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  • 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

  • FLANG teams up with 1 SOW

    The Florida Air National Guard and the 1st Special Operations Wing have teamed up to form an Air National Guard Classic Association.   The Florida Air National Guard will add to the 8th Special Operations Squadron and the 801st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.   “The objectives for standing up an ANG

  • USSOCOM CSM visits Cannon

    Command Sgt. Maj. William Thetford, senior enlisted advisor of U.S. Special Operations Command, visited with Cannon’s Air Commandos Jan. 6 through 8.During the visit, Thetford met with Airmen in various work centers to ensure they understood their critical role in the USSOCOM mission, held an

  • AFSOC historian retires after 50+ years of service

    The longest-serving historian in the Air Force retired here today.Herb Mason, Air Force Special Operations Command historian, spent more than 50 years preserving the Air Force story for generations to come.Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, AFSOC commander, presided over the ceremony at the United States Air

  • AF officials announce civilian reduction in force

    In a continuing effort to meet Defense Department funding targets and rebalance the civilian workforce, some Air Force installations will implement civilian reduction in force authorities effective through April 4.

  • 67th SOS team-up with 56th RS to conduct training

    MC-130J Commando ll crews assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron, RAF Mildenhall, participated in a training mission over the Norfolk Sea with an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 56th Rescue Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, Dec. 21, 2015. The Commando ll provides precise, reliable,