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  • PJ saves two Afghan girls during firefight, receives NCOA Vanguard Award

    It's not uncommon for proud mothers to brag about their children. Thirteen years ago in an Air Force recruiter's office, Tech. Sgt. Clinton Beck's mother was bragging about her son being an accomplished high school swimmer when a recruiter overheard her and recommended the new enlistee try out to be

  • 11th Intelligence Squadron earns AF-level outstanding unit of year award

    The 11th Intelligence Squadron has been selected by Headquarters Air Force as the 2007 Outstanding Intelligence Unit of the Year from more than 51 organizations."The men and women of this impressive unit realize the immediate impact their mission bears to the success of Air Force Special Operations

  • 23rd Air Force welcomes new commander

    The 23rd Air Force welcomed a new commander during a ceremony in the Commando Auditorium here July 14. Col. Thomas Trask, who has been selected for promotion to brigadier general, assumed command of the Numbered Air Force from Brig. Gen. Michael Callan during the ceremony, presided over by Lt. Gen.

  • Airman receives top safety award

    An Airman from the 20th Special Operations Squadron was recently honored with one of the Air Force's top safety awards. Lt. Col. Eugene Becker received the Koren Kolligian, Jr., Trophy for saving the lives of seven crewmembers on an MH-53 PAVE LOW helicopter that crashed Sept. 7, 2007. Colonel

  • Air Force releases MH-53 PAVE LOW accident report

    HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- An accident investigation board determined the failure of the mounting nuts and studs that secured the intermediate gearbox to the tail pylon of the helicopter as the cause of last year's crash of an MH-53M Pave Low. The MH-53, assigned to the 20th Special Operations

  • 1st SOLRS Airman receives Purple Heart

    An Airman from the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron received a Purple Heart during a ceremony in the vehicle maintenance bay July 8. Senior Airman Joshua Bellin, a native of Lomira, Wis., was presented the medal by Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of the United States Special

  • AFSOC analyst named Outstanding Airman of the Year

    Air Force officials announced this week the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, and an Air Force Special Operations Command quiet professional has been named one of the service's top enlisted members. Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster, AFSOC commander, announced to a standing-room-only crowd, that Senior Airman

  • PAVE LOW lands in Air Force Museum

    Chief Master Sgt. John DeSalle and MH-53 PAVE LOW aircraft number 68-10357 have something in common: they both have roots in Ohio. Chief DeSalle, a 20th Special Operations Squadron gunner, grew up in the state. The helicopter, known as 357, planted permanent roots in Dayton July 7 when it was

  • Predator squadron receives AFA Citation of Honor

    The 3rd Special Operations Squadron here has been selected as the recipient of the Air Force Association's 2008 Air Force Association Citation of Honor. The AFA's Web site defines the Citation of Honor as "the outstanding contribution of an individual or organization to the development of aerospace