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  • Air Commandos kick off TFX Olympus Archer

    More than 230 Air Commandos and seven aircraft with the 1st Special Operations Wing arrived here, for Task Force Exercise Olympus Archer, Aug. 15.Full Mission Profiles began Aug. 18, with aircrews teaming up with members of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron and 1st Special Operations Medical Group

  • 1 SOW Commander brings in the new J

    An MC-130J Commando II lands on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 11, 2016. This aircraft is scheduled to be modified into an AC-130J Ghostrider gunshipin the coming months. The Ghostrider’s primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force

  • 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

  • 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.

  • Hurlburt Field hosts bone marrow drive

    The C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program has scheduled a bone marrow drive, here, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Base Exchange, Mini-Mall and 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Nov. 16-18. Using this program, members of the DOD can volunteer to

  • 801st SOAMXS keeps mission going despite heavy rain

    A CV-22B Osprey is prepared to be towed into Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS crew chiefs continued normal operations despite the after-effects of Hurricane Patricia at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway/Released)

  • Strong, tough Air Commandos bid farewell to MC-130P Combat Shadow

    The final two MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft in the Air Force landed for the last time in front of more than 400 people during an MC-130P Heritage Flight here, May 15.Aircrafts 66-0217 and 69-5819 dropped members of the 7th Special Forces Group, 24th Special Operations Wing and joint partners, who

  • Sacrifices made during Operation Eagle Claw remembered 35 years later

    More than 300 people gathered to celebrate and remember the servicemembers who were a part of Operation Eagle Claw 35 years ago during a ceremony at the air park here, April 24. Operation Eagle Claw, conducted April 24, 1980, was a joint-services mission to rescue Americans who were being held

  • Air Commandos stay fit to fight with eye exams

    The 1st Special Operations Medical Group provides the highest quality medical care, community and workplace medical surveillance, and preventive medicine to more than 20,000 beneficiaries. The medical group promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and