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  • New AC-130J completes first test flight

    After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the skies for the first time as a gunship here Jan. 31.In early Jan 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J arrived here to begin the modification process with the goal of creating a "best

  • MC-130P Combat Shadow takes final flight in UK

    The last MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron here took its final flight while based in the U.K. Jan. 24, 2014, visiting several locations the 67th SOS has called home in the past. Its departure marks the final step of Special Operations Command Europe's transition

  • 16 SOS moving forward

    The 16th Special Operations Squadron stationed at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., conducted its final mission for the AC-130H Spectre gunship Jan. 16 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The C-130 began its operational service with the Air Force in 1956. AC-130 development began in the early 1960s. In the

  • Distance proves no barrier as 352nd SOSS wingman steps up to help another

    Editor's note: For privacy reasons, the name of the male Airman in the following story is an alias.Previous experience working for a crisis prevention and intervention hotline helped an Airman from the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron potentially save a life.Back in June 2013, Airman 1st

  • Special Tactics Airmen awarded top combat decorations

    Already the U.S. Air Force's most decorated community since the end of the Vietnam War, Air Force Special Tactics added to its total over the weekend.Three Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen received Silver Star and Purple Heart medals in a ceremony at Pope Field, N.C., Jan. 10."You will

  • Special Tactics medical professionals provide critical care and evacuation

    Air Force Special Tactics Medicine (STM) professionals treated simulated patients during the Air Force Special Operations Command Casualty Evacuation course here, Dec. 17.The training was the first of its kind using a CV-22 Osprey simulator. The CV-22 is one of the most utilized airframes for