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April 16, 2024
24th SOW Special Operations Surgical Team receives Bronze Star Medals

From Aug. 19, 2021, to Sept. 1, 2021, a six-member Special Operations Surgical Team, assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, established and maintained vital surgical capabilities in support of the joint task force and coalition forces in Kabul, Afghanistan.
April 8, 2024
859th SOS, TFI partners reach milestone in Wolfhound

Aviators from the 859th and 524th Special Operations Squadrons achieved 200,000 flying hours in the C-146A Wolfhound.
April 6, 2024
137th SOW makes history with first female wing commander

Airmen of the 137th Special Operations Wing gathered to usher in a new era of leadership as Col. Shelby Dreyer assumed command as the first woman wing commander during a change of command ceremony April 5, 2024.
March 25, 2024
Space Force Guardians advance SOF Space interoperability during Emerald Warrior exercise

Air Force Special Operations Command, in collaboration with the United States Space Force Special Operations Element (USSFSOE), unveiled the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron full suite of capabilities for the first time during its annual Emerald Warrior exercise, underscoring the unique and invaluable
March 3, 2024
COMAFSOC delivers closing remarks at SAWS

Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, delivered a keynote speech concluding the Special Air Warfare Symposium on Feb. 29, 2024 at the Fort Walton Beach Convention Center.
Feb. 20, 2024
CV-22 Mishap Investigation Update

Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, Air Force Special Operations Commander, convened a Safety Investigation Board (SIB) and Accident Investigation Board (AIB) in response to the November 29, 2023 CV-22 mishap near Yakushima, Japan. The Safety Investigation is for internal military mishap prevention, while
Jan. 11, 2024
AFSOC Aircraft Mishap Releases

UPDATE 16, January 11, 2024 1750CST:After more than 40 days of intensive search, rescue, recovery and salvage efforts, alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement and Japanese civilian volunteers, the U.S. Military concluded operations following the CV-22 mishap
Jan. 9, 2024
371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron increases reach, brings training to audience

Members of the 371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron Mobile Training Team (MTT), brought the new Special Operations Task Unit-192 course to a mission sustainment team assigned to Cannon Air Force Base last quarter.Over the course of a month, 371st SOCTS executed two iterations of
Jan. 5, 2024
Understanding AFSOC’s Adaptive Airborne Enterprise

The 27th Special Operation Wing’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) community and industry partners completed several capability demonstrations throughout December 2023 as part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E) development.As directed in the 2022 U.S.
Dec. 13, 2023
Airman of GUNDAM 22 posthumously promoted

The Secretary of the Air Force posthumously promoted Captain Terrell “Terry” K. Brayman to the rank of Major, with an effective date of December 15, 2022 reflecting when Terry was selected for Major following the conclusion of the Air Force promotion board.