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  • 27 SOW welcomes new commander

    Col. Albert M. "Buck" Elton II, former 1st Special Operations Group commander at Hurlburt Field, Fla., took command of the 27th Special Operations Wing in a change of command ceremony here July 8.Lt. Gen Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, presided over the ceremony, in which

  • 1st SOW welcomes new Air Commando commander

    Col. James Slife, former 27th Special Operations Group commander at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M, took command of the 1st Special Operations Wing during a change of command ceremony at the Freedom Hangar, June 29.Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, presided over the

  • Headquarters AFSOC passes guidon to new commander

    Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel assumed command of Air Force Special Operations Command at a ceremony here June 24, ushering in a new era at a time when the command has experienced intense growth.General Fiel replaced retiring Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster during the ceremony, presided by Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air

  • AFSOC commander bids farewell, retires 42-years after entering AF Academy

    He has always led by "doing the right thing and doing things right" and after a storied career Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, will pass the guidon at a ceremony Friday in Freedom Hangar at 9 a.m. General Wurster, a 1973 graduate of the U.S. Air Force

  • Tactical Combat Casualty Care course delivers single standard to SOF medics

    With more and more European partner nation Special Operation Forces participating in Internal Security Assistance Force operations, having medical personnel available to save the lives of wounded personnel in austere environments is of critical importance. Medical personnel, regardless of nation,

  • CBRNE workshop prepares AFSOC Airmen for 'what if'

    A simulated plane crash, an unknown biological agent and a chemical attack helped train Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen preparing for the Air Force-wide chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear exercise challenge.AFSOC developed the June 14 to 15 training workshop to improve the

  • Cannon Airman to represent AFSOC at 2011 Air Force Marathon

    Airman 1st Class Jeffrey Swislocki, contract administrator, 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron, will represent Air Force Special Operations Command in the Major Command Challenge at the Air Force Marathon, Sept. 18, 2011 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. The Air Force

  • 17th ASOS Airmen assist residents in tornado relief efforts

    Airmen provided critical aid for elderly, uninsured and disabled people who were impacted by tornadoes April 25 through 28 that tore through the southern and midwest regions of the United States.Chief Master Sgt. Mark Ericson, the Air Force tactical air command and control career field manager, said