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  • 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

  • Navigator, PJ, work together, save life

    Two Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen are credited with helping to save the life of a local man recently at an area YMCA after the man suffered a heart attack. Spending a hot, muggy afternoon watching children play tee ball, a man and his wife were walking with their grandchildren when the

  • 720th Special Tactics Group welcomes new commander

    The Air Force's only special tactics group welcomed a new commander today during a ceremony at the Hurlburt Field Air Park. Col. Brad Thompson assumed command of the 720th Special Tactics Group from Col. Marc Stratton during the ceremony, presided over by Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster, commander of Air

  • 16th SOS operator laid to rest after 30 years

    For 10 years, Capt. Christopher Joyce has carried the memory of Senior Master Sgt. James Caniford around his wrist. Captain Joyce, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, asked his friends to get him a POW/MIA bracelet on a long-ago trip to Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Ala. In the