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  • Wing historians garner Air Force award

    Usually, Air Force historians are in the business of tracking history. This year, the 1st Special Operations Wing historians made a little of their own history by winning a prestigious Air Force-level award. Dr. John Glover, 1st SOW chief historian, and Jeff Michalke, 1st SOW deputy historian, won

  • Joint Lightning to reduce time in the trenches

    Gone are the days when communicators dug trenches to lay cables for a secure communication network in a deployed environment. Providing a glimpse into the future, more than 100 of these communications experts, from across the Air Force, Army, and Marines gathered here July 12-25 for Operation Joint

  • Air Force children deploy to Emerald Coast

    Early in the morning July 16, 25 teenagers entered the Hurlburt Field Deployment Control Center on their first step of a new, exciting adventure. They came from different bases and different backgrounds, but they have one thing in common: they're all children of Airmen. The teens are participating

  • 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