Articles

  • Air Commandos participate in POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run

    Air Commandos participated in a POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 15-16, 2022. The run serves to honor and remember POW/MIA American service members from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Cold War, the Gulf Wars and other recent conflicts.

  • Helping Gold Star Families Thrive Through Adversity

    On Sunday, 25 September, the United States will recognize Mothers who lost a service member in the line of duty. The week proceeding is also recognized as Gold Star Families Week. This is a long-standing recognition that began in 1936 when a joint congressional resolution designated the last Sunday

  • Hurlburt Field holds 9/11 memorial ceremony

    Members of the 1st Special Operations Wing attend a 9/11 memorial ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 9, 2022. The ceremony honored the victims of 9/11, including the hundreds of first responders who lost their lives while responding to the attack.

  • The Weekly Grind

    The 1st SOMXG is one of the Air Force's largest maintenance groups and supports the 1st SOW mission by meeting key objectives: mobilizing personnel, equipment and supplies; training maintenance personnel; and sustaining combat readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force Video by Airman 1st Class Andrew

  • Airpark Adventure: MC-130E Combat Talon I

    The MC-130E Combat Talon I was a specially modified Lockheed C-130E Hercules designed to provide unique airpower capability for United States Special Operations Forces.

  • MST provides innovative leap in SOFORGEN

    For nearly a year, the 1st Special Operations Wing, has developed its MST as a proof of concept to ensure multi-capable Airmen within AFSOC are able to meet the needs of combatant commanders against any potential adversary in the future. Its role will be to act as the connective tissue that bridges

  • Practice makes perfect: MARE 2022

    There was a Massive Accident Response Exercise Aug. 22, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This is the first base-wide exercise in four years involving an aircraft mishap and is important to test the knowledge and capabilities of base personnel.