USAF Expeditionary Operations School
The USAF Expeditionary Operations School (EOS) is the Air Force Expeditionary Combat Support Center of Excellence dedicated to educating, training and exercising expeditionary combat support personnel in deployed operations. The EOS has operational control of the 421st Combat Training Squadron and 422d Joint Tactics Squadron and is responsible for developing and conducting Combat Airman Skills Training, Security Forces pre-deployment training, expeditionary staff training, mobility intelligence education and facilitating the Air Force exercise Eagle Flag which focuses on the integration of all Expeditionary Combat Support skills. Additionally, the school has oversight of several Security Forces-specific training programs through its Phoenix Raven, Phoenix Warrior and Tactical Security Element courses. Underpinning expeditionary operations and training, the EOS is the central repository for Expeditionary Combat Support Lessons Learned and Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs) for all Expeditionary Ground Forces. Overall, EOS offers 15 expeditionary combat support and logistics training courses. On average, the EOS trains more than 5,000 Airmen every fiscal year.
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