Air Commandos complete Teak Mint 15-1

Members from the 353rd Special Operations Group along with members from the 36th Airlift Squadron conducted multinational and bilateral training during Joint Chief of Staff Exercise Teak Mint 15-1 in Kuala Lumpur and Kuantan, Malaysia, May 26 through June 13.“This exercise has been a great

“Spooky” gunship hits the mark

The 4th Special Operations Squadron conducted live-fire training utilizing a C-130U “Spooky” gunship, June 16, 2015, at Eglin Range, Fla. Aircrew members communicated closely with ground-range operators to ensure the gunship's rounds hit simulated enemy targets.

Air Force special operators, Marines partner up for joint training

The United States Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron along with U.S. Marine Corps 3rd Recon Battalion conducted joint training from May 18-28 here and on Marine Corps Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan.During the training, the 320th STS conducted pre-deployment operations alongside the 3rd Recon

1st SOS, 353rd SOMXS work together to execute formation flight

Four Airmen save contractor’s life

On April 15, four Airmen saved a contractor’s life on the loading dock of their building utilizing their annual Air Force CPR training. Their training was put to the test when Senior Airman Crystal Morgan, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Operations Squadron, made a shocking discovery – Richard

Comptrollers rehearse expeditionary skills

Comptroller Airmen spent June 6 in a simulated joint-deployment environment here, to exercise an infrequently practiced expeditionary skillset.The design was based on an exercise in the 1990s dubbed 'Top Dollar' and scaled down to a one-day simulation where Airmen exercise war-time skills including

Be proactive: Make needed changes instead of allowing problems to take root

Too often, there have been problems that could have been prevented from becoming bigger than they developed into. Small problems can be dealt with at the lowest level; yet sometimes leaders do not engage with a small problem and it turns into a bigger one.As leaders, we must be proactive -- not

67th SOS offloads SOF over historic Normandy drop zone

In commemoration of the 71st anniversary of D-Day, two MC-130J Commando II aircraft from the 67th Special Operations Squadron transported more than 60 U.S. Special Operations Command – Europe operators to the historic La Fiere drop zone near Sainte Mere Eglise, Normandy, France, June 7, 2015. “We’re

D-Day revisited: An aerial perspective

The skies echoed with the sounds of yesterday. One could almost hear the whirr of the C-47 Dakotas intermingling with the steady hum of the MC-130J Commando II props. The memories of World War II aviators and paratroopers were palpable as current aircrew and U.S. Special Operations Command – Europe

Air Commando field training for contingency contracting, comptrollers

Members of the 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron and the 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron made their way to Melrose Air Force Range, June 8, for a three-day pre-deployment exercise. Contracting specialists had the opportunity to manage contracts and contract personnel in a