The Lighting Challenge is a TACP career field exclusive event. For years it was the annual 1C4/TACP Skills competition hosted by the TACP Schoolhouse out of Hurlburt Field, Florida. Location is Ft Hood, Texas and Reveille Peak Ranch.
Now in its second year back, The 2020 Lightning Challenge is a week-long competition hosted by the 3rd Air Support Operations Group at Fort Hood, Texas.
Designed to test the Air Force’s Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) specialist, it features a variety of events ranging from obstacle courses to a shooting exercise, a written test, physical training and simulation scenarios and everything in between.
