1st SOLRS Airmen fuel recovery mission in Haiti

Friends and family members welcomed back Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing at the Hurlburt Field Base Operations Jan. 27.1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen returned from Haiti after a two-week deployment of establishing the fuel resupply line for all military

720th STG awarded GUC for combat operations

Air Force officials announced the 2008-2009 U.S. Air Force Unit Awards Friday naming sixteen units among the Air Force's best in five categories.Air Force Special Operation Command's 720th Special Tactics Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla., earned the Gallant Unit Citation award for the period of Jan. 1,

Airfield Support in Haiti

This blog courtesy of U.S. State Department, DIPNOTE BloggersColonel Buck Elton, Commander of the Joint Special Operations in Haiti, discussed operations at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince. Colonel Elton said:"I was tasked with the mission on Wednesday to come down

Combat controllers crucial to Haiti earthquake relief

Thanks to a specialized group of Airmen used to working in austere locations, airlift operations in Haiti were possible in the initial days after an earthquake destroyed much of the capital, and since then these Airmen have made the airport one of the busiest in the world.Combat controllers are used

Air Commando medics continue to save lives in Haiti

Medics from the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron performed dozens of surgeries, evacuated scores of citizens and delivered tons of vital supplies as part of the ongoing relief effort after the devastating earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12. The squadron's Special Operations Surgical Teams, Special

Top AF NCO addresses key Cannon issues during visit

The Air Force's top enlisted Airman visited here Jan. 20, and addressed issues that ranged from housing and deployments to how Air Commandos fit into the bigger Air Force picture.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy told Airmen gathered in Hangar 208 that top Air Force leadership was very

Officials announce annual award winners

Col. Robert Toth, the 353rd Special Operations Group commander, announced the group's 2009 annual award winners in a ceremony at the Keystone Theater here Jan. 22. The winners are: Company Grade Officer Capt. Garrett Ianacone, 320th Special Tactics Squadron Senior Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt.

Cannon Airman returns from earthquake-torn Haiti

Although earthquakes are nothing unusual for one Airman here who hails from Azusa, Calif., they were the last thing on his mind when he took leave shortly after New Year's Day. Airman 1st Class Mike Cooksey, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, returned to Cannon Jan. 17, a week

Base continues relief efforts

AFSOC Airmen save Haitian Earthquake victim, land over 600 aircraft in Haiti

Airmen from Hurlburt Field hit the ground sprinting earlier last week, kicking off the U.S. Southern Command's overall Haiti Humanitarian mission. The Airmen have performed a wide range of missions to include medical support, airfield management, and weather observation in the devastated country,