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  • 321st STS jumpmaster performs advance-level training

    U.S. Air Force Air Commandos assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron jumped Dec. 14, 2016, from a CV-22 Osprey to certify a jumpmaster, with use of Night Vision Goggles, as well as the standard full combat and oxygen equipment, during future missions of similar conditions.

  • AFMC commander visits AFSOC

    Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 12-13.

  • Special Ops surgical team saves hundreds during deployment

    If they stood on the roof of the abandoned one-story home they were working out of, at night they could see bombs dropping on the city three kilometers north. Limited resources, limited manpower, limited backup, and limited time didn’t stop this Air Force Special Operations Surgical Team from

  • 53-year Civil Service career comes to close

    A lot can happen in 53 years, and one Air Force Special Operations Command civilian Air Commando experienced it all.Jerry McCallister, the AFSOC operations division deputy chief, retired from the civil service in a ceremony here, Dec. 9.Col. Thaddeus Allen, the AFSOC operations division chief,

  • Air Force selects 33 Air Commandos for CMSgt

    Air Force officials selected 33 Air Force Special Operations Command leaders for promotion to chief master sergeant Dec. 8. Of those, three are assigned here to AFSOC headquarters.Senior Master Sgt. Trevor James is the CV-22 and Non-Standard Aviation superintendent. Senior Master Sgt. Adam Benson is

  • A6 wins DOD-level award

    Air Force officials presented the mission networking team at Air Force Special Operations Command Cyber and C4 directorate the 2016 Department of Defense Chief Information Office Annual Award Nov. 30 at the Pentagon.One of the many reasons they won is because they saved the Air Force millions of

  • Hurlburt CV-22 Ospreys conduct water training

    Aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron conducted a training mission on a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during a flight over Northwest Florida, Nov. 30, 2016. Air Commandos conduct water training as a way to transform training and ensure readiness for global special operations. The Osprey

  • 137th SOW officially recognizes MAJCOM-change with ceremony

    The 137th Special Operations Wing hosted an official re-designation ceremony to commemorate the Wing's change to the Air Force Special Operations Command at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, Oklahoma, Dec. 3, 2016.The ceremony comes after the implementation of the National Defense Authorization

  • AFSOC welcomes new MAVNIs

    The United States Air Force Special Operations School (USAFSOS) welcomed two new Airmen into the Military Accessions Vital to National Interest (MAVNI) program this week.Airmen 1st Class Mohamad Dannawi and Adrianna Choluj arrived here Nov. 28 fresh out of basic training to become language and