Hurlburt welcomes Airmen with open arms

Hurlburt Field leadership and the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron have established recent programs to ensure that new Air Commandos transition smoothly into the special operations community here. The new Commando Welcome Center held its grand opening Sept. 15. The center is focused on

AFSOC celebrates Air Force's 67th birthday

Maj. Gen. Norm Brozenick, Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander, gives a speech on Air Force history before Airman Rickey Castorena-Ramirez, AFSOC Commander's Support Staff, cuts the cake as the youngest Airman in Headquarters AFSOC Sept. 18, 2014, Hurlburt Field, Fla. AFSOC held a

Hurlburt Airmen honor Vietnam veterans

Hurlburt Field Airmen organized a fundraiser to raise money for local Vietnam veterans Aug. 30, at Liza Jackson Park in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.   As part of a Department of Defense initiative, the event recognized and paid tribute to the more than 3 million servicemen and women who served in the

USAFSOS Language Center named best in SOCOM

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations School Language Center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., earned the Special Operations Command Institutional Language Program of the Year award Aug. 11.Army Brig. Gen. Sean Mulholland, Special Operations Command South commanding general, presented the award which covered

320th STS PJ receives AFSA Pitsenbarger Award

A special tactics Airman was awarded the 2013 Air Force Sergeants Association Pitsenbarger Award during a ceremony held Aug. 20,  in Jacksonville, Fla.     Senior Airman Tristan Windle, a pararescueman with the 320th STS was recognized for his heroic actions while deployed in 2013 to Afghanistan in

Hurlburt welcomes international visitor

We are America's Air Commandos

"Air Commandos, we are one component of a very powerful joint special operations team," said Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. "We want to ensure that our teammates can always depend on us."This message resonated clearly during a recent offsite where the

The ultimate wingman

Air Force Special Operations Command lost a valuable member of its team as well as the ultimate "wingman" this past Saturday, Aug. 16, 2014, when Medal of Honor recipient and retired Col. Bernard Fisher died in his home state of Idaho at 87 years old.Fisher, who volunteered to go to Vietnam, earned

Cannon “doomsday prepper” finalist in American Airman video challenge

A self-proclaimed Air Force "doomsday prepper" from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., is a finalist in the Air Force's American Airman video contest, and he needs your vote.Senior Airman Nolan Payne, an emergency management journeyman assigned to the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron,

Silver Star awarded to 22nd STS Airman

Four combat controllers and two tactical air control party members from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron were presented eight medals during an awards ceremony here Aug. 18. Combat controllers and TACP members are trained special operations forces who deploy undetected into combat and hostile