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  • 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

  • 27 SOCES named Outstanding Civil Engineer Unit

    The 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron was presented with the Air Force's Outstanding Civil Engineer Unit Award at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 11. Maj. Gen. Timothy A. Byers, Air Force Civil Engineer, and Chief Master Sgt. Jerry Lewis, AFCE chief of enlisted matters, ventured to

  • AFSOC stands up Air Warfare Center

    The Air Force stood up the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center and hosted an assumption of command ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 11.During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks assumed command of AFSOAWC, which is headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Fla. with operating locations at Duke

  • AFSOC identifies mission impact of sequestration

    Air Force Special Operations Command will be required to implement spending reductions that will have substantial impact on its mission if sequestration takes effect March 1. "I know the possibility of sequestration is frustrating to a lot of people and uncertainty is the worst part," said Lt. Gen.

  • Enlisted heroes receive graduate-level education at Weapons School

    For the first time in the 64 year history of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School, Joint Terminal Attack Controller qualified Airmen received advanced instructor diplomas Dec. 15, 2012.JTAC qualified Airmen are responsible for communicating with pilots from all services and advising ground force

  • 353 SOMXS wire analysis shop helps fellow maintainers

    Maintainers across the Air Force spend countless hours on the flight line in extreme temperatures ensuring that our aircraft are mission ready. While Air Force maintainers understand and accept these work conditions that come with the territory, one 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron

  • Cannon debuts latest in moving target technology

    Explosions shake the air as a white truck, almost invisible through the dust and smoke, weaves its way across Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., towing a target being shot at by 40mm rounds from aircraft patrolling the sky. Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., tested the latest in unmanned vehicle technology,