POTFF to help Air Commandos, families: Chaplain's perspective

Editor's Note: This is the fourth article in a series about Preservation of the Force and Family, a Special Operations Command initiative, and how it will help Air Commandos and their families at Hurlburt Field.As a team, the chaplains of Hurlburt Field determine how they implement the spiritual

Combat Controllers prepare for CV-22 mission

Recruit earns coveted scarlet beret

Staff Sgt. Rene Ochoa is one happy recruiter, thanks to the achievements of Airman 1st Class Michael Guzman.Guzman earned the coveted scarlet beret of a combat controller Sept.12 at Fort Bragg, N.C., after 16 months of intense military training. "His achievement brings a welcome closure to and most

POTFF to help Air Commandos, families: POTFF provider's procedures

This is the third article in a series about Preservation of the Force and Family, a special operations command initiative, and how it will help Air Commandos and their families at Hurlburt Field.Lt. Col. Patrick O'Maille, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, Psychological Applications chief, has

Special Tactics Airmen complete CV-22 night mission

Artist's brush memorializes fallen combat controller

Susan Servais gently pressed her forehead against the portrait of her son. His green eyes smiled out at her and the audience of about 200 that gathered to pay respects to a hero and see his portrait unveiled Oct. 19.The man with the green eyes and kind smile is Senior Airman Adam Servais, an Air

Wounded warrior makes final jump

One by one, Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron lined up at the back of a C-130, paused, then stepped off the aircraft Oct. 16, completing their free fall training jump into the picturesque water of Florida's Emerald Coast.For Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., this jump was two years and 28

Seeing is not always believing: The Black Eye Campaign

What would you do if you saw someone you knew with a large black eye? What if it was a stranger? Would you ask them if they were alright, where the bruise came from, or not ask them anything at all?October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the Family Advocacy team planned a secret event to

POTFF to help Air Commandos, families: future initiatives

Editor's note: This is the second article in a series about Preservation of the Force and Family, a special operations command initiative, and how it will help Air Commandos and their families at Hurlburt Field within the next year. Preservation of the Force and Family is an initiative throughout

Mogadishu Mile: Ruck to remember

The 352nd Special Operations Group honored the American lives lost in Somalia Oct. 4, 1993, in a 5km ruck march called the Mogadishu Mile, Oct. 3, 2013, on RAF Mildenhall, England.The Battle of Mogadishu resulted when U.S. Special Operations personnel in Somalia, including Air Force combat