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  • Wounded AFSOC intelligence officer gifted with new home

    An Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commando permanently paralyzed from an enemy attack in 2013 will receive a mortgage-free home from the non-profit organization Building Homes for Heroes, officials announced March 6 during a Fort Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce breakfast.In front of a

  • 1st SOS perform Stray 59 memorial flight

    A 1st Special Operations Squadron crew conducted their 34th annual memorial flight Feb. 26 off the coast of the Philippines to pay tribute to the crew of Stray 59. Stray 59 was the call sign of an MC-130E from the 1st SOS that crashed Feb. 26, 1981 during an exercise killing eight of the nine crew

  • AFSOC finds the key to combine combat and safety

    Air Commandos flew 100,000 combat hours in 2014, across five continents without a single Class A mishap. And they did it predominantly at night, often hugging the terrain, right in the enemy’s back yard. Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen proved again that they can be a part of the most

  • STTS ride on

    Airmen from the Special Tactics Training Squadron learn how to drive a variety of all-terrain vehicles during advanced tactical vehicle training at Eglin Range, Fla., Feb. 1-4, 2014. The STTS trains special operations forces for rapid global employment to enable airpower success in austere and

  • Air Commando recognized in Washington D.C.

    Chief Master Sgt. Jacob Dunbar is the latest Air Commando to receive nationwide recognition when he was acknowledged for his achievements at the 10th Annual Stars and Stripes recognition dinner in Washington D.C., Feb. 8. The Stars and Stripes recognition dinner is held annually in the nation’s

  • 27th SOW welcomes new commander

    Members of the 27th Special Operations Wing gathered Feb. 17, 2015, as the guidon was passed from Col. Tony D. Bauernfeind to Col. Benjamin R. Maitre, signifying the changing of command from one commander to another. Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command,

  • Carter’s message to DOD workforce

    Ash Carter, who was sworn in as the 25th secretary of Defense Feb. 17, and laid out his top priorities in a message to the Defense Department workforce.

  • In memory of Spirit 03

    Airmen, family members and local community members gathered at Barrancas National Cemetery on Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., Jan. 31, to honor those who lost their lives on Spirit 03.

  • Pride epidemic

    Col. Tony D. Bauernfeind, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, has changed Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., through his use of access, not power."He has continuously implemented change to further solidify Cannon as a premier Air Force installation,” said Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander Air Force