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  • Chief becomes first Air Force E-9 to graduate Ranger School

    The average U.S. Army Ranger School student is in the rank of E-4 through E-6 on the enlisted side and O-1 through O-3 for the officers. Most are between 19 and 27 years old, and only about 21 Airmen graduate each year. Then there are candidates like 39-year-old Chief Master Sgt. William Speck, who

  • Air Commandos presented as AFSOC's best

    Air Commandos received special recognition as the 2015 Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen and civilians of the year during a formal banquet May 19 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

  • SecAF gains special ops insight at Cannon

    The secretary of the Air Force visited Cannon's Air Commandos May 17 to better understand the operations of Air Force special operations forces and its warfighters.During her visit, Deborah Lee James received a tour of the 27th Special Operations Wing's Remotely Piloted Aircraft Operations Center;

  • Emerald Warrior exercise marks halfway point

    Emerald Warrior 2016 moved into its second full week of operations. The last half of the exercise will continue to focus on the integration of Air Force Air Commandos with special operations and conventional assets from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

  • 353rd SOG FM flight earns DOD award

    The 353rd Special Operations Group Financial Management flight from Kadena Air Base, Japan, was recently named the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller 2015 Financial Management Award recipients for contribution in budget formulation and execution below major command level.

  • Emerald Warrior: This week in photos

    Several hundred U.S. and partner-nation military members kicked off Emerald Warrior May 2 at Hurlburt Field, Fla.Emerald Warrior is an annual exercise that focuses on irregular warfare and hones special operations forces air and ground combat skills. The two-week exercise will run until May 13.

  • Forces converge for Emerald Warrior 2016 exercise

    Several hundred U.S. and partner-nation military members converged on Hurlburt Field today for the official kick off of Emerald Warrior 2016. Emerald Warrior is an annual Department of Defense exercise that focuses on irregular warfare and hones special operations forces air and ground combat

  • Heithold to receive AFSOC Order of the Sword

    Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, was surprised May 2, by Chief Master Sgt. Matt Caruso and an assembly of Air Commandos with an engraved invitation to be inducted into the AFSOC Order of the Sword. The general will be the tenth individual to receive the