Marines, MV-22s invade Hurlburt Field

At approximately 10:15 a.m. March 27, Hurlburt Field was invaded. But have no fear; it was just 100-plus U.S. Marines and their eight MV-22 Ospreys, and they came here to train with the Air Commandos. For nearly two weeks, Marines from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 based out of

USAF Special Operations School - Forty years of educating AFSOC's Air Commandos

Next week marks the 40th anniversary of the formal founding of the U. S. Air Force Special Operations School at Hurlburt Field. On April 12, 1967, the secretary of the Air Force established the USAF Special Air Warfare School, later redesignated USAFSOS, under what was then Tactical Air Command.

Don't be stupid; wear your seat belt

Thousands of people die in vehicular accidents each year. Personnel on military installations are no exception, prompting the Department of Defense to enact a 100 percent seatbelt wear policy on all military installations, resulting in fewer deaths and limited bodily injury from car crashes. "Habits

Couple reaches milestone together

Retirement day is a day Airmen look forward to for 20 or more years. It is a day that marks the end of an era in their life, one that is happy and sad all at the same time. But for two Hurlburt Field officers, that day was even more special because they got to celebrate it with each other. On March

High flying Chief

AFSOC scores safety trifecta

Safety officials at Air Force Special Operations Command have a pleasant problem: finding room for more trophies in the display case. The Air Commandos dominated the 2006 Air Force safety award program, garnering the service's top awards for best major command safety record, most effective

17 SOS crew returns from desert deployment

An aircrew returning from a four-month deployment in the desert visited students at E.C. Killin Elementary at Camp Foster in Okinawa March 23 to personally thank them for the class' cards and letters. The crew from the 17th Special Operations Squadron visited six classes of first, second and third

Pacific Air Commandos head to Korea for annual ORE

In preparation for a 2008 Operational Readiness Inspection, more than 400 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, traveled to Korea for Blue Horizon Operational Readiness Exercise 2007. Blue Horizon afforded the members an opportunity to practice wartime skills

Humble hero rescues three children from Gulf of Mexico

Three children visiting from Alabama owe their lives to a quick-thinking staff sergeant from the 16th Special Operations Squadron. Staff Sgt. Michael Passmore, a 16th SOS gunner, was enjoying his favorite pastime May 2006, surfing at Navarre Beach, when he saw a boy in the water waving his arms.

15th SOS navigator accepts prestigious award

A major from the 15th Special Operations Squadron received a 2006 award that recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of navigation. Maj. Daniel Roesch received the Institute of Navigation Superior Achievement Award for a Digital Terrain Elevation Data