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  • 23rd AF deactivates

    The Air Force Special Operations Command recently deactivated the 23rd Air Force during a flag furling ceremony here.As AFSOC's only numbered Air Force, the 23rd provided highly-trained special operations forces to deployed air commanders since it was established on Jan. 1, 2008. Maj. Gen. George

  • C-145As take final flight at Cannon AFB, relocate to Duke Field

    As day broke to the east, crew members with the 318th Special Operations Squadron made preparations for the final two C-145As to depart the flightline for the last time at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 28.The squadron's C-145A aircraft will continue its mission under the vision and leadership

  • Air Commando receives BSM #5

    A Bronze Star with Valor was presented to an explosive ordnance disposal technician here today.Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force Special Operations School Force Protection Branch NCO-in-charge, said receiving this particular Bronze Star was humbling for him.The Oregon native said,

  • 352nd SOSS shares medical knowledge with British Army

    British Army Joint Tactical Air Controllers with the 19 Regiment Royal Artillery from Tidworth, Wiltshire, and 3 Battallion The Rifles, from Edinburgh, Scotland, learned about U.S. methods for treating combat injuries March 5 and 6, 2013, when U.S. Air Force personnel from the 352nd Special

  • Air Force suspends military tuition assistance

    In the wake of sequestration, the Air Force officially suspended military tuition assistance March 11.Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley announced the Air Force has officially suspended military TA for the remainder of fiscal 2013. The program will continue to be evaluated to determine the

  • 1st SOW, 720th STG earn 'excellent' during inspection

    After months of preparation and training while simultaneously conducting special operations missions around the world, the 1st Special Operations Wing and 720th Special Tactics Group recently earned an overall grade of "excellent" during their first Consolidated Unit Inspection. The Air Force

  • Air Commandos remember STRAY 59

    No matter how painful it is to remember or how easy it is to forget, one special operations squadron makes it a priority each year to remember its heritage and to honor those before its members now who paid the ultimate sacrifice. As an annual salute to their fallen comrades, a crew from the 1st

  • SOCOM Commander to host virtual town hall

    Adm. William H. McRaven, commander U.S. Special Operations Command, will host a virtual town hall, March 7, 2013, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EST. Adm. McRaven, along with his wife Georgeann, will address questions concerning Preservation of the Force and Families. The town hall is designed to be

  • 24 SOW announces senior master sergeant selects

    Congratulations to the following master sergeants from the 24th Special Operations Wing selected for promotion to senior master sergeant Feb. 28. The full list can be read here.Adam Benson, 17th Air Support Operations Squadron, Ft. Benning, Ga.Jonah Biddick, 724th Operations Support Squadron, Pope

  • Air Force, Army battle it out on the paintball field

    --Members of the 7th Special Forces Group and Team Hurlburt joined togetherfor an afternoon of free paintball at the paintball field on Hurlburt Field,Fla., 1 Mar. "I coordinate these functions because everyone works very hard and it's niceto take a step back from the high ops tempo and just have