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  • 352nd SOW welcomes CMSAF

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited the men and women of the 352nd Special Operations Wing during a trip here, Jan. 28. Cody spent the day getting to know the Airmen of the 352nd SOW, viewing CV-22 Osprey and MC-130J Commando II aircraft and recognizing outstanding performers

  • 352nd SOW welcomes CMSAF

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited the men and women of the 352d Special Operations Wing during a trip here, Jan. 28, 2016. Cody spent the day getting to know the Airmen of the 352 SOW, viewing CV-22 Osprey and MC-130J Commando II aircraft and recognizing outstanding

  • Please try to write back

    Bringing a little holiday cheer to an unknown service member was all a little 8-year-old boy was trying to do.A single letter united a pair of Air Force veterans, and the hand-written greeting made it's way back to it's author -- now an Air Force major -- here Jan. 25.It started 25 years ago, when

  • 352 SOAMXS keeps MC-130J 'frosty'

    Airmen from the 352nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on a frost covered MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, Jan. 21, 2016, on RAF Mildenhall, England. These maintenance crews support the aircraft's operational mission by performing

  • 353rd SOSS exercises mission readiness on Futenma

    Members of the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron took part in a joint exercise with Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.This two-week drill prepared Air Commandos for upcoming operations in the Indo-Asia-Pacific theater.“We’re doing an in-house communications exercise, in

  • DAGRE members complete training at Camp Hansen

    Airmen of the 353rd Special Operations Group Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element practiced infiltrating a building and clearing rooms during an exercise Dec. 22, 2015 on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. DAGRE Airmen provide security for aircraft transiting airfields where security is unknown or

  • Cannon judge advocate decorated with Bronze Star

    A 27th Special Operations Wing judge advocate received Jan. 12 a Bronze Star medal for his actions under enemy fire from Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander.Capt. Jophiel Philips, Cannon's assistant staff judge advocate, deployed to Camp Integrity, Afghanistan,

  • 25th Anniversary of Desert Storm

    At 8 a.m., Jan. 16, 1991, Iraqi forces were firmly planted in Kuwait after the U.N. Security Council deadline for their withdrawal had expired.During his evening changeover briefing, retired Brig. Gen. George A. Gray III, then commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, gave the order to begin

  • Frigid Archer challenges Air Commandos on Eglin Range

    Airmen of the 1st Special Operations Wing and other Hurlburt Field units operated Jan. 6-13 from austere conditions here.The combat deployment and employment exercise -- called Frigid Archer -- challenged Air Commandos to work from a bare-base set up, reinforcing the command's ability to operate

  • Deputy SECDEF visits Hurlburt Field

    Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work visited here Jan. 6 as an orientation to Air Force Special Operations Command mission. The secretary toured several AFSOC aircraft and learned how Airmen contribute to national security objectives. Work, who served 27 years as a U.S. Marine Corps officer, was