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  • AFSOC honors Outstanding Airmen, civilians

    Air Force Special Operations Command leaders recognized the command's finest at a formal banquet May 15, 2014, at the Soundside club.The evening was the pinnacle event in a week that began with honorees receiving the key to the city from Ft Walton Beach Mayor, Mike Anderson and included tours and

  • 10th CWS deactivates at Hurlburt Field

    The 24th Special Operations Wing deactivated its 10th Combat Weather Squadron May 7 during a ceremony here.Col. Kurt Buller, 720th Special Tactics Group commander, presided over the ceremony with more than 100 Airmen in attendance."When you leave this building and find your new buildings, your new

  • Enlisted Airmen induct AFSOC commander into Order of the Sword

    The enlisted force of Air Force Special Operations Command presented its commander with the highest honor it can bestow upon an individual. Exactly 551 enlisted AFSOC Airmen inducted Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel into the Order of Sword at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., May

  • Cannon conducts Mass Casualty Exercise

    With a shout the exercise is set in motion: runners take off in all directions, frantic calls are made as the dead, wounded and dying lie scattered in various positions of agony across the pavement. Help soon arrives in the form of a fire truck, its lights flash as medics jump out bearing kits and

  • 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