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67th SOS three peats with Hoyt Award

RAF Mildenhall, ENGLAND -- Air Force Special Operations Command Commander Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster coins members of the rescue mission including Capt. Dan Bauer, the mission's copilot, during a recent visit to the 352nd Special Operations Group here. The rescue crew overcame challenging circumstances and played a key role in saving the life of a critically-injured sailor aboard a ship off the Irish coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marelise Wood)
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67th Special Operations Squadron assists with rescue mission

RAF Mildenhall, England ? Crew members from the 352nd Special Operations Group deplane a MC-130P Combat Shadow on its return from a rescue mission June 26. They provided refueling support to RAF Lakenheath HH-60G helicopters to transport a critically-ill crew member on a container ship off the Irish coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Marelise Wood)
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AFSOC HISTORY

WRIGHT-PATTERSON, Ohio.-Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz (center) presented the John T. Bohn and Gen. Bryce Poe II awards to the Air Force Special Operations Command History Office at the Air Force History Museum Program conference award dinner May 13 at the National Museum of the Air Force. AFSOC History members Cindy Scharf (left), Timothy Brown (center) and Herb Mason (right) accepted both awards on behalf of the history office. ( U.S. Air Force Photo)
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Riding local transportaion.

Master Sgt. Kenneth Huhman deployed to Afghanistan in 2007. Sergeant Huhman, a combat controller assigned to 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, recieved two Bronze Stars with valor during a ceremony May 7 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.(Air Force photo)
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23rd Change of Command

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. ? Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, Commander Air Force Special Operations Command, presents the 23rd Air Force guidon to Col. Marshall Webb during a change of command ceremony April 3. Colonel Webb assumed command from Brig. Gen Richard Haddad. (U.S. Air Force photo/ SrA Jason Epley)(Released)
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Staff Sgt. Rhyner ready to roll

Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. Sergeant Rhyner, a combat controller with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, will be awarded the Air Force Cross Mar. 10, 2009 for his actions in Shok Valley, Afghanistan April 6, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Staff Sgt. Rhyner in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. Sergeant Rhyner, a combat controller with the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, will be awarded the Air Force Cross Mar. 10, 2009 for his actions in Shok Valley, Afghanistan April 6, 2008. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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JINSA Award

Staff Sgt. Zachary J. Rhyner, a special tactics combat controller assigned to the 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., recieves the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award from Adm. Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, during the Grateful Nation Award Ceremony Dec. 8 2008.(Courtesy photo)
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Up in the air

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- From left: 1st. Lt. Lindsey Fennewald, Senior Airman Michael Jackson and Staff Sgt. Sara Klobucar, all from the 353rd Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight, release a helium-filled weather balloon here Oct. 27. A radiosonde attached to the weather balloon measures pressure, temperature and relative humidity as it ascends into the atmosphere; and sends the data back to the MW31 sounding system every one to two seconds. The data provides valuable input for computer forecast models, local forecasts and future weather research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Up in the air

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Sara Klobucar, 353rd Operations Support Squadron weather technician, prepares a radiosonde before attaching it to a helium-filled weather balloon here Oct. 27. The radiosonde measures pressure, temperature and relative humidity as it ascends into the atmosphere; and sends the data back to the MW31 sounding system every one to two seconds. The data provides valuable input for computer forecast models, local forecasts and future weather research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Up in the air

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgts. Sara Klobucar and David Simpson, 353rd Operations Support Squadron weather technicians, set up a MW31 sounding system before launching a helium-filled weather balloon here Oct. 27. A radiosonde attached to the weather balloon measures pressure, temperature and relative humidity as it ascends into the atmosphere; and sends the data back to the sounding system every one to two seconds. The data provides valuable input for computer forecast models, local forecasts and future weather research. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Land nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Christopher Juarez, 353rd Operations Support Squadron, points to a landmark between waypoints during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Land Nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape specialist assigned to the 353rd Operations Support Squadron, discusses how to navigate around an impassible obstacle during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Land Nav

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Joseph Meyer (right), 1st Special Operations Squadron, and Master Sgt. Christopher Juarez, 353rd Operations Support Squadron, search for a waypoint on a map during a basic land navigation course Oct. 24 at a training site near here. Participants learned basic principles of land navigation including map reading, how to use a compass, and pace counting during the training. About 12 members of the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing participated in the course. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Cram)
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Promotion obvious "STEP" for deserving Airman.

Air Force Special Operations Command's newest senior noncommissioned officer, Master Sgt. Scott Hoyt, proudly displays his new stripes after he is congratulated by Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster (left), AFSOC commander, his wife, Angela, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert (right). Sergeant Hoyt was promoted under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers, or STEP, program.(courtesy photo illustration).
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Security training

Staff Sgt. Richard Holder, 18th Security Forces Squadron, cuffs Tech. Sgt. Gregory Stout, 353rd Special Operations Group security forces, during exchange training with ground defense forces from Udon Thani, Thailand (in background). (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Marilyn Holliday)
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Night shift

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Helicopter Maintenance Squadron perform routine maintenance on a MH-53 Pave Low helicopter at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 1, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)
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Load 'em and go

Members from Aerial Delivery of the 353rd Operations Support Squadron load an aircraft at Daegu Air Base, Korea. Airdrops were inspected during the 353rd Special Operations Group?s operational readiness inspection. The group is stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
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Sweeping the area

Members of the 353rd Operations Support Squadron Medical Flight conduct a building sweep during an operational readiness inspection at Daegu Air Base, Korea. From left are: Technical Sgt. Sixto Vargas, Staff Sgt. Eric Weatherholt and Master Sgt. Ali Rivers. The squadron is part of the 353rd Special Operations Group and members are stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
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Rapid roping

Air Force special tactics Airmen practice fast-roping from a CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 22, 2007. The Osprey is flown by Air Force Special Operations Command's 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt. (US Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Gary Emery) (Released)
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