New commander appointed at combat operations squadron

Col. Adam Marshall assumed command of the 193rd Combat Operations Squadron, State College, Pennsylvania, during an assumption of command ceremony held at the unit March 11.

Leading from the top; AFSOC commander and command chief host all call

Innovation was the main theme when Air Force Special Operations Command commander Lt. Gen. Brad Webb and command Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Smith gathered their staff for an all call March 13 at the Soundside.

AFCENT innovation summit fuels thoughtful debate on future Air Force and DoD operations

U.S. Air Forces Central Command hosted its second annual innovation summit, March 8-9, 2018, bringing military and academic minds together to brainstorm warfighting challenges and assess progress made in collaboration between the Defense Innovation Experimental Unit and the Combined Air Operations

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Airman earns medal for rescuing double amputee from flood

In total darkness, with temperatures only in the high 30s and in the midst of a monstrous rainstorm, Tech. Sgt. Phillip Dyer waded into rapidly-moving, chest-deep-and-rising waters to save a trapped flood victim on the verge of hypothermia and drowning.

24th SOW welcomes new commander

The 24th Special Operations Wing welcomed its new commander during a change of command ceremony here, March 8.

AFSOC Air Commando rescues woman

On the night of May 19, 2017, Louisiana resident, Belinda Devore, suffered injuries from a two-story fall in a parking garage in Mississippi. Senior Airman Gregory Ward Jr., Air Force Special Operations Command A6 mission operations controller, said he reacted as soon as he witnessed the fall.

ASD/SOLIC visits AFSOC

Owen West, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, speaks with an Air Commando on the flight line March 7, 2018, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. West visited Hurlburt to gauge where he can assist Air Force Special Operations Command as the ASD/SOLIC. (U.S. Air Force

Flying Jennies support special forces Emerald Warrior training

Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 815th Airlift Squadron participated in Emerald Warrior 2018, a special operations joint training event here Feb. 26 to March 9 involving units within the U.S. Special Operations Command and Air Force Special Operations Command.

Fueling the SOF human weapon system

Special Tactics operators function as state-of-the-art human weapon systems and are force multipliers integrating airpower onto the battlefield. Dozens of different factors play into their ability to project forces, but there’s one area that can be easily overlooked: nutrition.