The 17th Special Tactics Squadron is one of the ten Special Tactics Squadrons of United States Air Force Special Operations Command. It is garrisoned at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Redesignation ceremony of the 17th ASOS as the 17th STS on 8 August 2013 at Fort Benning
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The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the Rangers, is the United States Army Special Operations Command's premier special operations infantry force. The regiment is headquartered at Fort Benning, Ge
17th Special Tactics Squadron
…strikes to destroy the enemy. The squadron's primary mission is to provide special tactics Tactical Air Control Party Specialists (TACP) to the Army's 75th Ranger Regiment for unconventional operations. The 17th STS is made up of a headquarters unit and two operational detachments. The headquarters unit is stationed at…
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A Ranger assault team assaults a compound in Nerkh district in Wardak province, Afghanistan, on November 19, 2009.