Articles

  • AFSOC 35th Anniversary Events

    This year marks Air Force Special Operations Command’s 35th anniversary and Air Commandos are invited to attend a variety of events to celebrate.   For its 35th anniversary, the AFSOC community is coming together to commemorate three and a half decades of unwavering dedication, and honor the brave

  • Marshaling the mission: The maintainers who launch the fight

    On a cold, rainy morning, a crew chief was tasked with launching MC-130J Commando II for takeoff during a training mission. Zipping his waterproof jacket, he left the maintenance hangar and raced toward a group of 1 SOW maintainers. Together, four Airmen drove to the far side of the flight line to

  • Hurlburt Field Air Commandos: Basketball’s impact on service members

    As the final seconds ticked away on the game clock, the crowd cheered, and teammates came off the bench to congratulate one another.The Hurlburt Field Air Commandos basketball team had clinched yet another win with a 76-68 win over the Eglin Eagles on Jan. 10.This season, the Air Commandos

  • Remembering Operation Eagle Claw

    Forty-five years after Operation Eagle Claw, its memories and lessons are still recognized during an annual ceremony held at the Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park.

  • Military children: built to adapt

    Military children grow up in a world of change, facing new schools, friends and the uncertainty of being separated from their parents during deployments. Every April, the Department of Defense celebrates Month of the Military Child by recognizing their resilience, adaptability and the sacrifices

  • Special Operation Forces medical Airmen train for combat

    The Special Operations Forces Medical Skills Development course aims to prepare doctors, physician assistants and independent duty medical technicians, embedded within Special Operations units across the Air Force Special Operations Command enterprise, for potential challenges of providing medical