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Hurlburt Field, Fla. — The nature of Air Force Special Operations Command’s mission sometimes requires Air Commandos to operate outside of typical military installations downrange. Working in these conditions, aircrews may be in greater danger of kidnapping or worse.
First Lt. Austin Zimmer, a U-28A pilot with the 318th Special Operations Squadron, practices the ‘El Presidente’ drill with his M4 carbine at a firing range near Baker, Fla., Feb. 24, 2016. The ‘El Presidente’ drill was developed to train shooters to identify and engage multiple targets quickly and accurately at short ranges. The irregular nature of Air Force Special Operations Command’s mission sometimes require air crews to operate in austere conditions downrange, which prompted the creation of the Air Commando Field Skills Course.
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