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  • AFSOC announces Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Force Special Operations Headquarters has announced the 2005 Outstanding Airmen of the Year winners. They are: Airman of the Year: Senior Airman Mathew Busman, 16th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Noncommissioned Officer of the Year: Tech Sgt. Bradley Reilly, 720th Special

  • AFSOC SWIPE test featured at JEFX 06

    During Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 06, eight initiatives will be tested for possible use by U.S. forces Monday - April 28. For the special operations community, one initiative in particular aims to give them a greater ability to collaborate with other warfighters and manage their missions

  • Horseman wins big on "Wheel"

    A 823rd RED HORSE Squadron Airman had two reasons to celebrate Wednesday at J.R. Rocker’s. Capt. Charri Witucki pinned on her newly earned rank and viewed her appearance on Wheel of Fortune with her squadron and family. She won second place on the show with a total of $12,200. After auditioning for

  • Airman continues to recover after accident

    The 16th Maintenance Squadron Airman involved in a freak accident Feb. 13 in Fayetteville, N.C., continues to recover from his injuries. Airman 1st Class Gerald Winn, a C-130 fuels systems specialist, was struck in the head by a falling utility pole in a restaurant parking lot after a garbage truck

  • Mail Call host visits Hurlburt Field

    "I wanna be on something that shoots," said retired U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey. That's exactly what the host of the History Channel's "'Mail Call" got when he and his crew spent two days at Hurlburt Field filming for an upcoming show. Best known for movie roles such as the

  • Crew chiefs 'dedicate' to aircraft maintenance

    The 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron held a Dedicated Crew Chief ceremony March 24 at the 347th AMXS / 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit hangar to officially resume the historic flight line program. The ceremony formally recognized the best HC-130P/N and HH-60G Pave Hawk maintainers who manage the

  • 353rd Special Operations Group exercises in South Korea

    It was all part of the master plan to test the war fighting capabilities of the 353rd Special Operations Group while deployed to Daegu Air Base, Korea, for SOLAR ASCENT, an annual operational readiness exercise. Alarms and mission oriented protective postures were only a portion of the exercise that

  • CV-22 Delivered to Air Force

    A new chapter in Air Force special operations aviation opened today as the first operational CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft was delivered to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. The revolutionary aircraft was flown from the test wing at Edwards AFB, Calif., by Lt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley, commander of Air

  • Osprey simulator up, running

    The 19th Special Operations Squadron officially cut the ribbon on the CV-22 aircraft simulator Tuesday. Construction for the simulator began in March 2005. It was completed and released to the base in January. “We are not delivering a device to a training squadron today, but to the actual