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  • Air Force Cross recipient soars with 'Eagles'

    Next to the signatures of the "Candy Bomber," a Tuskegee Airman, the sixth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and a Vietnam prisoner of war, Air Force Cross Recipient Tech. Sgt. Robert Gutierrez placed his name as the only current active duty enlisted Airmen to be named an "Eagle."Two members of

  • EOD Air Commando receives fourth Bronze Star

    In high school, Ronnie "Bo" Brickey, a thrill-seeking rodeo bull rider from Oregon, was looking for a career that would quench his thirst for excitement.Brickey found his path when a neighbor's brother, an Air Force recruiter, urged him to look into explosive ordnance disposal.Since joining the Air

  • AFSOC headlines 1st USAFA Polaris Warrior

    Almost a year of cadet training in military field skills culminated Saturday in what Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Rich Clark called a "boom event."The Polaris Warrior competition featured 10 events themed around skills cadets may need in deployed environments after they graduate."It's a chance

  • Ready reaper

    An MQ-9 Reaper sits ready to be remotely piloted for missions such as intelligence gathering and precision strike.  The MQ-9's capabilities make it uniquely qualified to conduct irregular warfare operations in support of Combatant Commander objectives.

  • Maintenance 40mm at a time

    The 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron weapons shop works hard to maintain the 40mm weapon loader used on the AC-130H Spectre gunship.

  • 2012 Warrior Games kick off, first lady speaks

    Editor's note: Air Force Special Operations Command wounded warriors are competing on the U.S. Special Operations Command team.  To date, the U.S. Marine Corps and Army both had first place in wins in two competitions, while U.S. Special Operations Command took first in one competition.  Photos show

  • AFSOC NCO wins Air Force award

    An Air Force Special Operation Command NCO will receive the Air Force's 2012 Society of American Indian Government Employees Meritorious Service Award, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced April 27.Tech. Sgt. Dana J. Timpany, with the 16th Special Operations Squadron, will accept his award

  • SecDef civic leaders get inside look at AFSOC

    For one of the visitors, an inside look at Air Force Special Operations Command prompted a return to childhood.Dr. Terry Barber's eyes were wide as he described his participation in a night operations scenario during his recent AFSOC tour."My description to some of my friends was, I have died and

  • AFSOC launches 'one-stop shop' for computer issues

    Air Force Special Operations Command will launch the AFSOC Enterprise Service Desk to handle computer issues across the command, around the clock, starting April 30. In the past, users either called their local communications focal point or found a unit Communications Support Technician . Now, one