U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, tests the leg and arm strength of Staff Sgt. Christopher Curtis CV-22 flight engineer of the 8th Special Operations Squadron, at 1st Special Operations Medical Group physical and occupational therapy clinic Jan. 30, 2012, on Hurlburt Field, Fla. The admiral was present for Curtis' emergency surgery down range after an aircraft mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eboni Reams)

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U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, reconnects with Staff Sgt. Christopher Curtis, CV-22 flight engineer of the 8th Special Operations Squadron, at 1st Special Operations Medical Group physical and occupational therapy clinic Jan. 30, 2012, on Hurlburt Field, Fla. The admiral was present for Curtis' emergency surgery down range after an aircraft mishap. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eboni Reams)

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U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, visits with Capt. Ron Knight, chief of the 1st Special Operation Wing Safety while using the anti-gravity treadmill Jan. 30, 2012, at the 1st Special Operations Medical Group physical and occupational therapy clinic on Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Eboni Reams)

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U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks to Airmen at the John C. Vincent Airman Leadership School on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 31, 2012. The admiral visited Hurlburt Field to speak to military personnel about preservation of the force. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Hayden K. Hyatt)

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U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks to special operations commanders during a commander's call at King Auditorium on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 30, 2012. The admiral is the ninth commander of USSOCOM, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams)

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U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, spoke to special operation commanders about the preservation of the force during a commander's call at King Auditorium on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 30, 2012. The admiral and U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Chris Faris, senior enlisted adviser of USSOCOM, shared their philosophies on how to strengthen U.S. Special Operations Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Timothy Leahy, director Knowledge, Training, and Futures, U.S. Special Operations Command, speaks about U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven speech during a commander's call at King Auditorium on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 30, 2012. The general is responsible for developing and preparing fully capable special operations forces by overseeing doctrine, education, training, exercises, concept development, experimentation, wargames, capabilities-based assessments and lessons learned for special operations forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Williams)

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USSOCOM commander tours installation

Published Feb. 2, 2012
1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- U.S. Navy Adm. William McRaven, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, visited with hundreds of Air Commandos while touring Hurlburt Field Jan. 30-31.

The admiral made stops to the 1st Special Operations Medical Group's physical therapy clinic and the John C. Vincent Airman Leadership School before conducting all-calls with base personnel about USSOCOM's future.

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