The 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance: Implications for Air Force Special Operations

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin R. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Special Operations

Organizational Culture in Air Force Special Operations

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carroll Greene
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Special Operations

Personality Traits That Distinguish Special Operations Female Aircrew

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 (4) ◽  
pp. 240-247
Author(s):  
Wayne Chappelle ◽  
Anne H. Shadle ◽  
Rachael N. Martinez ◽  
Laura E. Reardon ◽  
Tanya Goodman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Openness To Experience ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Neo Personality Inventory ◽  
Care And Support ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Insight Into

INTRODUCTION: U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) female aircrew represent a small group of military personnel in challenging high-risk, high-demand professions. Personality characteristics may play a key role in distinguishing those women who pursue a career as a special operations aircrew member and succeed in this pursuit. Having access to normative personality data can potentially support psychologists in assessing AFSOC female aircrew and subsequently making informed recommendations to leadership.METHODS: A total of 586 AFSOC aircrew trainees58 (9.9%) women and 528 (90.1%) mencompleted a series of computer-based psychological tests to assess cognitive ability and personality traits.RESULTS: Results indicated significant differences between female AFSOC aircrew and female civilians on four of the five NEO Personality Inventory domains: Neuroticism (M 74.9 vs. M 87.1), Extraversion (M 123.7 vs. M 112.8), Openness to Experience (M 122.6 vs. M 111.0), and Conscientiousness (M 136.0 vs. M 120.6), respectively. The comparison between female AFSOC aircrew and male AFSOC aircrew revealed significant differences across three of the five domains: Neuroticism (M 74.9 vs. M 65.1), Openness to Experience (M 122.6 vs. M 115.0), and Agreeableness (M 119.6 vs. M 112.7), respectively.DISCUSSION: Implications for assessment and interpretation of psychological testing are discussed. This paper provides a unique perspective and insight into those who pursue and excel in this career field. Identifying specific personality traits in our AFSOC female aircrew allows for tailored care and support when evaluating readiness in special operations aircrew for optimizing performance.Chappelle W, Shadle AH, Martinez RN, Reardon LE, Goodman T, Spencer H, Thompson W. Personality traits that distinguish special operations female aircrew. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2021; 92(4):240247.

Foreign Internal Defense. Does Air Force Special Operations Have What it Takes?,

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Koster
Keyword(s):  
Air Force ◽  
Special Operations

Who’s who in Special Forces

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Prados
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Air Force ◽  
North Africa ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
World War ◽  
Special Forces ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Transport Unit

Harry C. Aderholt (1920–2010). In effect the father of air force special operations, “Heinie” Aderholt was a pilot in an air transport unit in North Africa and Italy in World War II. Planes like his had been involved in so-called Carpetbagger flights, inserting...

scholarly journals Formowanie Wojsk Obrony Terytorialnej

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 70-87
Author(s):  
Janusz Tomaszewski
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Territorial Defence ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Special Operations Forces

Development of Territorial Defence Forces Territorial Defence Forces TDF began their official activity on 1 January 2017. They are the fifth single service in the Polish Armed Forces next to Lang Forces, Air Force, Navy and Special Operations Forces. It has been established that the organization of TDF is going to be strictly related to the currently existing ad­ministrative division of the country, giving a total of 17 brigades. Ultimately, there are to be 53,000 soldiers within the ranks. In times of peace TDF should mainly be ready to execute crisis management activities, in times of war TDF should support regular Polish Army Forces in terms of direct warfare.

scholarly journals Previous Military Medical Exposure as a Motivator for a Medical Career

2021 ◽  
Vol 186 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 757-761
Author(s):  
Uri Manor ◽  
Raviv Allon ◽  
Hadar Gan-Or ◽  
Orr Yahal ◽  
Avi Benov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Career Choice ◽  
Air Force ◽  
Military Service ◽  
P Value ◽  
Medical Studies ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
Medical Exposure ◽  
Medical Career

ABSTRACT Introduction A variety of factors influence the motivation to choose a medical career; however, the influence of premedical experiences on health professional trainees’ choices is a neglected one. We hypothesize that medical exposure during service in the Israeli Air Force special operations forces (SOFs) has an impact on motivation for medical studies. The Israeli scenario, in which career choice is anteceded by substantial military experience, allows us to examine this hypothesis. Materials and Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study among physicians and medical students who served as operators in the Israeli Air Force SOF; Unit 669 (an airborne combat search and rescue unit), and Shaldag (an airborne SOF unit). All medical students and physicians enlisted between January 2001 and December 2010 were eligible for enrollment. Results Of over 700 operators screened, 3.7% of Shaldag veterans and 11.1% of Unit 669 veterans had started or finished medical school (P-value < 0.001). Overall, 49 veterans answered the questionnaire and enrolled in the study, of whom 17 (34.7%) were Shaldag veterans and 32 (65.3%) were Unit 669 veterans. Subjective questions implied a significant effect of the service in Unit 669 on career choice. Paramedics had a relative risk of becoming physicians of 7.37 when compared to nonparamedic operators, irrespective of their original unit. Conclusions Medical exposure of Unit 669 operators during military service significantly contributed to their motivation for becoming physicians. Thus, military service in this setting acts de facto as an effective medical immersion program. This adds another factor to the myriad of factors that motivate young adults in their choice of a medical career.

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