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  • 1st SOSS medics take care of fliers

    The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron’s operational medicine flight has come a long way since its creation two years ago by Air Force Special Operations Command. Before the operational medicine flights were implemented on Hurlburt Field, flying squadrons could only rely on the medical group to

  • SERE class trains in urban environment

    Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, explains an urban environment scenario to a student in her Code of Conduct Continuation training class at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. In today’s

  • Armament Airmen keep Air Commandos firing

    Senior Airman Jonathan Ammons, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament journeyman, cleans and inspects a 40 mm automatic loader at the armament shop on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 4, 2014. Automatic loaders are cleaned and inspected weekly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman

  • 320th STS Airman dies after training mishap

    Tech. Sgt. Sean Barton, an Air Force Special Operations Command pararescueman assigned to the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, died Oct. 30 from injuries sustained after a rappelling training incident during a joint exercise training event near Kathmandu, Nepal. The cause of the incident is currently

  • Air Force Surgeon General absorbs Air Commando mission, culture

    Lt. Gen. Thomas Travis, Surgeon General of the Air Force, toured Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 28 to gain insight into the expansive nature of the mission and the benefits of the local range facilities.  The visit also provided an opportunity for Air Commandos working in each section of the 27th

  • 1st SOEMS, not just patchwork

    Aircraft structural Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron repair damage, replace parts and inspect the structure of an aircraft 24 hours a day to keep the mission going at Hurlburt Field, Fla.

  • AFSOC commander visits 352nd SOG Air Commandos

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, visited the Air Commandos of the 352nd Special Operations Group Oct. 27 and 28, 2014, on RAF Mildenhall, England.As the new AFSOC commander, Heithold is taking the time to visit all bases which house and

  • 15th SOS members clinch lessons learned award

    A team from the 15th Special Operations Squadron earned the 2014 Gen. Kenney Award for lessons learned in the development of tactics. The Aerial Delivery Mission Planning Team spent more than two years developing a plan that would improve the accuracy of dropping cargo to troops on the ground. The

  • CV-22 leader receives prestigious award

    Lt. Col. Travis Hill, 8th Special Operations Squadron commander, received the Office of Strategic Services John Singlaub Award during the William J. Donovan Dinner in Washington, D.C., Oct. 24."If it were up to him he would rather his service be unchronicled, giving all the credit to his fellow

  • AFSOC priorities: Providing combat ready forces

    Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles focusing on each of the four AFSOC priorities.“Providing combat ready forces is our raison d’etre,” said Maj. Gen. Mark Hicks, Air Force Special Operations Command director of operations. “It’s what we do, and the other three priorities