Articles

  • Young Air Commandos travel ‘back in time’

    Air Commando children participated in a Summer Reading Program event at the Landing Zone on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 15, 2017. The Hurlburt Field Library hosts an annual program to encourage all Air Commandos and their families to read during the summer months. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt.

  • Aircrew flight equipment ensures safety and readiness

    Aircrew flight equipment personnel at the 4th Special Operations Squadron issue and maintain flight equipment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 15. AFE personnel are responsible for ensuring aircrew have the necessary tools for safe flying operations and are prepared for emergency situations.

  • EC-130J broadcasts FARP capability with PC-12

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron conduct a forward area refueling point operation at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 13. During the operation, a Pilatus PC-12 assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron received fuel from an EC-130J Commando Solo assigned to

  • Raven Claw: The end is just the beginning for CAA students

    Three times a year, the 371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron hosts a five-day culmination exercise in which combat aviation advisor students are put in “Palmetto Land,” a simulated partner nation, to teach and conduct missions at various locations on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Eglin

  • Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

    Electronic warfare specialists perform the USM670A test on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. The USM670A test is an annual requirement to ensure the radar jamming system produces the proper signals to prevent aircraft detection while in flight on the Combat Talon II.

  • Persistence makes one Air Commando’s dream a reality

    When you were a kid, who did you aspire to be like? What did you admire about that individual?For one Cameroon native, a bloodline of military service to his nation inspired him from a young age.“Growing up I looked up to my grandfather. I admired his professionalism, the way he wore the uniform

  • DAGRE participates in shoot, move, communicate drill

    Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element participated in a shoot, move, communicate drill here, June 1. Shoot, move, communicate is an exercise used to train Defenders to give suppressive fire – fire that hinders an enemy from completing their

  • 15th SOS loadmasters lock down cargo

    Loadmasters with the 15th Special Operations Squadron secure cargo pallets on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 30, 2017. Loadmasters are responsible for properly loading, securing and escorting cargo and passengers before and during flights. The Combat Talon II provides

  • AFSOC first AF unit to hold fresh-dried plasma

    Bleeding out can take as little as 20 seconds. During combat operations these seconds can be crucial to saving a life and completing the mission.To keep troops ready to fight any time, any place, personnel with the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron now have more than 50 units of

  • Deputy Surgeon General visits 1st SOMDG

    Maj. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Air Force Nurse Corps with the Office of the Surgeon General, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, visits Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2017. Gen. Hogg visited the 1st SOMDG to get a hands-on understanding of the mission, accomplishments and