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  • Pacific Air Commando spouses get bird's eye view of squadrons, island

    Spouses of 353d Special Operations Group members took a closer look at workplaces and "tools of the trade" during Air Commando Spouses' Day April 4. Nicknamed Operation Explore 353rd SOG, spouses took full advantage of standard pre-deployment briefings before heading to the flightline for

  • 353rd SOG Airmen remember Operation Eagle Claw during combat dining out

    In an event steeped in tradition and heritage, members from the 353rd Special Operations Group gathered April 4 for a combat dining out in the 353rd Maintenance Squadron hangar here. The event was held in commemoration of the anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw. "It's important for us to remember

  • AFSOC names 2007 Judge Advocate General Award winners

    Air Force Special Operations Command officials have announced the winners of the command's 2007 Judge Advocate General Awards.The following winners will go on to compete at the Air Force level:Outstanding Judge Advocate of the Year- Maj. Joseph Imburgia, 27th Special Operations Wing Judge Advocate,

  • AFA honors Hurlburt maintainer as #1 crew chief in AF

    A crew chief assigned to the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron has taken home the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air force Thomas N. Barnes Crew Chief of the Year award. Staff Sgt. Paul Hiller, a five-year Air Force veteran who works on the AC-130H Spectre, was recognized by the Air

  • 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 September 7, 2007. Colonel

  • Command announces 2007 communication and information award winners

    Air Force Special Operations Command officials recently announced the command's winners for the 2007 communication and information awards.The following winners will compete at the Air Force level in their respective categories:General Edwin W. Rawlings Team Award - Headquarters AFSOC/A6N Division,

  • Cannon Airmen garner AFSOC honor guard awards

    Two Airmen from Cannon's Honor Guard showed that hard work and dedication pays off by being named the winners of two categories from Air Force Special Operations Command March 18. Tech Sgt. Rodney Barner, 27th Special Operations Services Squadron, and Senior Airman Geoff Leal, 27th Special

  • Cannon Commandos march to honor Bataan POWs

    "Sand, hills and pain," an elderly marcher said, describing the 26.2 mile Bataan Memorial Death March, held March 30 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The 19th annual march honored the men and women forced to march by Japanese soldiers in the Bataan Death March during World War II. Thousands of

  • Pacific Air Commandos ready for war

    The Air Commandos of the Pacific have proven that the group has what it takes to survive and operate in combat, no matter where the fight takes them. For one week at home station, Kadena Air Base, Japan, and then another two weeks at Daegu Air Base, Korea, the 353rd Special Operations Group was

  • 21st Special Tactics Squadron remembers fallen comrade

    It was standing room only at a memorial service held here March 26 honoring a combat controller recently killed in Afghanistan. Tech. Sgt. William Jefferson Jr., 21st Special Tactics Squadron, died March 22 near Sperwan Ghar when the vehicle he and his Army special forces teammates were riding in