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  • 1st SOCS claims two AF-level awards

    The 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron recently won the Air Force Information Dominance Maj. Gen. Harold M. McClelland (Large Unit) and Gen. Edwin W. Rawlings (Team) Awards for 2010. The Air Force Communications and Information Maj. Gen. Harold M. McClelland (Large Unit) Award is given

  • Recovering hope: Airmen help Japanese rebuild Sendai Airport

    In the aftermath of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Sendai Airport, Japan, was a disaster -- cars littered the runway, debris had piled up inside the terminal, there was no power. Sendai Airport was written off by many as gone forever. That is, until Airmen stationed in Japan

  • Hurlburt Field Airmen help fight cancer

    Hurlburt Field Airmen came together March 28 to help fight cancer by kicking-off a week-long bone marrow drive. The base-wide drive, initiated by the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron Tactical Communications Flight, helps support their colleague, Senior Master Sgt. Andy Turnbull,

  • Working in the Shadows

    Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron work around the clock to ensure MC-130s deployed here from the 353rd Special Operations Group stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, are ready to fly missions supporting Operations Tomodachi.Aircrews have flown approximately 150 flights on

  • Civic Leader Honored By Air Force Chief of Staff

    A local businessman was presented a prestigious Air Force level award here recently recognizing more than two decade's work supporting area military.Cliff Long, chairman of the nonprofit Emerald Coast Military Affairs Council, received the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Award for Exceptional Public

  • Officer discusses today's military at American Legion conference

    An Air Force officer shared her experiences in modern warfare with more than 700 veterans during the American Legion mid-winter conference here March 22.Maj. Allison Black, the first female AC-130H Spectre navigator to shoot in combat operations and the first female Air Force Combat Action Medal

  • AFSOC analyst receives national award

    An 18th Flight Test Squadron analyst recently received national recognition for his professional accomplishments as the 2010 National Defense Industrial Association Civilian Tester of the Year. Bill Nix, 18 FLTS operations research analyst, was chosen as the top Defense Department tester by the

  • Special Tactics Airmen ready to fly anytime, anywhere

    Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, are deployed here supporting humanitarian relief operations after an earthquake measuring 8.9 in magnitude that hit the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Northeastern Japan March 11.The 320th STS is comprised of pararescuemen,

  • Air Force Special Operations support extends to USMC units

    Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group are providing support for relief operations in Japan in a variety of ways. For one communications specialist from the group, that means being one of only three Airman forward deployed with a team of U.S. Marines. Senior Airman Adam Colby, a special