93 AGOW TACPs compete in Dragon Challenge 2023
Tactical Air Control Party Airmen from the 18th Air Support Operations Group receive simulated enemy fire during a Tactical Combat Casualty Care skills course during Dragon Challenge 2023 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, June 13, 2023. Dragon Challenge is an annual event designed to test Tactical Air Control Party operators and their special warfare mission personnel in physical fitness, job knowledge, shooting, and a full-mission profile. Dragon Challenge enables TACP units to compete with each other to see which squadron’s team will move on to the upcoming Lightning Challenge, which selects the best TACP team in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Katie Tamesis)