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  • Combat controller receives two Bronze Stars with valor

    A combat controller, who is now charged with helping fill the special tactics ranks, was presented with two Bronze Stars with valor during a ceremony May 7 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Master Sgt. Ken Huhman, a special tactics recruiter in San Antonio, received the medals for his actions

  • Group members honor spouses' contributions, sacrifices

     More than 50 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group gathered for an "Evening of Appreciation" at the Kadena Officers' Club here May 9. The event was planned by Cocoa Williams and other spouses from the group to celebrate and honor military spouses for their daily contributions and selfless

  • Pacific Air Commandos honor those 'with the guts to try'

    Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group gathered for a combat dining out here April 25 to celebrate and remember the service members that conducted Operation Eagle Claw 29 years ago. Operation Eagle Claw was an aborted rescue mission into Iran to recover more than 50 American hostages captured

  • Air Commandos test wartime readiness

    More than 350 members and several aircraft assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group spent nearly a month on the Korean peninsula testing and assessing their wartime readiness. The Air Commandos deployed to Daegu Air Base, Republic of Korea, in early March for the group's annual operational

  • Combat Stress: A combat essential for today's warfighter

    Have you ever gone through a challenging or painful situation and later felt stronger from the experience? In other words, the stress of the situation pushed you to react and adapt. You overcame fears or other emotions so, when put in similar situations, you could handle them more effectively or

  • 23rd Air Force welcomes new commander

    Col. Marshall B. Webb assumed command of the Air Force Special Operations Command's 23rd Air Force, and honored outgoing commander Brig. Gen. Richard S. Haddad at a ceremony in the Commando Auditorium recently. Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster, commander of AFSOC, presided over the ceremony. He noted,