U.S. SOF conduct winter warfare training in Sweden

KIRUNA, SWEDEN – There’s cold and then there’s above the Arctic Circle cold. So cold that frostbite on exposed skin can occur within minutes. Not cold enough to stop special operations forces from operating in the environment.

ST operators lead in EW18

Emerald Warrior 18, an annual air-centric, irregular warfare U.S. Special Operations Command exercise, saw hundreds of personnel from across the world gather at Hurlburt Field to exercise special operations tactics, and for the second year in a row, command and control of ground special operations

24th SOW commander final jump

POTFF hosts Marriage Care retreat for SOF Airmen and families

Military life is full of stressors caused by deployments, frequent moves and a demanding work schedule that impacts the lives of Airmen and families in the 353rd Special Operations Group. The Preservation of the Force and Families (POTFF) staff addresses these pressures through tailored counseling

Brothers in Berets: The Evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953–2003

Air University Press new publication announcement: Brothers in Berets: The Evolution of Air Force Special Tactics, 1953–2003 by Forrest L. Marion.  Relying largely on oral history interviews, this work explores the evolution and contributions of the Battlefield Airmen assigned to Air Force Special

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.