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  • An Airman from the 8th Special Operations Squadron nears Hurlburt Field Aug. 9 with the unit's guidon. As part of the 8th SOS transition festivities, a team of Airmen ran the guidon 26 miles back to Hurlburt Field the same way it was delivered to Duke Field six years ago. (U.S. Air Force photograph by Senior Airman Andy Kin)

    Blackbirds return to Hurlburt nest, await new wings

    The 8th Special Operations Squadron ran its flag the 26 miles back to Hurlburt Field Wednesday after running it to Duke Field in February 2000. The run marked the beginning of festivities celebrating the squadron's return to Hurlburt Field and the beginning of its transition from the MC-130E Combat Talon I to the CV-22 Osprey. The squadron,

  • Punk NCO to command chief a dream realized for AFSOC's new enlisted leader

    His journey from self-described "punk NCO jumping out of airplanes" to leader of Air Force Special Operations Command's enlisted force is a dream come true for Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert. Chief Gilbert took the reins as AFSOC's command chief master sergeant here today. The former special operations weatherman said that the quality of the

  • Maintenance troops receive AF honors

    A Bronze Star was awarded to an MH-53 Pave Low production superintendent from the 16th Helicopter Maintenance Squadron at a ceremony in the 20th Special Operation Squadron July 27. Additionally, Tech. Sgt. Mark Skerrett, 16th HMXS, was presented the Air Force Commendation medal, third oak leaf cluster with valor; and Staff Sgt. Sean Allen, 16th
  • The 6th Special Operations Squadron is shown with several of the squadron’s unique aircraft. The 6th SOS assesses, trains, advises and assists foreign nation aviation forces worldwide. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by Airman 1st Class Ali Flisek)

    6th SOS performs unique mission worldwide

    (This is part one of a four part series on the 6th Special Operations Squadron) The 6th Special Operations Squadron's mission is to assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces in airpower employment, sustainment and force integration. That's what the fact sheet says. "We support the National Security Policy by helping foreign friends
  • Chief Master Sgt. Howard “Jim” Mowry, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief.

    Chief ends tenure as command's top enlisted leader

    Chief Master Sgt. Howard "Jim" Mowry, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, is retiring, capping 29 years of distinguished enlisted service. Chief Mowry took time out recently to reflect on the past and present Air Force and his time with Air Force Special Operations Command. There have been many changes to the Air Force since

  • New Hurlburt intel squadron turns aerial eye on terrorists

    Terrorists and their supporters around in the world will soon be under the gaze of a powerful "unblinking eye" providing information on their whereabouts to a "brain" at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Note to the bad guys: You will not like the attention. The reactivation of the 11th Intelligence Squadron here August 1marks a milestone for Air Force Special
  • Staff Sgt. Somkit Chittakone, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the aircraft's honorary crew chief, guides Hurlburt's first MC-130W to a stop here July 21. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by Senior Airman Andy Kin)

    MC-130W arrives for duty at Hurlburt Field

    Adding a twelfth airframe to its inventory, the 16th Special Operations Wing grew one-plane larger July 21 with the arrival of the MC-130W. The new airframe touched down at 12:44 p.m., taxied, then parked in front of base operations for a reception including Col. Paul Harmon, 16th SOW vice commander. The pilots were Lt. Col. Thomas Markland and
  • CYPRUS (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. John Stott checks the left side of a MH-53M Pave Low helicopter in flight July 24. Sergeant Stott is an aerial gunner with the 352nd Special Operations Group at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, and is deployed here to help with the transportation of American citizens from Lebanon. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Brian Ferguson)

    Special ops group helps out in Lebanon operations

    The 352nd Special Operations Group, from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, is taking part in joint operations to transport American citizens, who are voluntarily departing Lebanon to Cyprus. The group plays an important role in the U.S. State Department operation. Our mission is to assist the Combined Task Force 59 with the departure of American
  • Jordin Pressler (left) and her mother, Laci, wait on the tarmac at Duke Field July 14 as the MC-130E Combat Talon I and Senior Airman Steve Pressler, 8th Special Operations Squadron, return from a deployed location. (Air Force Photograph by Senior Airman Jessica Klingler)

    8th SOS transition - Talon I returns home for last time

    The 8th Special Operations Squadron returned to Duke Field from Southwest Asia in the MC-130E Com-bat Talon I for the last time July 14. As the plane approached the airfield Lt. Col. Ted Corallo, 8th SOS commander, distinguished visitors, family and squadron members watched the sky as the aircraft did a low approach, broke west and came in for its
  • Tech. Sgt. Daniel Weimer, 6th Special Operations Squadron, receives the Philippine Civic Action Medal from Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Mendoza, 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by Master Sgt. Paul Chick)

    Philippines Civic Action Medals awarded to 6th SOS Airmen

    Nineteen members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron received the Philippines Civic Action Medal June 5 at Mactan Benito Ebuen Air Base, Philippines from Philippine Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Mendoza, 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing commander. The 6th SOS was in the Philippines to train on the squadron's mission-essential task list and to train
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