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  • U.S. Air Force combat controllers conduct fast-rope insertion training using a U.S. Navy HH-60H Seahawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 84 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 2, 2014, during Emerald Warrior 2014. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command-sponsored two-week joint/combined tactical exercise designed to provide realistic military training in an urban setting. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tim Chacon)

    Premium DOD Exercise hones SOF skills

    More than 1,500 Special Operations Forces from around the services participated in Emerald Warrior, a two-week joint service, interagency and partner nation exercise that concluded here May 9. Emerald Warrior leverages lessons learned from Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom to provide trained and ready forces to combatant commanders. It
  • A wreath lies at the foot of the WRATH-11 memorial monument March 28, 2014, following a remembrance ceremony on RAF Mildenhall, England. The WRATH-11 memorial monument displays the names of the nine Airmen who died when WRATH-11, an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron, crashed in Albania in 2005. The flight was part of a training exercise with two other aircraft to train on low-level and low-light flying. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan Light/Released)

    7th SOS remembers fallen nine years later

  • Senior Airman Matt Flynn, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron fitness journeyman, leads the Air Commando Ruckers during the final leg of the 3rd Annual Air Commando Ruck March in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., April 4, 2014. The Air Commando Ruckers marched 450 miles from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., to Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jeff Parkinson)

    Air Commando Ruckers finish strong

    Sixteen Air Commandos finished a 450-mile ruck march at the air park here April 4.The 3rd Annual Air Commando Ruck March began at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., which is home of the U.S. Special Operations Command.Each step taken was to honor and remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice, said Maj. Jared Brupbacher, 1st Special Operations
  • Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks to the families of medal recipients in a ceremony at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. Mar 14, 2014. Fiel thanked the families for the support they have given to members during their many deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Victoria Sneed)

    Special Tactics Airmen earn Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Combat Action Medal

    Four Special Tactics Airmen from Air Force Special Operations Command were recognized with medals for actions downrange in a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 14.Tech Sgt. Michael Blout, a combat controller, earned the Silver Star Medal; Staff Sgt. Stephan Merlics, a tactical air control party member, earned the Bronze Star with Valor; Airman
  • Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, 27th Special Operations Wing command chief, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.

    CMSgt Caruso named new AFSOC command chief

  • AF announces ‘pro-gear’ policy change

    Air Force officials recently announced changes to the Department of Defense's policy on transporting member's professional books, papers and equipment, or PBP&E, shipped in household goods during permanent change of station moves. Known as "pro-gear," the new PBP&E policy will impact orders issued on or after May 1. At that time, PBP&E will be
  • Dave King, of Lockheed Martin, marshals out the AC-130J Ghostrider as it taxis the runway for its first official sortie Jan. 31 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J arrived at Eglin in January 2013 to begin the modification process for the AC-130J, whose primary mission is close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. A total of 32 MC-130J prototypes will be modified as part of a $2.4 billion AC-130J program to grow the future fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo/Chrissy Cuttita)

    New AC-130J completes first test flight

    After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the skies for the first time as a gunship here Jan. 31.In early Jan 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J arrived here to begin the modification process with the goal of creating a "best of both worlds" aircraft. The end result became a
  • Master Sgt. Delorean Sheridan smiles at his daughter Kinsley, while Staff Sgt. Christopher Baradat and Tech. Sgt. Jeremy Whiddon look on during a 21st Special Tactics Squadron awards ceremony, presided by Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, who awarded Silver Star medals to Sheridan and Baradat and a Purple Heart medal to Whiddon, Jan. 10, 2014, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, N.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Marvin Krause)

    Special Tactics Airmen awarded top combat decorations

    Already the U.S. Air Force's most decorated community since the end of the Vietnam War, Air Force Special Tactics added to its total over the weekend.Three Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen received Silver Star and Purple Heart medals in a ceremony at Pope Field, N.C., Jan. 10."You will say you were just doing your job, but you were not
  • Maj. Geoffrey Douglas, Air Force Special Operations Command general surgeon and Maj. Reid Orth, AFSOC emergency room physician, practice treating a critically wounded patient in a simulated aircraft on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 18, 2013. The training is part of the AFSOC Casualty Evacuation course, which prepares medical teams for deployments. (U.S Air Force photo/Senior Airman Naomi Griego)

    Special Tactics medical professionals provide critical care and evacuation

    Air Force Special Tactics Medicine (STM) professionals treated simulated patients during the Air Force Special Operations Command Casualty Evacuation course here, Dec. 17.The training was the first of its kind using a CV-22 Osprey simulator. The CV-22 is one of the most utilized airframes for immediate evacuation of special operations forces from

  • AFSOAWC commander relieved of command

    Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, relieved Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks from command of the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center Jan. 9 due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership.General Fiel made his decision based on preliminary information from an ongoing Inspector General investigation into
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