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  • TCCC arms Airmen with the tools to save a life

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Healthcare Operations Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Medical Group attend tactical combat casualty care training April 29, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. TCCC aims to provide care to preserve the lives of our Air Commandos and increase the

  • 2021 AFSOC Outstanding Airman of the Year tour

    The 2021 Air Force Special Operations Command Outstanding Airman of the Year award winners celebrate their accomplishments during a tour May 11, 2022 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The award winners experienced what several organizations at and around Hurlburt Field have to offer as recognition for

  • AFSOC releases MQ-9 abbreviated accident investigation board report

    The Abbreviated Accident Investigation Board report for an MQ-9A Reaper accident in 2021, was released on June 3.An MQ-9A aircraft assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon AFB, New Mexico, crashed prior to liftoff from a base in the Central Command Area of Responsibility on June 13,

  • Run to Honor returns to AFSOC

    Air Force Special Operations Command is bringing back the Run to Honor 5k run/ruck at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 13, 2022. The command hosts the run/ruck as a tribute to AFSOC Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

  • Day and Night, rain or shine: DAGREs fast rope into action

    U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element team members conducted fast-rope training with the 33rd Rescue squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2022. This training started with controlled fast roping operations in a rappel tower,

  • AFSOC incorporates weapon systems cyber defense in Emerald Warrior 22.1

    Air Force Special Operations Command incorporated defensive cyberspace operations actions, for the first time, into the overall training objectives during Emerald Warrior 22.1, May 2-13. The exercise fused cyber effects into aircraft operations and employed two mission defense teams, with the cyber

  • Emerald Warrior 22.1 concludes for AFSOC, Czech Special Forces

    Air Force Special Operations Command wrapped up its 15th Emerald Warrior exercise that provided realistic and relevant training to prepare special operations forces, conventional forces and international partners for conflict in an evolving, strategic environment.

  • AFSOC celebrates 2021 Airmen of Year

    Families, friends and leaders from across Air Force Special Operations Command joined together to celebrate the command’s best Airmen and civilians of 2021 at the Outstanding Airmen of the Year banquet held here May 12, 2022.As the commander of AFSOC, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, took the stage to make

  • 68th RQS Hosts the Combat Leader Course

    The 68th Rescue Squadron hosted the Combat Leader Course for Combat Rescue Officers and Pararescuemen from across the U.S. Air Force at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, April 25-29, 2022.

  • Air Force Unveils New Airpower Ad in Theaters

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of Top Gun: Maverick. The heart-pounding, adrenaline inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be