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  • AFSOC hosts Warrior C.A.R.E. Summit

    Nearly 50 Air Commandos attended the Air Force Special Operations Command Warrior C.A.R.E. (Connection, Awareness, Resources, Endurance) Summit April 25-29 with their families at a hotel resort near Hurlburt Field, Fla. The event was part of the command's Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF)

  • Special Tactics honors deceased double Silver Star recipient

    The Special Tactics community mourns the loss of retired Tech. Sgt. Sean Harvell, a highly decorated Air Force combat controller who passed away April 26.“Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and families of Sean,” said Col. Michael Flatten, 24th Special Operations Wing vice commander.

  • Goldfein nominated as 21st CSAF

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced April 26 that the president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein to be the 21st chief of staff of the Air Force, succeeding Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, who has served in the position since 2012. General Goldfein was at Hurlburt Field

  • Air Commando inducted into SOCOM Hall of Honor

    Retired Col. Billy "Rusty" Napier was enshrined April 20, 2016, in the U.S. Special Operations Command Commando Hall of Fame. Napier spent 42 years in special operations as an Air Force officer or in corporate capacities. He is a noted Air Commando for his days flying AC-119 gunships and leading an

  • European Air Commandos exercise with allies

    Two European-based MC-130J Commando II aircraft and Airmen of the 352nd Special Operations Wing flew during an exercise with the U.S. and Bulgarian navies and Swiss air force.

  • Combat Aviation Advisors: Strong, silent, professional

    A small team of Airmen arrive at a foreign airfield as the sun peaks over the horizon. They have been flying for hours and fighting their internal clocks to stay awake. They are Air Commandos, Combat Aviation Advisors, and they are the quiet professionals. “We have to be strong, but silent,”

  • Harvard-trained negotiator instructs USAFSOS students

    Today’s operational environment requires both communication and combat skills. Air Commandos at every level need this training, particularly in negotiation.That’s where Hank Finn comes in. As the Air Force Negotiations Center deputy director at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, he travels to Hurlburt