Special operations Airmen participate in CASEVAC exercise

522 SOS in the spotlight: A milestone moment

The 522nd Special Operations Squadron achieved the 1 millionth hour in the MC-130J in April. To commemorate this milestone and thank the men and women of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., for their hard work toward this achievement, representatives from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company visited

AF special operations group key to aid effort after Typhoon Haiyan

The Air Force's 353rd Special Operations Group opened a third airfield in Borongan, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 18, to facilitate a more efficient distribution of relief supplies to outlying areas as part of Operation Damayan.The group has opened airstrips at Ormoc, Guiuan and Borongan on Samar

AFSOC civilian retires after 42 years of service

Forty-two years after Bill Rone began his accounting job at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., he celebrated his retirement at Hurlburt Field Nov. 21, as a member of the Senior Executive Service and Air Force Special Operations Command's director of financial management and comptroller.The former

AFSOC chief visits Cannon

The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed Chief Master Sgt. William Turner, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, upon his arrival at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 13.Turner's tour of Cannon started at the Pecos Trail Dining Facility where he spoke to Cannon's first sergeants as

67th SOS Airmen recognized as Air Force's best

Airmen from the 67th Special Operations Squadron were recently recognized as the best air refueling crew and best airlift crew in the U.S. Air Force at the Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition at the Gaylord National Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.U.S.

353rd SOG supports Operation Damayan relief efforts in Philippines

Korengal Valley: STO receives Bronze Star with Valor

"I was only attached to these guys for just one mission but it was the most important mission of my life," said Maj. F. Damon Friedman, an Air Force Special Operations Command special tactics officer who was briefly assigned to an Army task force while serving in Afghanistan. For his actions,

Operation Homecoming on Ice

Staff Sgt. Dwight Hicks, 479th Flying Training Group aviation resource manager, surprised his family with a homecoming during the Pensacola Ice Flyers military appreciation night Nov. 9 in Pensacola, Fla.Col. Thomas Shank, 479th FTG commander, was not only able to participate in the ceremonial puck

Talon II pilot recognized by Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators

As a child, he was inspired by meeting a commercial airline pilot as he walked down the aisle greeting passengers. At 15, he completed his first solo in an AT-6 Texan World War II trainer and went on to serve four years in the Civil Air Patrol. Now after nearly 24 years of service, he is being