March 31, 2023 Paraguayan President visits Air Force SOF hub President Mario Abdo Benítez of the Republic of Paraguay visited here March 30-31 to meet with Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Col. Allison Black, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, and other senior leaders within the Air Force special operations
March 30, 2023 Air Force Special Operations Command hosts U.S. Air Force multi-classification Hackathon The Department of the Air Force conducted its latest “BRAVO” hackathon March 20 – 24 at Hurlburt Field, Florida, this time partnering with the other defense services and intelligence agencies.A hackathon is an innovation building conference commonly employed by technology companies where agile teams
March 3, 2023 Air Commandos co-host SAWS, champion transformation and partnerships Air Force Special Operations Command and the Global SOF Foundation co-hosted the annual Special Air Warfare Symposium [SAWS] and expo at the Emerald Coast Convention Center Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, 2023.The symposium featured speakers from across the special operations aviation community that included
Jan. 31, 2023 Department of the Air Force to conduct hackathon The Air Force will conduct its next “BRAVO” hackathon in March, and any U.S. citizen may apply.
Jan. 26, 2023 SecAF visits Hurlburt Field, observes AFSOC's Readiness for Future Operational Environment Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Hurlburt Field, Jan. 17 to view the Air Force Special Operations Command mission firsthand and meet with Airmen and leadership of the command.
Dec. 19, 2022 C-145A Combat Coyote makes final run after decade of service The 919th Special Operations Wing retires the C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft after a decade of service to the special operations community.
Dec. 12, 2022 73rd SOS Gunship crews awarded MacKay Trophy for ‘most meritorious flight’ of 2021 Members of the 73rd Special Operations Squadron were awarded the 2021 MacKay Trophy during a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Dec. 7, 2022.
Dec. 9, 2022 Bauernfeind new leader of Air Commandos Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind assumed command of Air Force Special Operations Command during a ceremony in the Freedom Hangar on December 9, 2022.
Dec. 7, 2022 AFSOC’s Women’s Initiatives Team breaks down barriers for female aircrew On November 28, 2022, Air Force Special Operations Command Chief of Aerospace Medicine, in partnership with the Women’s Initiatives Team (WIT), held a road show to educate Air Commandos on changes to flying prenatal care through the newly coined Accelerated Obstetrics for Aircrew (AOA) initiative.
Nov. 21, 2022 Fall 2022 SOCMID FTX U.S. Air Force Pararescuemen execute Fall 2022 Special Operations Center for Medical Integration and Development culminating field training exercise in Birmingham, Alabama, Nov. 17, 2022.