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  • AFSOC releases OA-1K Accident Investigation Board report

    Today, Air Force Special Operations Command released an Accident Investigation Board report on an OA-1K Skyraider II forced landing that occurred Oct. 23, 2025, in Oklahoma City, OK. The aircraft and crew were assigned to the 492nd Special Operations Wing and operated by the 17th Special Operations

  • New ammo-linking machine to save Air Force millions

    The 1st Special Operations Wing introduced a new 30 mm ammunition-linking machine at Hurlburt Field on April 21, 2026, an innovation set to save the Air Force millions by repurposing rounds from retiring A-10 Thunderbolt IIs for use on AC-130J Ghostriders. 

  • COMACC, AFSOC partnership highlighted during 505th CCW immersion

    Highlighting the critical partnership between Air Combat Command and Air Force Special Operations Command, Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of ACC, and Chief Master Sgt. David Unterseher, ACC command chief, visited Hurlburt Field last month to meet with the AFSOC command team before conducting an

  • GBU-39B enters service with MQ-9 Reaper at Cannon

    Air Force Special Operations Command’s MQ-9 Reaper fleet assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing added the GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb Weapon System to its operational arsenal in the spring of 2026.

  • AFSOC introduces ‘Havoc Spear’, its newest cruise missile

    Air Force Special Operations Command has officially unveiled the popular name of the AGM-190Asmall cruise missile as “Havoc Spear.”The announcement, taking place at the Special Operations Forces Week conference, marks a critical step in AFSOC’s Enhanced Precision Effects (EPE) efforts, a

  • AFSOC unveils OA-1K Skyraider II rapid deployment capability at SOF Week

    During the annual Special Operations Forces Week conference, Air Force Special Operations Command unveiled a unique capability of its OA-1K Skyraider II. To fulfill rapid deployment requirements and further provide expeditionary agility, AFSOC’s newest platform, the Skyraider II, is capable of