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  • Wing releases names of fatally injured Special Tactics Airmen

    Two Special Tactics Airmen have died from injuries sustained in an accident on Eglin Range during military freefall training, Aug. 3, 2015. Both Airmen were initially injured in the same accident and were rushed to local hospitals where they later died. Tech. Sgt. Timothy A. Officer, Jr., 32, was a

  • AFSOC nominates Defender for LATINA award

    A senior NCO assigned to the Installations and Mission Support directorate is Air Force Special Operations Command’s nominee for the 2015 National LATINA Symposium Distinguished Service award.Master Sgt. Gloria Bermúdez-Bly will represent the command at the symposium Sept. 9 in Washington D.C.As

  • Two Special Tactics Airmen perish after freefall accident

    Two Special Tactics Airmen have died from injuries sustained in an accident on the Eglin Air Force Base range during routine military freefall training, Aug. 3, 2015. Both Airmen were injured in the same accident. Immediately following the accident on Aug. 3, both Airmen from the 24th Special

  • A conversation with the AF First Sergeant of the Year

    “Air Commandos, on behalf of Col. Maitre and the entire 27th Special Operations Wing leadership team, it is with great pleasure we announce Master Sgt. Marvin Jimerson, 27th Special Operations Medical Group first sergeant, as the winner of the First Sergeant of the Year award for the Air

  • MC-12W arrives at Will Rogers

    For the first time since 2007, flying operations here are officially back on. The 137th Air Refueling Wing recognized the MC-12W's arrival during a ribbon cutting ceremony here, Aug. 1.Army Maj. Gen. Robbie Asher, Oklahoma National Guard adjutant general, said the MC-12 mission is going to be

  • 1st AC-130J Ghostrider arrives at Hurlburt Field

    An AC-130J Ghostrider gunship landed here July 29 making it the first in Air Force Special Operations Command’s programmed fleet of 37.After completing the initial developmental test and evaluation by the 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, the aircraft will be flown by the

  • Combat Controller named AF Outstanding Airman of the Year

    A Japan-based combat controller is one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015, Air Force officials recently announced.Staff Sgt. Travis Jordan, 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, is the latest Air Commando selected for this honor.“Travis exemplifies the Air Force core

  • AFSOC command chief visits Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt Matthew Caruso, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, visited and worked out with 353rd Special Operations Group Airmen during his visit to Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 21, 2015. Caruso observed 353rd SOG facilities and capabilities. The chief maintains

  • 353rd SOG aids Wake Island airfield opening

    Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group deployed to Andersen Air Base, Guam, July 18, 2015 to support the 36th Crisis Response Group with the opening of Wake Island airfield after a typhoon hit the island.Prior to Typhoon Halola’s arrival, more than 125 Department of Defense members were

  • AFSOC nominates Cannon Air Commando for National Public Service Award

    A Cannon officer is the 2015 National Public Service Award nominee for Air Force Special Operations Command, leaders announced July 17.Maj. David J. Blair, assistant operations officer in the 3rd Special Operations Squadron, built an interagency plan to counter human trafficking, which was awarded