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  • AFSOC helps USSOCOM celebrate 20 years

    The Air Force Special Operations Command credo promises that the Air Commandos will deliver "Special Operations power any time, any where." Evidently that also includes birthday parties - U.S. Special Operations Command's 20th anniversary celebration held April 23-27 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.,

  • AFSOC helps USSOCOM celebrate 20 years

    The Air Force Special Operations Command credo promises that the Air Commandos will deliver "Special Operations power anytime, anywhere." Evidently that also includes birthday parties. U.S. Special Operations Command's 20th anniversary celebration held April 23-27 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to

  • Summer safety: Know the consequences of DUI

    What makes a person get behind the wheel of a vehicle while intoxicated, and just what is intoxicated? In the state of Florida, the legal blood alcohol limit for a person operating a motor vehicle is 0.08% blood alcohol content. If arrested and convicted of DUI, you could potentially face the

  • Spouse, artist give some TLC to deployment center walls

    Whether walking through the deployment control center with a tour group or going through each of the stations for a real world deployment and preparing for service in a hostile nation, you'll notice once you get to the waiting room that there's now something to look at on the wall. Jim Rahn, an

  • Association links Air Commandos to heritage, history, heroes

    The Air Commando Association, which was founded by retired Brig. Gen. Harry "Heinie" Aderholt, is a nonprofit membership organization for retired and active duty military that have served in or supported Air Force Special Operations units. Its mission is to keep the Air Commando spirit alive, to

  • Enlisted Thunderbirds visit Air Force widows

    Recently, members of the Air Force Thunderbirds team made a personal connection, but it wasn't at an air show, it was because of an air show cancellation. The Sunshine State wasn't living up to its name April 14. Impending severe weather caused officials from Eglin Air Force Base to cancel the air

  • AFSOC completes first USAF freefall from CV-22

    On April 20, members of the 720th Special Tactics Group performed the first Air Force military freefall jump from the CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field. To view the video, click here.

  • Dog attack decoys provide critical training

    Slightly gray, worn heavily with sweat and torn from wear is an arm-mounted bite sleeve used to protect "decoys" from canine attack injuries. Staff Sgt. Rebecca Lind, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, is the senior canine decoy training instructor and oversees proper administering of