Cannon security forces Airman awarded at Air Force level

A security forces Airman was recently recognized at the Air Force level with the Outstanding Security Forces Support Staff Airman Award. Staff Sgt. Brett Pragle, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, won the functional career field award for various duties. "I really didn't think I had a

Wounded Special ops weatherman keeps eyes forward for new battle

In an instant, Senior Airman Alex Eudy went from battling the enemies of Afghanistan to battling for his life.It was just after 1 a.m. Jan. 24. He was only two months into his first deployment after graduating from Advanced Skills Training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., in September 2008. The special

Team Hurlburt quarterly award winners

The winners of the Team Hurlburt Quarterly Awards for the fourth quarter of 2008 were announced during a breakfast ceremony at The Soundside Feb. 10. Congratulations to the following winners: Airman of the Quarter Senior Airman William Bell1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron NCO of

Talons come home

When pigs fly... with Ospreys

What do you get when you cross an osprey with a warthog? For a zoologist, the question may seem preposterous. In Air Force terms, instead of an odd looking winged-swine hybrid, the result is immense firepower and unparalleled close air support capability for the rapid infiltration and exfiltration

Cannon ammo Airmen ready for gunship arrival

The 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron Munitions Flight completed new training on the Combat Aircraft Parking Area here Feb. 6 to ensure they are ready when additional aircraft arrive. Twenty-six Airmen make up the flight that is responsible for supplying live and training

150 Airmen return home

AFSOTC offers college credits and expands training

The Air Force Special Operations Training Center here is now offering college credits to Airmen and expanding training opportunities, allowing warfighters more time to concentrate on their mission. The U.S Air Force Special Operations School here, under the umbrella of AFSOTC, offers 20 Community

CV-22s complete first operational deployment

The final two CV-22s broke across the Florida horizon just in time for Thanksgiving dinner. And after a 5,300 nautical mile flight across the Atlantic ocean, they had surely worked up an appetite. The aircraft, from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, arrived home Nov. 26 on the heels of two other

Air Commandos visit orphanage in Philippines

Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group visited an orphanage in Angeles City, Pampanga in the Philippines Jan. 19 before returning home from an overnight mission supporting U.S. Army forces deployed for Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines. Members of the 17th Special Operations Squadron,