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  • AFSOC launches improved command screening process

    U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has overhauled how it prepares its Airmen for squadron leadership by implementing processes to better assess, develop and assign the command’s unit level leadership teams. These changes support AFSOC’s existing force development initiatives and are aligned

  • 919th SOG welcomes new commander

    The 919th Special Operations Group welcomed a new commander during an assumption of command ceremony at Duke Field Feb. 5, 2022.

  • 1st SOMXG hosts Load Crew of the Year Competition

    The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group hosted a Load Crew of the Year Competition, Jan. 31, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. During the competition, a load crew from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 73rd AMU were evaluated as they loaded two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles onto an AC-130J

  • 2021: AFSOC’s year of innovation

    An aircrew with the 492nd Special Operations Training Group Detachment 2, Hurlburt Field, Florida, conducted the palletized munitions platform’s first live-fire test from an MC-130J Combat Talon II for the Rapid Dragon program, Dec. 16, 2021, over the Gulf of Mexico.

  • Bomb squad embraces pressure of no fail mission

    As he peered around the corner at what he suspected to be an improvised explosive device, a drip of sweat grazed across Simon Ward’s forehead. He knew his role was to identify, render safe, and dispose of the threat.

  • 1st SOS conducts Flight of the Flock

    Seven 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II aircraft conducted “Flight of the Flock” off the coast of Okinawa, Japan Jan. 6, 2022. “Flight of the Flock” is a rare training opportunity designed to challenge the pilots and aircrew on conducting operations as efficiently as possible.