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  • Fallen pilot 'has come home'

    The pilot of a U-28A aircraft that crashed near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, on Feb. 18 was laid to rest at the Air Force Academy Cemetery on March 12.Capt. Ryan Hall, 30, was a native of Colorado Springs and the son of 1970 Academy graduate Dennis Hall."By the size of the turnout, you can see Ryan

  • Train for the worst, hope for the best

    Training scenarios provide a safe and controlled environment to practice different tactics, techniques and procedures.Click here for more images.

  • MC-130 J name change promotes modern missions, preserves heritage

    Officials announced March 9 a popular name change for the MC130-J that honors the Air Commando legacy and capitalizes on the versatility of the aircraft. "Air Force Special Operation Command MC-130 Js will be equipped to fly various missions and will be called Commando II," said Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel,

  • Happy homecoming

    Operation Homecoming is a monthly event held to welcome Air Commandos back from worldwide deployments and reunite them with family and friends.Click here for a slideshow of more images.

  • U.S. Leaders Recall Japan Disasters, Relief Efforts

    President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta issued statements today marking the upcoming one-year anniversary of the "3/11" earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters that devastated Japan.Obama said he and First Lady Michelle Obama join all Americans in

  • Communicators come together for Emerald Warrior's Cyber Phase

    Emerald Warrior's new Cyber Phase has given communication specialists throughout Special Operations Command an opportunity to hone their skills here in a simulated wartime environment that will prepare them for future deployments.For nearly two weeks leading up to the main exercise, over 100

  • Fighting wildfire with fire

    Firefighters at Melrose Air Force Range are working hard to maintain the range, keeping it safe for the ground and air forces that take advantage of it's realistic training grounds.Click here for more photos.

  • "Afghanistan lost its best friend;" Loftis remembered

    A funeral service was held here Monday for Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, who died Feb. 25 from wounds received during an attack at the Interior Ministry, Kabul, Afghanistan.The solemn service was attended by approximately 250 of Loftis's family, friends and Airmen from across the Air Force. Among his

  • 'Maintenance Magic' earns unit Air Force award

    Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron work hard keeping U.S. Pacific Command's special operations aviation fleet mission ready. Air Force officials recently highlighted their efforts by presenting the 2011 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award in the Small Aircraft