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  • Son Tay Raid aircraft displayed at Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing held a ceremony to celebrate the official new home of Combat Talon I, Cherry One, near the front entrance of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 28, 2013. If the retired aircraft could speak, it would undoubtedly have many hair-raising and death-defying exploits to

  • 27th SOAOS activates at Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Air Operations Squadron was activated during a ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 27.Col. Buck Elton, 27th SOW commander, called for the formation of the 27th SOAOS in response to the 23rd Air Force directive.  The directive called for a successful transition

  • Air Force releases FY14 Active Duty NCO Retraining Program

    The Air Force approved the release of the fiscal year 2014 Active Duty NCO Retraining Program implementation instructions for Phase I and II, June 3. Air Commandos are being provided additional information regarding the program as a way to help optimize the enlisted force structure to best meet

  • Airmen participate in 'speed mentoring' event

    Dozens of Airmen received mentorship and advice from several senior NCOs during a speed mentoring event on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21.The event mimicked "speed dating," where attendees rotated from one senior NCO to another with the opportunity to ask various questions -- an attempt to garner a

  • AFSOC command raises awareness on Sexual Assault

    Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, sent out a general order on sexual assault prevention and response to AFSOC personnel June 25, 2013 in response to the sexual assault safety stand-down training day.The general order states all military members assigned or attached

  • Air Commando's tackle Sexual Assault Obstacle Course

    Approximately two out of three sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows. Someone in the United States is sexually assaulted every two minutes, and an estimated 7,539 women and men currently serving the United States Air Force have experienced sexual assault.These were some of the