Special Tactics Officers (STO)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:STO
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Glock_19
gptkb:M4_carbine
various special operations weapons
gptkbp:branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Special_Tactics_Squadrons
Special Tactics Flights
Special Tactics Teams
gptkbp:deployWith gptkb:Air_Force_Special_Tactics_Squadrons
gptkb:Joint_Special_Operations_Command_(JSOC)
gptkb:United_States_Special_Operations_Command_(USSOCOM)
gptkbp:eligibility gptkb:Airborne_School
gptkb:Air_Traffic_Control_School
gptkb:Combat_Diver_School
gptkb:Survival,_Evasion,_Resistance_and_Escape_(SERE)_School
Military Freefall School
gptkbp:established 1980s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Special Tactics Officers (STO)
gptkbp:insignia Special Tactics Officer flash
gptkbp:minimumRank Second Lieutenant
gptkbp:motto gptkb:First_There
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Inherent_Resolve
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Combat_Controllers_(CCT)
gptkb:Pararescuemen_(PJ)
gptkb:Special_Reconnaissance_(SR)
gptkb:Tactical_Air_Control_Party_(TACP)
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
gptkbp:rank Colonel
commissioned officer
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Navy_SEALs
gptkb:United_States_Army_Special_Forces
gptkb:Marine_Raiders
gptkbp:role direct action
combat search and rescue
personnel recovery
airfield seizure
terminal attack control
command and control of special operations forces
gptkbp:selectionProcess gptkb:Special_Tactics_Officer_Selection
gptkbp:trainer gptkb:Lackland_Air_Force_Base
gptkb:Hurlburt_Field
gptkbp:wearsBeretColor scarlet
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Air_Force_Special_Tactics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8