Pacific Air Commandos honor those 'with the guts to try'

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group gathered for a combat dining out here April 25 to celebrate and remember the service members that conducted Operation Eagle Claw 29 years ago. Operation Eagle Claw was an aborted rescue mission into Iran to recover more than 50 American hostages captured

PJs sharpen capabilities during training

Air Commandos test wartime readiness

More than 350 members and several aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group spent nearly a month on the Korean peninsula testing and assessing their wartime readiness. The Air Commandos deployed to Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, in early March for the group's annual operational

Combat Stress: A combat essential for today's warfighter

Have you ever gone through a challenging or painful situation and later felt stronger from the experience? In other words, the stress of the situation pushed you to react and adapt. You overcame fears or other emotions so, when put in similar situations, you could handle them more effectively or

23rd Air Force welcomes new commander

Col. Marshall B. Webb assumed command of the Air Force Special Operations Command's 23rd Air Force, and honored outgoing commander Brig. Gen. Richard S. Haddad at a ceremony in the Commando Auditorium recently. Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster, commander of AFSOC, presided over the ceremony. He noted,

Dirt Bike Training

STS members conduct ops with Army helo unit

Jackals fuel the fight during FE 09

Federal Computer Week honors Air Force Colonel

Federal Computer Week picked Air Force Special Operations Command's top communications leader, as one of its Federal Top 100 Executives for 2008. Col. Anthony W. Faughn, director of communications for Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, was recognized by Federal Computer Week

Airman turns pain into positive: saving lives one swab at a time

Eleven-year-old Sergio Rodriguez will forever be smiling in front of the Christmas tree. He smiles from inside his frame on his family's living room wall. And he never leaves his parents' wallets. But pictures aren't the only way Master Sgt. David Rodriguez and Diane Rodriguez remember their son,