duty

12 Sep 01

JAGUAR 12

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Coalition Special Forces

Strategic Reconnaissance - Chemical production facility

Escape & Evade!

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Coalition Special Forces

Strategic Reconnaissance Terrorist Training Camp

Walk of Death

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Coalition Special Forces

Strategic Reconnaissance / Direct Action Mission AQ Command and Control

Chasing Enemy SOF

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Special Tactics

Tactical Landing Zone Survey

Back to CCT roots

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Coalition Special Forces

Direct Action Mission AQ Safe House

B-52 Intimidation

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SEALs / Coalition Special Forces

Direct Action / Sensitive Site Exploitation AQ Safe House

Arms Cache

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Coalition Special Forces

High Value Target

Body Snatch

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SEALs /Coalition Special Forces

Direct Action / Sensitive Site Exploitation Cave Complex

Arctic conditions @ 10,000

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TSgt Hotaling
JAGUAR 12
STS 11-17 Jan 02 LZ Survey- Band E Sardeh Back to CCT roots Coalition Forces 17-20 Jan 02 SSE- Suspected safe house B-52 intimidation SEALs / Coalition Forces 9-12 Feb 02 DA/SSE- AQ Safe house

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TSgt Hotaling
JAGUAR 12
Coalition Forces 13 Feb 02 HVT Snatch No notice tasking SEALs / Coalition Forces 16-18 Feb 02 SSE High Altitude Tgt Cave exploitation Coalition Forces 24 Feb-13 Mar 02 Operation Anaconda

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OPERATION ANACONDA
01 14 March 2002

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TF Rakkasan AFG Forces

HLZ 12

Blocking Force

JAG 12 OP

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DAWN ON 2 MAR-

Midday of 2 Mar 10MTN LANDS AT HLZ, INSTANT FIRE FIGHTMANPAD Shot

PINNED DOWN ALL DAY

Its time to go help the Americans

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NIGHT OF 2 MAR JAG 12 MOVED BY HELO TO 2ND OP

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Ounces make Pounds

Rucksack 1 x PRC 117F 12 x 5590 Batteries 1 x Sat Ant 1 x UHF/VHF Ant Snowshoes/Poles Water/Food Cloths misc. SOTAC Kit (inside Rucksack) IR pointer Beacon Strobe Laser Range Finder NVGs PLGR GPS Flares Misc. Batteries Rucksack-total 15 15.3 24 2 1 5 22 5 13 Assault Vest 210 rds 5.56mm/45 rds 9mm IMBTR radio w/Battery PRC-112 w/Battery Survival gear Water/Food ETREX - VISTA GPS 8 2 2 2 3 1

2 1 1 5 2 2 1 2 118.3

Weapons M-4 w/ Suppressor M-9 ACOG scope Personal Gear-total

5 1 1 25

Total weight Equipment Food/Water Misc.

all weights are estimates in pounds

143.3 73.5% 17.4% 9.1%

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Night of 3 Mar
SEALSAR Self falls out of helo SOF With CCT

JAG 12 OP

1K

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Crash Site
N

SOF

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JAG 12

1km rings

Protecting Southern Flank

4 March cont
Air support operations coordination Pushing appropriate air (JDAM vs. conventional) CAS on troop reinforcements & C2 nodes Protected southern flank by engaging enemy reinforcements and C2 positions with JDAMS Starting to piece the enemy COA together LOCs CAS on troops/tanks to the South

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Crash Site
N

JAG 12

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1km rings

4x CH-47 2x A-10 2x AC-130 2x Apache

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Roberts Ridge Casualty Summary

7 x KIA

(4 US Army, 2 US Air Force, 1 US Navy)

8 x WIA
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Fights On
From night of 4 Mar until exfil Working with TAC-P/Coalition LNO Protecting the FLOT 10 hours of AC-130 work Pre-planned CAS/TRPs Carpet bombing the ratline Target sets for gun ships Running out of food !!

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FLOT

Snipers Marzak Ratline

Ratline

SAS OP
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Fights On
From night of 4 Mar until exfil Working with TAC-P/Coalition LNO Protecting the FLOT 10 hours of AC-130 work Pre-planned CAS/TRPs Carpet bombing the ratline Target sets for gun ships Running out of food !!

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CAS sorties and Battle Damage Assessment

Summary JAGUAR 12 (3-13 Mar 02) 200-250 CAS sorties CFLCC accredited 200+ enemy killed Untold amount of enemy defensive positions, buildings, vehicles, heavy weapons emplacements, mortar positions, caves, tents, munitions caches

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Special Tactics disproportionately influenced the outcome of Operation Anaconda

Commander Coalition Forces

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The overall classification of this briefing is UNCLASSIFIED

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