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Feb. 19, 2021
AFSOC commander visits 919th SOW

The 919th Special Operations Wing hosted U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Cory Olson, command chief of AFSOC at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 6, 2021.
Feb. 18, 2021
AFSOC Hosts Emerald Warrior 21

Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting this year’s Emerald Warrior exercise at multiple locations from February 16 to March 5. This joint exercise provides realistic and relevant training to prepare special operations forces, conventional forces, and international partners for crises and
Feb. 17, 2021
AFSOC Cyber Squadron Initiative: Arming for the 21st century battle

Air Force Special Operations Command hosted a Mission Defense Team Conference, Feb. 2-5, 2021, focusing on identifying the organic cyber capabilities needed to protect missions against threats in, through, and from cyberspace.Gen. David Goldfein, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, signed the
Jan. 13, 2021
Director of Security Forces, deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection visits AFSOC

Brigadier General Roy Collins, director of Security Forces, deputy chief of staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, visited Hurlburt Field Jan. 11 to gain familiarity of Air Force Special Operations Command’s security, force protection and special tactics efforts.The general was
Jan. 11, 2021
AFSOCs historic first PTN team takes flight

For the first time in Air Force Special Operations Command history, two new graduates from the Air Education and Training Command’s Pilot Training Next (PTN), served as aircraft commander and co-pilot on a mission sortie.
Dec. 15, 2020
AFSOC IG conducts first no-notice inspection

Air Force Special Operations Command’s Inspector General team conducted its first no-notice inspection since 2013, Nov. 30 – Dec. 2, 2020, on the 1st Special Operations Wing.
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.
Dec. 9, 2020
Duke Field fuel cell hangar fire suppression test marks final steps towards renovation completion

The 919th Special Operations Wing and 492nd SOW will soon have a newly renovated fuel cell hangar ready for use. Civil engineers and contractors performed a fire suppression test last week marking one of the final steps for project completion.
Dec. 1, 2020
Groundbreaking AFSOC pilot retires 

U.S. Air Force Col. Shelley Woodworth, formerly Col. Rodriguez, retired after almost 29 years of dedicated service to the United States Air Force and Air Force Special Operations Command on Nov. 23, 2020. 
Nov. 24, 2020
COMAFSOC discussion on national security

Air Force Special Operations Commander, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, and the Director of the Transitional Threats Project, Dr. Seth Jones, discussed national security issues during a recent interview. The online interview was hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Nov. 17, 2020.