SecDef’s oldest outreach program visits Hurlburt Field
Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, engages with a member of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) as they depart Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 21 2023. Established in 1948, JCOC is the oldest Secretary of Defense-sponsored outreach program and alumni include chief executive officers of Fortune 100 companies, nonprofit organizations, presidents of universities and public administrators from metropolitan cities. JCOC participants gained an understanding of how AFSOC enables joint warfighters by delivering Special Operations Forces mobility; Strike; Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance and Air-to-Ground capabilities across the spectrum of competition and conflict. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Hussein Enaya)