Works Cited

The following six sources support this project, formatted in MLA 9 style; primary sources are highlighted, and image credits are included at the end. Together they triangulate the project's claims about AFSOC's history and its modern selection process.

1. PrimaryRAND Corporation. An Assessment and Selection Framework for U.S. Air Force Special Warfare. RAND Corporation, 2024. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep64387.
2. PrimaryUnited States, Department of the Air Force. "Air Force Creates New AFSC for Special Warfare Officers." U.S. Air Force News, 30 Apr. 2020.
3. PrimaryHolloway, James L., et al. Rescue Mission Report. Special Operations Review Group, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, Aug. 1980.
4. Koskinas, Ioannis. “Heritage and Culture of Air Force Special Operations Forces.” Black Hats and White Hats: The Effect of Organizational Culture and Institutional Identity on the Twenty-Third Air Force, Air University Press, 2006, pp. 29–66. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep13829.9. Accessed 11 May 2026.
5. Marquis, Susan L. Unconventional Warfare: Rebuilding U.S. Special Operations Forces. Brookings Institution Press, 1997.
6. “Air Force Special Operations Command.” U.S. Air Force Fact Sheets, U.S. Air Force, www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104528/air-force-special-operations-command/. Accessed 11 May 2026.

Image credits: hero, historical, training, and selection images are AI-generated illustrations created for this educational project and are not official U.S. Air Force photographs.