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  • Communications, maintenance integrate, enhance Cannon’s MQ-9 mission

    At the 12th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, communications Air Commandos find themselves working not only on their usual networking and computer equipment, but also on cutting edge aircraft components in support of Air Force operations around the

  • 146th ASOS conducts FRIES training

    The 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, recently conducted fast rope insertion and extraction system training with the Arkansas National Guard. The FRIES training is designed to quickly deploy personnel from a helicopter without the helicopter touching down.

  • 137th CTF hosts first female student

    The 137th Combat Training Flight had a unique first during a recent joint terminal attack controller qualification course, held March 21-April 22, 2022, in Oklahoma City, which included two NATO students: an Estonian tactical air control party specialist and a German Air Liaison Officer, who was the

  • Spectre 17 Gunship 50th Anniversary oral history video

    Vietnam-era crew recalls famed Spectre 17 flight. The crew, assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, were operating a combat mission supporting Operation Commando Hunt, a campaign of the Vietnam War. Their aircraft was struck by 57mm round, leaving the aircraft damaged and crew members

  • MC-130H Combat Talon II: 19th SOS final formal training mission

    The 19th Special Operations Squadron takes an MC-130H Combat Talon II for its final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. The MC-130H has played a vital role in Air Force Special Operations Command operations, and its highlights include the

  • AFSOC hosts AETC commander for fini-flight

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, conducts his fini-flight May 10, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. During his career, Webb has more than 3,700 hours flying on aircraft such as the CV-22 Osprey, MH-53 Pave Low and the MC-130H Combat Talon among others.

  • Eglin hosts K9 competition in honor of National Police Week

    U.S. Air Force members compete in a K9 competition during National Police Week on May 18, 2022, at Eglin Air Force Base. National Police Week honors those who have sworn to protect and defend, and pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the live of

  • Hurlburt Field hosts Operation KUDOS

    Air Commandos and their families participate in Kids Understanding Deployment Operations April 30, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Operation KUDOS is an educational event to help build resiliency in military youth by engaging them in activities that stimulate the deployment experience.

  • Hurlburt Field hosts joint MC-130H lift training event

    Airmen from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 193rd Special Operations Wing partner with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron to participate in a joint training exercise to lift an MC-130H on May 17, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This training event demonstrated the ability to