Air Commandos spread holiday cheer

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group visited two separate locations last week to donate gifts and spend time with people living in the facilities during the holiday season. Members of the group visited the Okinawa National Hospital muscular dystrophy ward Dec. 18 and Rainbow Heights Dec.

Hurlburt named 2009 IEA finalist

Recently, Hurlburt Field was named a finalist for the 2009 Commander-In-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The award, which recognizes outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations, is presented annually to one installation from

Air Commando saves lives in Afghanistan

 An Air Force Special Operations Command Air Commando saved lives in Afghanistan April 6 during a lengthy battle by calling in air strikes to protect his team. Staff Sgt. Zachary J. Rhyner, a special tactics combat controller assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base,

Hurlburt team wins first cross country challenge

Running enthusiasts from Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base took part in the first Hurlburt/Eglin Cross Country Challenge Dec. 19, at the Timberlake Recreation area near Eglin AFB. The runners crossed the starting line, ran roughly a quarter of a mile, made a sharp left and promptly disappeared

Hurlburt hands Hondurans happy holidays

In 1992, Tech. Sgt. Manny Torres and Maj. Ken Poole were in Honduras on a training mission. Just down the road from a Honduran Air Force base, they saw a sign on the side of the road inscribed with the acronym "SOS." This acronym was, coincidentally, also the name of their current squadron. Out of

Maintenance Group wins coveted Phoenix Award

The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group was named the winners of the coveted Department of Defense Phoenix Award, the highest field-level maintenance award within the DOD, Oct. 29, in Denver. Representatives from the 1 SOMXG were on hand at the award ceremony during the 2008 DOD Maintenance

CMSAF provides top enlisted perspective

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley paid a visit to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 10 to meet and greet Airmen and see the progress of the 27th Special Operations Wing. "There are exciting things happening at Cannon and I wanted to see them for myself," said Chief McKinley.

December Operation Homecoming

Global leaders "walk the talk" at the AFSOC 21st NATO Conference

Even when NATO representatives speak several different languages, they all understand, "to fight a network of the mind, you need a network of the mind," said Dr. Philip M. Taylor, professor of International Communications at the University of Leeds, U.K. Senior NATO, military and civilian leaders

SERE training