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  • Hornets stay "Semper Paratus" for past 30 years

    Jan. 1 marked the 30th anniversary of the 20th Special Operations Squadron. Thirty years ago, the 20th Special Operations Squadron activated here with only one helicopter, a shared trailer, the motto "Semper Paratus" - always prepared, and an opportunity to follow in their forefathers footsteps. The

  • With valor: Seven members of PAVE country honored

       Seven members of the 20th Special Operations Squadron were decorated Dec. 16 for their heroic actions in Fallujah, Iraq.     Capt. Matthew Berry, Master Sgt. Randy Kensey, Tech. Sgt. Byron Allen, and Staff Sgts. James Bowling and Christopher Dalton were all presented with the Distinguished

  • Wing member helps break airlift records

    While most reservists assigned here were home for the holidays, one 919th Special Operations Wing aerial delivery technician was busy helping set aerial port records in Southwest Asia. Staff Sgt. Stefan Halushka, 919th Logistics Readiness Squadron, headed for the SWA desert base in October where he

  • Special Tactics Airmen train on submarine

    A U.S. fighter pilot has been shot down. He is injured and behind enemy lines. He has established communications and is evading the enemy. Time is a critical factor. He needs to be rescued, and he needs to be rescued now. Submerged off the coast, lies 19,000 tons of stealth in the form of an SSGN

  • Front-line forecasting not average day on the job

    Slashing through Burmese jungles with Maj. Gen. Orde Wingate’s Chindits; hunkering down far above the DMZ in North Vietnam; infiltrating into Northern Iraq to ensure the success of a thousand-man airborne jump -- not the average day at the office for most weather forecasters. But those missions and

  • Airmen keeping search and rescue ‘choppers’ flying

    Whether it’s for a matter of life and death or a routine mission, 64th Expeditionary Helicopter Maintenance Unit troops here keep their combat search and rescue helicopters ready. The unit’s more than 30 Airmen never stop working to maintain and repair the HH-60G Pave Low helicopters that fly from

  • Osprey flies spec ops forces into future

    In addition to riding on the wings of Eagles, Falcons and Hawks, the Air Force will also fly with the Ospreys soon. The CV-22 Osprey, that is. The Air Force will buy 50 of the tilt-rotor aircraft for use by Air Force Special Operations Command. The Osprey will first go through several developmental

  • Pararescuemen continue Pakistan humanitarian relief

    Above the mountainous countryside of northern Pakistan, two Air Force pararescuemen aboard a Russian-made MI-8 helicopter survey areas where people may need relief supplies. These Airmen, known as PJs, are part of a unit that traveled halfway around the world to participate in the ongoing

  • Brothers in arms

    Some brothers live near each other, some take vacations together and some enjoy grand adventures with one another. But seldom do two deploy in order to see more of one another.Travis and Terence Mimms did. Identical twins, born only eight minutes apart, they found themselves deployed here to the

  • Little Rock helping put LIDS on decon

    Airmen from four major commands converged here this week to test the effectiveness of a new decontamination system during an exercise ending today.The team, including officials from Air Mobility Command and Air Force Special Operations Command, is testing how the Lightweight Inflatable