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  • Pope NCO awarded DOD’s ‘Spirit of Hope’

    Tech. Sgt. Rebeca Martin, assigned to the U.S. Air Force Combat Control School, was honored by the Defense Department during a ceremony Oct. 16 at the Pentagon where she received the 2015 Spirit of Hope Award, named after the legendary entertainer Bob Hope to recognize selfless service and a

  • Returned to sender, 40+ years later

    A special delivery of long-forgotten letters and photos came from Vietnam to an Air Force widow.The United States and Vietnam are working together to return personal belongings of prisoners of war to their rightful owners; and, a package was delivered today to the family of retired Col. Richard

  • AFSOC senior leaders meet at Commando Rally

    Senior leaders from across Air Force Special Operations Command gathered last week at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, for the Fall Commando Rally.Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, AFSOC commander, met with the AFSOC staff directors, and leaders from Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing,

  • Honoring the fallen: Special Tactics Airmen march 812 miles

    After more than 800 miles on the road, 20 Special Tactics Airmen finished their journey to honor fallen teammates, crossing through the gate here with families of those Special Tactics Airmen killed in combat.The march was held specifically for Capt. Matthew Roland, special tactics officer, and

  • Two Pacific Air Commandos honored at ACA banquet

    Two Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group were honored at the 2015 Air Commando Association Banquet Oct. 10, 2014 in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. A Special Tactics Officer at the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, and Tech. Sgt. Michael Wilson, a loadmaster at the 1st Special Operations

  • MC-130 variants drop MCADS simultaneously over Pacific Ocean

    Two aircraft from the 353rd Special Operations Group completed a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System airdrop during an exercise Sept. 18 over the Pacific Ocean.An MC-130H Combat Talon II and an MC-130J Commando II completed the MCADS drop in a dissimilar formation. This was the first time an

  • An American hero: Special Tactics Airman buried at Arlington

    Tech. Sgt. Timothy Officer, Jr., was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, surrounded by friends, family and teammates, Oct. 5, 2015.Officer was a Special Tactics tactical air control party Airman who was killed in a military freefall accident on Eglin Range, Aug. 3, 2015. His brother, U.S.

  • Welsh, Cody visit Hurlburt Field

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited thousands of Air Commandos here Sept. 28 through 30.Their visit included several roundtable discussions, lunch with Airmen and an all call with Hurlburt Airmen.During the all call, Welsh and

  • Special Operations Airmen to march 812 miles honoring fallen comrades

    The fourth Special Tactics Memorial March will begin Oct. 4 in remembrance of the two Special Tactics Airmen who were killed Aug. 26 in an apparent insider attack in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The march began in 2009 in memory of Staff Sgt. Tim Davis, a combat controller killed by an

  • AF streamlines expeditionary readiness training

    Air Force officials announced the creation of a new streamlined Expeditionary Readiness Program governance construct that replaces the current tiered predeployment training model.The updated program is designed to ensure expeditionary readiness training is relevant, effective, timely, synchronized,