BY ORDER OF THE AIR FORCE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND
SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE PROCEDURES 3-42.69
1 March 2011 4 NOVEMBER 2013
Tactical Doctrine
SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
IRREGULAR WARFARE/MEDICAL STABILITY OPERATIONS
ACCESSIBILITY: Publications and forms are available for downloading or ordering on Air
Force E-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mi.
RELEASIBILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication
OPR: HQ AFSOC/SGK Certified by: AF/SG3
(Col Elmo J. Robison)
Pages: 21
PURPOSE: The Air Force Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (AFTTP) 3-42 series of
publications is the primary reference for medical combat support capability. This document,
AFTTP 3-42.69, provides an overview of special operations (SO) medical tactics, techniques,
and procedures (TTP) that support special operations forces (SOF) and missions. It describes the
organization, capabilities, planning, logistics, training, and operations of the Air Force Special
Operations Command (AFSOC) Irregular Warfare/Medical Stability Operations (IW/MSO)
program. United States Air Force (USAF) general purpose forces IW/MSO doctrine will be
established in separate document. Ensure that all records created as a result of processes
prescribed in this publication are maintained in accordance with Air Force Manual (AFMAN)
33-363, Management of Records, and disposed of in accordance with the Air Force Records
Disposition Schedule (RDS) located at https://www.my.af.mil/afrims/afrims/afrims/rims.cfm.
Refer recommended changes and questions about this publication to the Office of Primary
Responsibility (OPR) using the AF IMT 847, Recommendation for Change of Publication.
Route AF IMT 847 through the appropriate chain of command and parent Major Command
(MAJCOM). The OPR for this TTP is the sole waiver authority for any part of this publication.
APPLICATION: This publication applies to all Air Force military and civilian personnel
including Air Reserve Components (ARC). This document is authoritative but not directive.
SCOPE: SO missions are conducted by specially organized, trained and equipped military
forces to achieve military, political, economic or psychological objectives by unconventional
means in hostile, denied, or politically sensitive areas. Whether operating from a main operating
base (MOB), intermediate staging base (ISB), forward staging base (FSB), forward operating
base (FOB), fire base (FB) or a combat outpost (COP), or locations with Partner Nations (PN)
request; AFSOC has established operational medical capability to IW/MSO. IW/MSO is a key
component of the AFSOC medical mission. Three unit type codes (UTCs) have been developed
specifically for that purpose: FFQE2, FFQET and FFQEW. The primary mission of the Medical
SOF Irregular (IW)/Medical Stability Operations (MSO) Team (FFQE2) and SOF IW/MSO
Medical Augmentation Team (FFQET) is to conduct healthcare and medical engagements in
