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  • 1st SOW satisfies ORI requirement with Haiti deployment

    The Air Force Special Operations Command commander declared that the upcoming 1st Special Operations Wing operational readiness inspection is complete today. "In light of the recent short-notice deployment to Port au Prince, Haiti, in support of Operation Unified Response, the objectives of the

  • For Air Force it's 'toys from tots'

    A young Haitian girl is brought out of a medical tent on a litter. She is wrapped in a light blanket and clutches a small stuffed animal to her chest. Medical personnel carefully load her into the back of a truck and she is driven to a waiting Air Force C-130H for aeromedical evacuation to the

  • 'Extraordinary ability' in Iraq earns doctor Bronze Star

    A lieutenant colonel from the 1st Special Operations Medical Group received a Bronze Star during an award ceremony at the 8th Special Operations Squadron auditorium Feb. 1. Lt. Col. Terence Mitchell, 1st SOMDG chief of medical staff, served as a staff physician for a joint task force in support of

  • 1st SOLRS Airmen fuel recovery mission in Haiti

    Friends and family members welcomed back Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing at the Hurlburt Field Base Operations Jan. 27.1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen returned from Haiti after a two-week deployment of establishing the fuel resupply line for all military

  • Air Commando medics continue to save lives in Haiti

    Medics from the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron performed dozens of surgeries, evacuated scores of citizens and delivered tons of vital supplies as part of the ongoing relief effort after the devastating earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12. The squadron's Special Operations Surgical Teams, Special

  • From the ground up: RED HORSE Airmen construct new facilities

    As troops continue supporting the responsible drawdown of U.S. servicemembers from Iraq, one unit is busy helping build toward the future of a self-sufficient Iraq by constructing facilities that promote a joint environment. The 557th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair

  • Hurlburt Airmen enter second week of disaster relief assistance

    As Hurlburt Field Airmen begin week two of running airfield operations in Haiti, thus enabling the larger humanitarian effort to reach the earthquake-decimated island, 1st Special Operations Wing aircraft have made 37 flights to Haiti so far and have transported more than 287,000 pounds of food,

  • 19th SOS receives sophisticated C-130 fuselage for training

    The 19th Special Operations Squadron added a fuselage and wing section of a C-130 to its training department at Hurlburt Field Jan. 19. The aircraft will be used as a simulator for ground, loading and maintenance training beginning in March."This has been a total team effort between Air Force

  • Air Commando pilots first to land in Haiti after earthquake

    An Air Commando from the 1st Special Operations Wing piloted the first MC-130H Combat Talon II to land in Haiti Jan. 13 as part of the humanitarian mission to help the country after a massive earthquake devastated the region Jan. 12.Maj. Brian Helton, flight commander with the 15th Special