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Jan. 6, 2025
AFSOC Accepts Final MC-130J

Maj. Gen. Justin Hoffman, Deputy Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, attended a delivery milestone on Dec 13, 2024 in Marietta, Georgia for the command’s final MC-130J Commando II. The fly-away ceremony commemorated the final stage of Lockheed Martin’s aircraft production for the
Dec. 31, 2024
Exercise Reaper Castillo pathfinds MQ-9 capabilities in austere environments

An MQ-9 Reaper circles above the Melrose Air Force Range in New Mexico, surveying the area below as it prepares to land on a dirt strip. On the ground the 1st Special Operations Mission Sustainment Team (SOMST) secures the landing zone, ready to refuel and rearm the aircraft.More than 1,100 miles
Dec. 20, 2024
23 STS IDMT: ‘Knowing what to do and being ready can make all the difference’

For Air Force Staff Sgt. William Flaspoehler, an independent duty medical technician with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, providing life-saving care is almost second nature.
Dec. 19, 2024
Lessons learned: Memories of Operation Just Cause remain 'vivid' for Hurlburt gunship crews, 35 years later

This month, a small group of retired AC-130H crews returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida, ahead of the anniversary of Operation Just Cause. The U.S. invasion of Panama, Operation Just Cause aimed to depose dictator Manuel Noriega, in an effort to restore democracy and protect U.S. personnel working in
Dec. 16, 2024
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations visits Cannon AFB

The Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Robert E. Moriarty, visited Cannon Air Force Base Dec. 11 – 12, 2024.
Dec. 5, 2024
'Hands go, hands come': An Airman's journey from Ghana to graduation

“There were bushfires and famine; people were dying of hunger—it was horrible.”Growing up in Ghana, Staff Sgt. Barfi’s younger years were marked by conflict and adversity, but it was not the challenges that defined him rather, it was the kindness of strangers that shaped the course of his
Dec. 4, 2024
Gundam 22 U.S. – Japan Friendship Memorial: One year on from Yakushima

Approximately 100 military and civilian personnel from the United States and Japan gathered at the Yakushima Town Hall Nov. 29, 2024 to attend a ceremony dedicating a cenotaph to the eight heroes who died when their CV-22B Osprey went down just off the coast of the island last year and the joint
Nov. 29, 2024
Air Commandos Remember the Crew of GUNDAM-22 on First Anniversary

Nov 29, 2024, marks one year since a CV-22 Osprey, assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing, crashed near Yakushima, Japan, while participating in a joint interoperability exercise resulting in the loss of the eight crew members aboard. Air Commandos, family, friends, and community members
Nov. 25, 2024
AFSOC pathfinding fuel efficient technology

Air Force Special Operations Command, in partnership with Air Force Operational Energy and the Defense Innovation Unit, is testing drag reduction technology to enhance combat capability to mitigate operational risk to the warfighter.
Nov. 22, 2024
27 SOW leadership serves Air Commandos annual Thanksgiving meal

U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Dozler, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron commander, and other leaders from across the 27th Special Operations Wing prepare to serve a Thanksgiving holiday meal at the Pecos Trail Dining Facility, Nov. 21, 2024. Leadership from the 27th SOW gave back to