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  • New AFSOC commander tours Cannon

    With less than a month on the job, Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the newly appointed Air Force Special Operations Command commander, made it a top priority to interact with Cannon's Air Commandos. Airmen of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. welcomed Heithold as he toured the base July 23-24 for the first time

  • Airmen and Soldiers conduct joint training

    Airmen and Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord participated in a water training exercise at American Lake here July 14 and 15, 2014.Airmen from the 22nd Special Tactics Squadron's Red Team practiced helocasting alternate insertion and extraction training with Soldiers from the 160th Special

  • Around the world in 27 days

    The first continuous mission around the world for the MC-130J Commando II, Air Force Special Operations Command's newest platform, ended successfully July 9 with the aircraft's safe return to Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The MC-130J's historic mission, which spanned five continents and

  • 1st SOSFS honors fallen defenders

    Two Security Forces Air Commandos raised money and spent time putting together a fallen defender memorial wall at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron on Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 16. Tech. Sgt. Timothy Lloyd, 1st SOSFS security manager, and Staff Sgt. Toni Dudley, 1st SOSFS desk

  • Heithold new leader of Air Commandos

    Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Heithold assumed command of Air Force Special Operations in the Freedom Hangar July 3, becoming the 10th commander of AFSOC.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presided over the ceremony where Heithold replaced Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, who also retired after 33 years of