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  • Town hall meetings address 16th SOW, Cannon transfer

    The 1st Special Operations Wing held two town hall meetings last week on the upcoming transfer of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., from Air Combat Command to Air Force Special Operations Command. Following the base transfer, AFSOC intends to establish the 16th Special Operations Wing at Cannon. The

  • 1st SOLRS streamlines, reorganizes, validates operations process

    For a long time the Air Force has sought to instill smart operations into practical results. Recently, the Air Force turned its attention to logistics readiness and asked Hurlburt Field to set the example. The 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron is one of 12 LRS squadrons currently

  • Base reaffirms riding requirements

    Effective immediately, those failing to wear the proper personal protective equipment while operating a motorcycle will be denied base access. "Motorcycle riders can wear a brightly colored jacket or a vest, either one is acceptable," said Tech. Sgt. Brian Bailey, 1st Special Operations Wing Safety

  • 2006 Communications and Information Award Winners

    Air Force Special Operations Command announced the 2006 communications and information award winners for the command which recognize individuals and teams for excellence and ingenuity in their field. The AFSOC winners will be submitted for Air Force level awards. "Our communications and information

  • AFSOC nominees for Air Force awards

    Air Force Special Operations Command recently nominated three individuals and one organization for Air Force level awards. Staff Sgt. Michael Passmore, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., is the AFSOC nominee for the 2007 Pitsenbarger Award. The Air Force Sergeants Association

  • Air Force historian visits AFSOC, 1st SOW, discusses future of career field

    "The Air Force Special Operations Command history office has an outstanding program, one of the best in the Air Force," were the words the director of the Air Force history and museum programs used to describe Hurlburt's history offices. C.R. "Dick" Anderegg, met with base historians Tuesday and

  • Special tactics: Do you have what it takes?

    In special tactics, just getting to work is extreme. Special tactics Airmen freefall out of an aircraft and use ram-air parachute to land at a precise location - on land or at sea. They infiltrate by amphibious means by either rubber raiding craft or combat dive using SCUBA gear. They operate on

  • Combined exercise prepares Airmen for battle

    Airmen from Hurlburt Field, the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves participated in a communications exercise at Duke Field March 8. Operation Combined Eagle was a total force communications exercise intended to get all stateside Air Force Special Operations Command communications squadrons to

  • CMSAF visits Hurlburt, brings good news about AF future

    Enlisted Airmen at Hurlburt Field gained the opportunity this week to meet and hear from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. During his three-day stay here, Chief McKinley immersed himself in the Air Force Special Operations Command mission. "I've been fully impressed since