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  • Hurlburt hosts Talon I dedication ceremony

    Hundreds of Hurlburt Field Airmen and guests gathered at the base airpark for a dedication ceremony that honored and reflected on the accomplishments of a 47-year-old MC-130E Combat Talon I (64-0567), May 6. "Her time for action has come and gone," said Col. Daniel Zook, 1st Special Operations Wing

  • AFSOC makes 'green' history while investing in future

    Air Force Special Operations Command became 4,200 tons closer to securing effective alternative energy solutions and even greater environmental stewardship at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 26. With a ribbon-cutting ceremony, the transportable plasma waste-to-energy system began converting 4,200 tons

  • Officials eliminate exception to short-tour credit

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz approved rescinding a temporary policy established in 2003 that allowed Airmen to receive short-tour credit for overseas TDYs of at least 181 consecutive days. The effective date of the new policy will be announced at a later date.Although the policy

  • ALS class remembers fallen brother

    Airmen from the Airman 1st Class John C. Vincent Airman Leadership School participated in a moment of silence on April 18 in recognition of the death of the individual the school was named after.Airmen from ALS class 11E lowered the flag to half staff in observance of the 15-year anniversary of

  • AFSOC logisticians, maintainers earn Air Force award

    Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A. Schwartz presented Air Force Special Operations Command with the General Wilbur L. Creech Maintenance Excellence Award April 18 in Washington, D.C.The award recognized the major command demonstrating the most improved performance in the category of aircraft

  • Troops to receive full mid-month pay April

    All service members will receive their full mid-month pay they have earned in their paychecks April 15, Pentagon officials said today."Basically, all active duty and reserve service members will receive full mid-month pay on the 15th of April," Pentagon spokesman Marine Col. Dave Lapan said. "It may

  • Environmental process continues for training area proposal

    Balancing vital training needs with the concerns of the community is the top priority of Cannon AFB officials during the environmental assessment (EA) for a possible Low Altitude Tactical Navigation area. Using feedback from the public, the 27th Special Operations Wing's EA of a training area

  • MC-130J rollout accelerates AFSOC recapitalization

    Air Force Special Operations Command welcomed the latest variant of the MC-130 at a rollout ceremony held at Lockheed Martin's Marietta, Ga. factory last week.The rollout accelerates AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster's priority to recapitalize the fleet by acquiring MC-130Js to replace