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  • Falcon 86 begins training

    Editor's note: This article is part of a series detailing the trials and tribulations of Tactical Air Control Party class Falcon 86 on their journey to become fully qualified Battlefield Airmen.They've only just started the third week of their 17-week class, but already two have washed out, and two

  • Combat rescue, special tactics officer bonus still available

    For the second year in a row, qualified special operations officers are still eligible for a maximum of $80,000 in critical skills retention bonus money if they voluntarily extend their active-duty service commitment for up to four years."With the continued high demand for combat rescue and special

  • Lose weight, get fit, stay healthy through Weight Warriors

    Every year people make New Year's resolutions to get fit and lose weight. Making the promise is easy but sticking to that goal is sometimes the hardest part, so it helps to have a plan. The Riptide Fitness Center is offering anyone with a Department of Defense identification card the opportunity to

  • AFSOC leads charge against "Nature-Deficit Disorder"

    It's four in the afternoon, and the children at Hurlburt Field are ready to play. Like many children, they have many options for their free time. Rather than watch others compete in sports on TV or emulate it through a virtual world, they're outside playing with friends amidst the shaded trees, wood

  • 23rd AF shirt's penchant for singing goes national

    Master Sgt. Jonathan Glover, 23rd Air Force first sergeant, had seen many National Basketball Association games on television in his life. But never in his wildest dreams did he ever see himself standing at the center of a court for one of the most anticipated games of the year. In front of

  • Cannon Airman combat advisor near Kabul

    Summers in Afghanistan can reach unbearable temperatures, but that doesn't stop the dedicated men and women supporting Operation Enduring Freedom from completing their mission. Tech. Sgt. Chad Vaughn is currently assigned to the 855th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sergeant Vaughn,

  • Part-time bodybuilder, full-time Airman

    Bodybuilding: the developing of the body through exercise and diet; the developing of the physique for competitive exhibition.Staff Sgt. Eric Schmidt: 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron; Airman, father, husband and competitive bodybuilding professional."I was sold after my first

  • Disabled employee's hiring a "win-win" for workforce, AFSOC

    Peter Hoffman is a program analyst who has worked with the 720th Special Tactics Group for nearly a decade. Mr. Hoffman is critical to the future capability of AFSOC Airmen, and he is also a quadriplegic, the result of a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down more than 25 years

  • Alabama Airman laid to rest

    Under a blue sky, a four-ship formation of F-16 Vipers loitered above northwestern Alabama. Below, an Air Force combat controller established radio contact with the pilots. October 7 was a hot fall afternoon on the outskirts of Haleyville, Ala.Eight days earlier, Senior Airman Mark A. Forester, a

  • That others may live

    When one of your own falls to enemy fire, it hits everyone in the family like a gut check. Make no mistake, the special tactics Airmen of Air Force Special Operations Command are family. Most of the time, these quiet professionals spend their days readying for war - honing their bodies and minds for