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  • 605th TES continues to help modernize the force

    The 1st Special Operations Wing employs more than 8,500 military members and close to 2,000 civilian Air Commandos. Additionally, the wing hosts 34 partner units from six different major commands.One of these partner units continues to help modernize command and control, communications and computer

  • Air Commandos complete exercise Ultimate Archer

    The 1st Special Operations Wing returned this week from an exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.Ultimate Archer was an exercise designed to test the capabilities of the 1st SOW units in a deployed environment and make improvements to existing procedures when available."What we want to do when we

  • Reef dining facility to host Thanksgiving lunch

    The Reef dining facility is scheduled to host a Thanksgiving luncheon on Nov. 26, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., here.The annual event is open to Airmen, retirees, and their families and will be served buffet style. As the only buffet in the Air Force, hosting a Thanksgiving with an expected

  • Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen conduct post-blast analysis training

    After an explosion, when the smoke settles and the blaze has been contained, a new mission begins. Like a puzzle, shrapnel blasted in every direction can be pieced together to uncover the mode of detonation. The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen are

  • AFSOC chief of staff retires after serving 26+ years

    Col. Ted Corallo, Air Force Special Operations Command chief of staff, held his retirement ceremony at the Soundside Club on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 20, 2015. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1989 and went on to undergraduate pilot training at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. In his

  • Hurlburt Field hosts bone marrow drive

    Air Commandos fill out forms during a bone marrow donor drive at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 17, 2015. The forms will be used to add Department of Defense members to the National Marrow Donor program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kai White)

  • Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery Systems

    A rigid inflatable boat descends into the Gulf of Mexico after being deployed from an MC-130J Commando II during Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery Systems (MCADS) training, Nov. 12, 2015. MCADS enable special operations forces members to rapidly deploy anywhere around the world in a maritime

  • Special Tactics Airmen complete 2 1/2 year training

    Special Tactics Airmen conduct their final full-mission-profile training at the Eglin Range Complex, Fla., Nov. 11, 2015. After the final mission is completed, they will graduate and leave the Special Tactics Training Squadron after 2 1/2 years of training, as fully-qualified special operators.

  • Air Commandos return home

    Tech Sgt. Corey Poley, a communications navigator craftsman with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, holds his sleeping son during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 6, 2015. Operation Homecoming is a program created to welcome home Airmen returning from a recent deployment. (U.S.