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  • CMSAF Cody visits Air Commandos

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 8 through 9.During his visit, Cody held two all calls where he answered questions from Airmen and discussed a variety of topics including the Enlisted Evaluation System, promotion boards and force management. He also

  • Premium DOD Exercise hones SOF skills

    More than 1,500 Special Operations Forces from around the services participated in Emerald Warrior, a two-week joint service, interagency and partner nation exercise that concluded here May 9. Emerald Warrior leverages lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide

  • Polish military decorates AFSOC exercise planner

    The Polish Armed Forces awarded one of its highest military decorations May 6 to an Air Force Special Operations Command civilian. Roy Vaughn, an AFSOC exercise planner, received the Polish Armed Forces Medal during a ceremony in Warsaw, Poland. Vaughn played a major role in training PAF to operate

  • Static display dedicated at AC-130H retirement ceremony

    This feature is the fifth in a continuous series highlighting the phase out and eventual retirement of the eight AC-130H Spectre gunships at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., scheduled to occur in fiscal year 2015."Gravedigger," a stately AC-130H Spectre gunship, stands sentinel May 6 near the main gate

  • Hurlburt, FDOT, Superior Construction repair pedestrian bridge

    About a dozen workers from the Florida Department of Transportation and Superior Construction aided the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron in restoring the pedestrian bridge on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 30 through May 1, after a severe flood.Storm water eroded a portion of the bridge's

  • World War II vet receives overdue medals

    What began as a standard awards ceremony quickly turned into the surprise of a lifetime.Maj David Strawbridge, Air Force Special Operations Command reserve intelligence officer, was presented the Bronze Star Medal for his service in Afghanistan by U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, April 17. But

  • 27 SOW welcomes new special tactics squadron

    The activation of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, formerly Detachment 1 of the 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla., was commemorated by a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., April 24.As the first special tactics squadron to be affiliated with the base, no ordinary squadron