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Sept. 24, 2021
AFSOC deputy commander visits FSU, FAMU cadets for Diversity and Inclusion event

Florida State University and Florida A&M University hosted U.S Air Force Maj. Gen. Eric Hill, deputy commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and service members from Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 23, 2021, to speak to ROTC cadets about leadership, career opportunities, diversity and
Dec. 10, 2020
'A Tribute to Persistence': SecAF presents Air Force Cross to Special Tactics Airman

Snapped awake by the sound of belt-fed machine gun fire, then-Senior Airman Alaxey Germanovich, a combat controller assigned to the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, surveys the compound he had dozed off in after several sleepless days of combat.
Oct. 21, 2020
CMSAF visits Air Commandos, tours 1st SOW aircraft

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass spoke with Air Commandos at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 20, 2020. Air Commandos assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing briefed Bass on the capabilities of 1st SOW aircraft and how they are employed to accomplish Air Force Special Operations
Aug. 24, 2020
Leading Progress, Commanding History

Cannon Airmen conquer career challenges to become first all-female AFSOC RPA operations leadership duo.
Feb. 28, 2019
Behind the scenes of the Special Tactics Memorial March

Alongside highways and back roads of the southern U.S. states, there are two Special Tactics Airmen trekking in the name of their fallen brethren killed in combat. What most people won’t see, is the Individual Duty Medical Technicians putting moleskin on painful blisters, or the communication Airman
Feb. 21, 2019
U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen plan 830-mile ruck in honor of fallen

Twenty Special Tactics Airmen will ruck from Medina Annex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas to Hurlburt Field to pay tribute to Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, a Special Tactics combat controller, who was killed in Afghanistan on Nov. 27, 2018, and in honor of the other 19 Special Tactics Airmen who
Dec. 14, 2017
“USAF depends on Foreign Area Officers to strengthen international partnerships and alliances”

The Department of Defense and the Air Force have placed renewed emphasis on professionalizing the security cooperation enterprise, as indicated in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. This decision highlights defense leadership’s resolve to more effectively build alliances
Nov. 22, 2017
A commander’s story of survival

The sound of tire treads rolling over a smooth driveway was the only sound that could be heard on the street Col. John Boudreaux lived when he and his wife, Susi, pulled up to it. Susi shoved the gear shift to “Park.” She couldn’t do it fast enough, and sat back in the seat for a moment. She
Sept. 30, 2017
Celebrating 10 years of AFSOC at Cannon

Cannon’s Air Commandos are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the base being part of Air Force Special Operations Command by hosting multiple events on base Sept. 28 – 30, 2017.
Sept. 6, 2017
Military K-9 unit: capabilities forged by respect

The military working dog is always one rank higher than its handler.