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  • AFSOC commander nominated for Order of the Sword

    Enlisted Air Commandos lined the flightline here to surprise Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, on his Order of the Sword nomination Dec. 13.Fiel leads approximately 16,000 active-duty, Reserve, Air National Guard and civilian professionals. The Order of the Sword is

  • Deployed Airman gets family surprise

    For Master Sgt. Shanda Moon it was another uneventful lunch at her deployed location in Southwest Asia where she serves as the executive assistant to the command chief for U.S. Air Force Central Command. She saw a young Soldier approaching, but didn't think much about it. But as he got closer, he

  • 522 SOS in the spotlight: A milestone moment

    The 522nd Special Operations Squadron achieved the 1 millionth hour in the MC-130J in April. To commemorate this milestone and thank the men and women of Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., for their hard work toward this achievement, representatives from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company visited

  • AFSOC chief visits Cannon

    The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed Chief Master Sgt. William Turner, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, upon his arrival at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 13.Turner's tour of Cannon started at the Pecos Trail Dining Facility where he spoke to Cannon's first sergeants as

  • Korengal Valley: STO receives Bronze Star with Valor

    "I was only attached to these guys for just one mission but it was the most important mission of my life," said Maj. F. Damon Friedman, an Air Force Special Operations Command special tactics officer who was briefly assigned to an Army task force while serving in Afghanistan. For his actions,

  • Operation Homecoming on Ice

    Staff Sgt. Dwight Hicks, 479th Flying Training Group aviation resource manager, surprised his family with a homecoming during the Pensacola Ice Flyers military appreciation night Nov. 9 in Pensacola, Fla.Col. Thomas Shank, 479th FTG commander, was not only able to participate in the ceremonial puck

  • Talon II pilot recognized by Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators

    As a child, he was inspired by meeting a commercial airline pilot as he walked down the aisle greeting passengers. At 15, he completed his first solo in an AT-6 Texan World War II trainer and went on to serve four years in the Civil Air Patrol. Now after nearly 24 years of service, he is being

  • Air Force's oldest Osprey retires

    The Air Force's oldest CV-22 Osprey, Tail #21, made its final departure here, Nov. 4.The tilt rotor aircraft was one of the first of its kind to be developed, and it has been employed as an Additional Test Asset at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., since 1999."It's a one-of-a kind-aircraft," said Master