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  • Air Commando innovation saves AF millions

    As evidenced by the ‘Airmen Powered by Innovation’ and ‘Making Every Dollar Count’ initiatives, when the Air Force encounters a barrier, leaders trust their Airmen to deconstruct it.Recently, this empowerment drove members of the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Airfield Systems section to

  • 58th SOW signs agreement for crosswind runway use

    Two special operations wings at Kirtland AFB will benefit from recent agreement with Belen, N.M., allowing C-130 training on the city's municipal airport. There is a crosswind runway at Belen Alexander Municipal Airport.

  • Cyber Attacks: Just as harmful as bombs

    Cyber attacks are the leading strategic threat to the United States, not terrorism. There are more than 1 million cyber attacks on the Air Force network on a daily basis, according to Col. Bill Bryant, deputy of the Air Force Chief Information Security Office.

  • CSAF talks AFSOC mission, resiliency

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, sat down Oct. 20 with Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs as he shared his thoughts on how AFSOC is central to the fight against violent extremism in the middle east. He also talked about how important it is to help Airmen be more

  • Cradle to grave: AC-130J Ghostrider fleet growing

    The full complement of AC-130J Ghostrider gunships will transition from cargo carrier into a gun-toting firing platform following modifications at a Crestview, Florida, site. Air Force Special Operations Command will boast a fleet of 37 Ghostriders by 2025.

  • MARSOC commander gets AFSOC orientation

    Maj. Gen. Carl E. Mundy III, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, made his first visit to Hurlburt Field and AFSOC since he took command of MARSOC July 28, 2016.

  • European Air Commando wins Lew Allen award

    Senior Master Sgt. Randolph Crosslin, 352nd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance unit superintendent, is the Air Force's 2016 Gen. Lew Allen Jr. Trophy, Senior NCO category winner.

  • 352nd SOW hosts Steel Bones

    More than 60 people visited the base to attend a Steel Bones event which was supported by the 100th Civil Engineer Squadron, 100th Security Forces Squadron, 100th Air Refueling Wing and 352nd Special Operations Wing. Steel Bones is a local British organization similar to the Wounded Warrior Program,

  • Air Commandos, South Koreans exercise interoperability

    The 353rd Special Operations Group conducted a joint, combined exchange at Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea from Oct. 13-26, 2016. Also known as JCET, these exercises are designed to build partnerships and interoperability among special operations forces.