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  • 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,

  • 320th STS Airmen execute amphibious training

    Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducted an amphibious training operation along the West Coast of Okinawa Sept. 22 - 24 to refresh qualifications and retain proficiency in various special tactics skill sets.The training included day and nighttime helo-casting in cohesion with HH-60G

  • First AC-130U Spooky retires

    The first AC-130U Spooky gunship to retire from the active fleet flew from its home here following a small ceremony Sept. 21.The gunship, named "Bad Omen," was delivered to Hurlburt Field Feb. 17, 1995. Following the ceremony, "Bad Omen" flew to it's retirement home with the 309th Aerospace

  • Cannon hosts 2015 EMT Rodeo

    Twenty-one teams of elite emergency medical technicians from 22 installations across the Air Force convened Sept. 17-18 at Cannon Air Force Base for two days of high-octane competition during the 2015 Annual EMT Rodeo.During this, the rodeo's eighth consecutive year, testers required all contenders

  • A man to emulate: Honoring a fallen Special Tactics Officer

    Capt. Matthew D. Roland was the guy people depended on, turned to, looked up to. He was, to quote a teammate, “the kind of man other men strive to emulate.”He was a “man’s man” who could fix or build anything. He was the guy who “could fit in any crowd” and “lead any team.” This is how Roland was

  • Two fallen Special Tactics Airmen honored, remembered

    More than 1,000 family members, friends and teammates from around the country gathered here Sept. 14 to honor and remember two Special Tactics Airmen who were killed in action last month in an insider attack.As the procession of family members departed the memorial, nearly 2,000 Air Commandos lined

  • Fallen Special Tactics hero honored at squadron tribute

    The coolest guy in the room. A knight and a warrior on the battlefield. A highly decorated combat veteran who went to great lengths to mentor young Airmen. Someone with a quick wit, an infectious laugh and a sense of humor that was “second to none.”That’s how members of the 21st Special Tactics