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  • Heithold to receive AFSOC Order of the Sword

    Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, was surprised May 2, by Chief Master Sgt. Matt Caruso and an assembly of Air Commandos with an engraved invitation to be inducted into the AFSOC Order of the Sword. The general will be the tenth individual to receive the

  • AFSOC hosts Warrior C.A.R.E. Summit

    Nearly 50 Air Commandos attended the Air Force Special Operations Command Warrior C.A.R.E. (Connection, Awareness, Resources, Endurance) Summit April 25-29 with their families at a hotel resort near Hurlburt Field, Fla. The event was part of the command's Preservation of the Force and Family (POTFF)

  • Frigid Archer challenges Air Commandos on Eglin Range

    Airmen of the 1st Special Operations Wing and other Hurlburt Field units operated Jan. 6-13 from austere conditions here.The combat deployment and employment exercise -- called Frigid Archer -- challenged Air Commandos to work from a bare-base set up, reinforcing the command's ability to operate

  • C-146 Wolfhound, C-145 Skytruck fly at Duke Field

    A C-146 Wolfhound and C-145 Skytruck fly a sortie at Duke Field, Fla., Oct. 21, 2015. These special operations aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission.

  • AFSOC nominates Cannon Air Commando for National Public Service Award

    A Cannon officer is the 2015 National Public Service Award nominee for Air Force Special Operations Command, leaders announced July 17.Maj. David J. Blair, assistant operations officer in the 3rd Special Operations Squadron, built an interagency plan to counter human trafficking, which was awarded

  • Four named AFSOC nominees to Latin American service awards

    Four Airmen will represent Air Force Special Operations Command in competition for the 2015 League of United Latin American Citizens Excellence in Service awards.The command’s nominees, announced May 12, 2015, are:- Capt. Daniel Jackson, 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FL- Master

  • 353rd SOG welcomes new commander

    Col. William C. Freeman assumed command of the 353rd Special Operations Group during a ceremony held May 8 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maj. Gen. Morris E. Haase, Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander and presiding officer, presented the guidon to Freeman during the ceremony. The 353rd

  • AFSOC hosts Emerald Warrior '15

    Air Force Special Operations Command is hosting the annual Emerald Warrior exercise April 20 through May 1. This joint exercise provides pre-deployment training for special operations forces, conventional, interagency and partner nation forces in combat scenarios. Emerald Warrior is the Department

  • Four represent AFSOC at International Affairs Excellence awards

    Four Air Commandos will represent Air Force Special Operations Command in the Air Force International Affairs Excellence Award program, command officials announced April 15.The nominees are:Officer – Maj. William McLaughlin, AFSOC Directorate of Installations and Mission Support Enlisted – Master