Articles

  • AFSOC Airmen compete for Weapons Load Crew of the Year

    Air Force Special Operations Command’s top weapons load crews competed for best load crew of the year at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 7, 2026. The annual event pitted the best three-person teams from the 1st Special Operations Wing and 27th SOW against each other as they raced to load munitions on

  • Hurlburt Field chaplains wear religious insignia instead of rank

    Chaplains assigned to Hurlburt Field, Florida, are removing officer rank insignia from their uniforms in accordance with new Department of the Air Force guidance. The guidance, effective since June 15, 2026, directs chaplains to wear their respective religious insignias on all rank-presenting

  • Regional leaders discuss Highway 98 solutions at Hurlburt traffic roundtable

    Military leaders, elected representatives and transportation officials gathered for Air Force Special Operations Command’s traffic roundtable at the Freedom Tech Center in Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, Aug. 17, 2026. The roundtable served as a platform for key representatives to discuss ongoing efforts

  • 1 SOW commander visits wheel and tire shop

    Chief Master Sgt. Joshua Moore, 1st Special Operations Wing command chief, left, and Col. Mark Hamilton, 1st SOW commander, don protective gear during a leadership immersion at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 24, 2026. The command team visited the wheel and tire shop, where they performed hands-on

  • 1 SOW awards Innovation OTA to HSU Educational Foundation

    The 1st Special Operations Wing Contracting Squadron selected the HSU Family Educational Foundation for a stand-alone, bilateral Other Transaction Award (OTA) agreement. This 5-year foundational agreement will empower the Wing to rapidly design, develop, test, and integrate innovative capabilities

  • Maintainers restore aircraft for rapid global response

    From windswept desert landscapes to sub-zero arctic conditions, the 1st Special Operations Wing is called to send its air power anywhere, any time -- a promise sustained by around-the-clock efforts of aircraft maintainers.