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  • Air Force Special Operations Command

    Air Force Special Operations Command was established May 22, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida. AFSOC is one of 10 major Air Force commands and the Air Force component of U.S. Special Operations Command, a unified command located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

  • Airman's Creed

    The Airman's Creed I am an American Airman. I am a warrior. I have answered my nation's call. I am an American Airman. My mission is to fly, fight, and win. I am faithful to a proud heritage, A tradition of honor, And a legacy of valor. I am an American Airman, Guardian of freedom and justice, My

  • B-25J Mitchell

    The North American B-25 was named after Billy Mitchell, the American General who advocated greater airpower in the armed forces. A production B-25 took its maiden flight Aug. 19, 1940. It was powered by two Wright R-2600-9 Cyclone engines which delivered a total of 3,400 horsepower. The aircraft's

  • Birth of the Air Commandos

    General Henry H. (Hap) Arnold coined the term "Air Commando" in early 1944. This term referred to a group of Air Corps personnel established in India to support British long-range penetration forces in Burma. Its lineage began with the highly secret Project 9, the organizing and recruiting stages in

  • C-123K Provider

    The Chase Aircraft G-20 cargo glider evolved through stages into the C-123 Provider. From the G-20, Chase developed into the XC-123 in 1949 with a 67-troop capacity and the SC-123A in 1951. The XC-123A with four J-47 turbojet engines first flew April 21, 1951, as the first all-jet Air Force cargo

  • C-145A Skytruck

    The C-145A’s primary role is to enable CAA special air mobility Airmen to conduct U.S. Special Operations Command’s Aviation Foreign Internal Defense and Aviation Security Cooperation missions. AFSOC’s CAAs are tasked to assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces in airpower

  • C-146A Wolfhound

    The C-146A Wolfhound’s primary mission is to provide U.S. Special Operations Command flexible and responsive operational movement of small teams and cargo in support of Theater Special Operations Commands. Airlift missions are conducted by Air Force Special Operations Command aircrews to prepared

  • C-46 Commando

    The Curtis-Wright Corporation C-46 was developed form the original XC-55 design of 1936. The first flight took place March 26, 1940, and by the time of first delivery to the Army Air Force in 1942, it had been named the C-46 Commando. Ultimately, more than 3,000 C-46s were built and the aircraft

  • Chaplain's office

    The 1st Special Operations Wing Chaplain Corps serves to enhance spiritual readiness, and to guard the Constitutional right of Hurlburt Field Airmen, their families and other authorized personnel to the free exercise of religion.

  • Civilian Personnel

    The 1st SOW Civilian Personnel Flight provides the full range of civilian personnel support to commanders, managers, supervisors, employees, and the families of appropriated fund Federal civilian employees. The flight provides management advisory services in the areas of employee relations, labor

  • Commanders

    16th Pursuit Group Maj Robert L. Walsh 2 Sep 33 Lt Col Willis H. Hale Sep 38 Maj Arthur L. Bump ca. 1939 Capt Robert J. Browne 24 Feb 41 Lt Col Otto P. Weyland 20 May 41 Maj John A. H. Miller 1 Mar 42 Lt Col Philip B. Klein 10 Apr 42 Lt Col Hiette S. Williams, Jr. Sep 42 Maj James K. Johnson ca.

  • Commando Chronology

    Mar 29, 1944The 1st Air Commando Group, operating in the Burma-India-China theater, stands up. Nov 21, 1964Twenty-two streets are renamed at Hurlburt Field in honor of air commandos who died in Vietnam. Nov 21, 1970The Son Tay prisoner of war raid. 1st Special Operations Wing pilots fly 25 hours

  • CV-22 Osprey

    MissionThe CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. The mission of the CV-22 is to conduct long-range infiltration,

  • Detachment 3, of the 342nd Training Squadron

    Detachment 3, of the 342nd Training Squadron is a geographically separated Air Education and Training Command unit aligned under the 37th Training Wing located at Lackland Air Force Base, Tx. The detachment instructs airmen to perform as Tactical Air Command and Control apprentices and craftsmen.

  • Detachment 7 of the 373rd Training Squadron

    Detachment 7 of the 373rd Training Squadron, 982nd Training Group, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, provides advanced aircraft maintenance training to the 16th Special Operations Wing, and is a Community College of the Air Force-affiliated school. Forty-one instructors from 14 aircraft maintenance