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  • SERE conducts water survival training

    Aircrews maintain proficiency in water survival skills with tutelage by survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron at Hurlburt Field.

  • Emerald Warrior 17 comes to a close

    After two successful weeks of irregular warfare training, Emerald Warrior 2017 ended March 10.Approximately 1,600 conventional and special operations forces (SOF) from the Air Force, Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Diplomatic Security Service Mobile Security Deployments participated in the 10th

  • CV-22 SMA versatility vital to mission success

    The versatility of the CV-22 Osprey sets a well-known standard for Special Operations Forces (SOF). Lesser known is the flexibility which extends beyond the aircraft’s unique capabilities to the Airmen who employ it.Two of the Osprey’s four crew positions are manned by enlisted special mission

  • Relocation brings ISR cryptologic operator training, aircraft together again

    The 306th Intelligence Squadron made a big move Mar. 6 from sunny California to the Sooner State. The move, to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma City, aligns with Air Force Special Operations’ effort to collocate the ISR active-duty training mission with Air National Guard operational

  • AF offers new two-year degree program for civilians

    The Air Force is expanding development opportunities for the civilian workforce by offering an associate degree at little to no cost. Graduates of the online program will be awarded an Associate of Applied Science degree in Air Force Leadership and Management Studies. The 60-credit hour program is

  • 27th SOSFS hosts pistol competition

    The 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron hosted a Pistol Excellence in Competition March 1-3, at the firing range here.Competitors used an M9 Beretta pistol to fire 30 rounds of 9 mm ammunition at a target 25 meters away.“We’re here to see who the best of the best are on base,” said

  • Emerald Warrior 2017 exercise begins

    Several hundred U.S. and partner-nation military members kicked off the 10th iteration of Emerald Warrior here Feb. 27.Emerald Warrior is an annual Department of Defense exercise that focuses on irregular warfare and hones special operations forces air and ground combat skills. The two-week exercise

  • Air Commando medics interact with Royal Thai Air Force

    Air Commandos of the 353rd Special Operations Group demonstrate current medical treatment techniques and equipoment to counterparts from the Royal Thai Air Force Wing 1 Hospital Feb. 22, 2017 at Korat Air Base, Thailand. Cobra Gold 2017 provided an opportunity for both the United States and partner