20th SOS welcomed home, one last time

Old 'Soldiers' arrive at Melrose for final duty

Some might view it as an inglorious end to a faithful old soldier while others might see it as a final salute to today's warriors. The first shipment of a planned 80 to 100 decommissioned M60 tanks arrived at the Clovis rail yards Sept. 29. Offloading procedures soon began as these old 'soldiers'

17th ASOS transitions from ACC to AFSOC

The 17th Air Support Operations Squadron transitioned from Air Combat Command to the 720th Special Tactics Group, Air Force Special Operations Command, in a ceremony at the Hurlburt Field Air Park Oct. 1. The 17th ASOS has 61 special operations forces Tactical Air Control Party Airmen and support

Special Operations Weathermen get new Air Force Specialty Code

Air Force special operations weathermen now have a new specialty code they can call their own. Recruiters can enlist trainees directly into the 1W0X2 special operations weathermen career field since the new Air Force specialty code is now in the enlisted classification directory. Before this new

Controlled 'F.O.R.C.E.' training

Cannon Airmen train for SOF resupply

What seems like routine training for 27th Special Operations Wing C-130W aircrews, loadmasters and logistics Airmen here in reality prepares them to execute missions downrange. "Special operations forces that are deployed rely on this type of air drop very much," said Staff Sgt. Jerimy Pickering, an

MH-53s fly final combat missions

Aircrews flew the remaining six MH-53 Pave Low helicopters on their last combat missions in support of special operations forces Sept. 27 in Southwest Asia. The last mission, a SOF logistical resupply and passenger movement throughout central and southern Iraq, marks their last combat mission before

Promotion obvious 'STEP' for deserving Airman

As usual, the hard-charging Air Force Special Operations Command voice systems program manager was busy working at his desk when out of the corner of his eye, he saw a very familiar person in a very unlikely place. Tech. Sgt. Scott Hoyt was a bit confused to see his wife, Angela, but it did not take

Kadena Airmen aid injured mariners

A team of Pacific Air Forces and Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen from Kadena Air Base deployed Saturday to provide medical assistance to two injured mariners aboard a Panamanian freighter 750 nautical miles north of Saipan. Pararescuemen from the 31st Rescue Squadron and members of the

Academy honors grads with memorial dedication

The Academy honored two 2001 graduates with the dedication of memorial display cases Friday in the McDermott Library. Academy staff, cadets, members of the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron and Air Force Special Operations Command, and family and friends honored Capt. Derek Argel and Capt. Jeremy