MH-53 Crashes near Duke Field

Two people were injured and five were unhurt when an MH-53 PAVE LOW helicopter from the 20th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field crashed near Duke Field at approximately 11:45 p.m. yesterday. The aircraft was performing a routine training mission.The Eglin fire department responded. Airman

Cannon wing to be 27th SOW

Officials announced today that the new Air Force Special Operations Command wing at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., will be designated the 27th Special Operations Wing. The 27th designation, currently used as the 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon AFB, will change from fighter to special operations when the

AFSOF commander pins on first star

The Air Force Special Operations Forces commander and Air Force Special Operations Command director of air, space and information operations was promoted to brigadier general during a ceremony here July 10. Brig. Gen. Michael Callan's first stars were pinned on by retired Gen. Charles Holland,

Historic virtual joint simulation training

BOOM! An IED, or improvised explosive device, goes off next to a Marine convoy in a foreign country. The Marines dismount and secure the area and conduct a battle damage assessment. Calls for help are sent for eyes in the sky; on the other end of the call is an Air Force AC-130U crew miles away.

First AFSOC Rodeo team gears up

AFSOC Civilian Earns DoD Award

The Air Force announced this week that an Air Force Special Operations Command employee at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., was selected for the 2007 Outstanding Department of Defense Employee with a Disability Award. Mr. Ronald Greenfield, 24th Special Tactics Squadron chief of staff, was selected out of

Schoolhouse continues tradition of excellence

The U.S. Air Force Special Operations School's 19th commandant took charge Monday in the schoolhouse's auditorium. Col. Paul Harmon assumed command from Col. John Jogerst, while Maj. Gen. Donald Wurster, Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander, presided. "Never before has there been a

CV-22 aces three-part test

The 8th Special Operations Squadron completed another mission to verify and prove the tactics, techniques and procedures of the CV-22 Osprey during a water operations exercise with Navy SEALs June 27-28 at Lake Jackson in Florala, Ala. The mission was a three-part event with boat deployment,

Happy holiday homecoming

Special Ops welcomes new commander

Col. Brad Webb assumed command of the 1st Special Operations Wing Tuesday in Freedom Hangar. Colonel Webb succeeded Col. Norman Brozenick Jr., who will be moving to Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Pentagon, as deputy director of studies and analyses, assessments and lessons learned. Colonel Brozenick