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Feb. 17, 2021
Best Job I Ever Had

“Alright, just push the button and send it all the way.” “...all the way?” “All the way.”I did as instructed, and razed a field of unsuspecting steel targets with hundreds of bullets from an M134 minigun. As the smoke cleared and my adrenaline settled, I heard a man say “Best job you ever had, eh
Feb. 17, 2021
AFSOC Cyber Squadron Initiative: Arming for the 21st century battle

Air Force Special Operations Command hosted a Mission Defense Team Conference, Feb. 2-5, 2021, focusing on identifying the organic cyber capabilities needed to protect missions against threats in, through, and from cyberspace.Gen. David Goldfein, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, signed the
Feb. 11, 2021
Hurlburt Airmen transition into Space Force, become Guardians

Four Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron made the leap into the U.S. Space Force during a ceremony Feb. 5, 2021.
Feb. 5, 2021
919 SOMDS begins COVID-19 vaccinations

The 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron began vaccinating Citizen Air Commandos against COVID-19 on February 1, 2021, after receiving their first shipment of vaccines.
Feb. 5, 2021
24th SOW launches Special Operations Center For Medical Integration And Development

The 24th Special Operations Wing launched the Special Operations Center for Medical Integration and Development, a program designed in cooperation between the U.S. Air Force and the University of Alabama-Birmingham to develop and provide advanced standardized training to special operations medics.
Jan. 13, 2021
Director of Security Forces, deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection visits AFSOC

Brigadier General Roy Collins, director of Security Forces, deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, visited Hurlburt Field Jan. 11 to gain familiarity of Air Force Special Operations Command’s security, force protection and special tactics efforts.The general was
Jan. 13, 2021
Duke Field POTFF team expands support capabilities

The Duke Field Preservation of the Force and Family team expanded support capabilities in November by adding five new members. A dietitian, spiritual community programs peer network coordinator, metal health technician, social worker, and athletic trainer are newly available to members a Duke
Jan. 11, 2021
AFSOCs historic first PTN team takes flight

For the first time in Air Force Special Operations Command history, two new graduates from the Air Education and Training Command’s Pilot Training Next (PTN), served as aircraft commander and co-pilot on a mission sortie.
Jan. 4, 2021
A safe unit is a ready unit

The Air Force Combined Mishap Reduction System (AFCMRS) is a safety culture survey tool that allows commanders to assess the safety of their units by anonymously surveying member’s attitudes and perceptions. This provides a baseline for their safety culture from which to find hidden safety risk,
Dec. 29, 2020
Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.