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  • CSAF letter to Airmen

    This paper is the second in a series to share my thinking behind three key CSAF focus areas over the next four years. As stated in the first paper, "Revitalizing Squadrons – the Heartbeat of the Air Force", these ideas are neither revolutionary nor a significant vector change. Each align with our

  • Air Force releases 2016 promotion statistics by AFSC

    Air Force officials have released the16E5, 16E6 and 16E7 promotion statistics broken down by Air Force Specialty Code and promotion recommendation.  In an effort to provide transparency to Airmen, the data has been posted to the myPers website by five letter-AFSC. AFSCs in which all eligible Airmen

  • Every smoke alarm has an expiration date: What's yours?

    Does your home have a smoke alarm? According to the National Fire Protection Association, the answer is likely yes: NFPA research shows that most American homes have at least one. But do you know how old your smoke alarms are? If you’re like most people, you’re probably not so sure. A recent survey

  • Hurlburt recognizes Fire Prevention Week

    Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, signed a proclamation recognizing Fire Prevention Week at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 5, 2016. Since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which Oct. 9 falls. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • The last A7 directorate hosts Irish Wake-themed ceremony

    To celebrate the memory of the last A7 directorate in the Air Force, the Air Force Special Operations Command A7 staff hosted an informal ceremony here Sept. 30. The AFSOC A7 directorate is part of A4 as of Oct. 3, 2016. “It doesn’t matter who is in charge, it’s about supporting the warfighter …

  • Enlisted aircrew members make move to pilot seat

    From the backseat to the front and from stripes to bars and beyond.  That’s the dual Air Force path a few 919th Special Operations Wing officers took to achieve their life-long goal of flight. For former loadmasters, Lt. Col. Michael Black, Capts Kris Williams and Patrick Taylor, 919th Special

  • AFSOC hosts Popular Mechanics, launches Special Ops mobile app

    A reporter from Popular Mechanics embedded with Special Tactics Airmen here Sept. 28-29 to learn about Air Force Special Operations Command’s mission. The goal was to raise awareness about AFSOC to a national audience and to launch the “USAF Special Ops VR” mobile application.

  • Brothers-in-arms, siblings promoted

    Back in the early 1990s, two young brothers from Caldwell, Texas stuffed small, plastic, green army men into model C-130 toy airplanes. They lined up their forces across the room from each other and used mouse traps as catapults, slinging rocks of ammo at each other to simulate their toy battlefield

  • CV-22s visit Spangdahlem for acoustic testing

    A CV-22 Osprey of the 352nd Special Operations Wing performed acoustic testing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. This is one more step toward the wing's move from RAF Mildenhall, U.K.