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  • AFSOC demonstrates ACE with historic highway landing

    In a historic first, Air Force Special Operations Command successfully landed an AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship on Highway 63 in Bono, Arkansas, on August 4, 2024. This operation was part of a broader exercise, Emerald Warrior Field Training Exercise II, designed to showcase AFSOC’s Agile Combat

  • Conley promoted to lieutenant general ahead of AFSOC change of command

    Air Commandos, family, and friends gathered here to honor Brig. Gen. Michael Conley, director of operations for Air Force Special Operations Command, as he was promoted to lieutenant general by Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind, AFSOC commander, July 1, in preparation to his assumption of command July 2.

  • Foreign Air Attachés visit AFSOC

    Air Force Special Operations Command welcomed Air Attachés from 12 various allied and partner nations to Hurlburt Field, Florida, October 23, 2023.  Attaché tours are a key function of the Department of the Air Force Foreign Liaison Office, which organizes the engagements to enhance partners’

  • Run to Honor returns to AFSOC

    Air Force Special Operations Command is bringing back the Run to Honor 5k run/ruck at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 13, 2022. The command hosts the run/ruck as a tribute to AFSOC Airmen who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their country.

  • Airman finishes first in Tough Mudder; dedicates race to combat controller

    U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Stuebbe, non-commissioned officer-in-charge of enlisted force development for Air Force Special Operations Command, competed in and took home first place during a Tough Mudder Race in Jacksonville, Florida April 2, 2022. This 15--kilometer, 30--obstacle race was

  • CSAF visits Hurlburt Field

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., visited Hurlburt Field and Air Force Special Operations Command, April 4, 2022.The visit familiarized Brown with AFSOC’s Force Generation Model to include: Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task

  • 16th SOS conducts Spirit 03 memorial flight

    The 16th Special Operations Squadron conducted a memorial flyover to honor the crew of Spirit 03, the last AC-130 gunship shot down in combat. The flyover was followed by a remembrance brief that highlighted advances made in the gunship community since the loss of Spirit 03.