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  • 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

  • Air Commandos receive Distinguished Flying Cross

    Three Air Commandos were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony here, April 21, for their heroic achievements during a Dec. 21, 2013, mission in Africa. The DFC is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the U.S. Armed Forces, who distinguishes himself or herself in

  • 1st SOSS HAVE ACE hosts Army Special Forces

    Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, participate in 1st Special Operations Support Squadron HAVE ACE training at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 17, 2017. The 1st SOSS Operations Support Joint office coordinates two-week long training programs for

  • Raptors roar for FARPs readiness

    Forward area refueling point Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron conduct a FARP operation at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 26, 2017. The FARP program is a United States Special Operations Command initiative that trains petroleum, oils and lubrication Airmen to perform

  • Osprey flight engineers ensure readiness

    Air Commandos with the 8th Special Operations Squadron conduct a routine training mission on a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during a flight over Northwest Florida, Nov. 8, 2016. The CV-22 combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel

  • 1st SOW completes training objectives for Southern Strike

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing completed the last day of their joint training missions to wrap up Task Force Exercise Southern Strike here Nov. 3.Southern Strike is an annual, large-scale, conventional and special operations exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard at

  • Air Commandos take on MOUT training

    Dust settles as the convoy comes to a halt while the sound of gunfire resounds from the hillside. Immediately, a team of 39 Air Commandos jump into action, ready to apply the skills they learned in their training and preparations leading up to this moment.The team, Airmen assigned to 1st Special

  • Air Commandos receive combat arms training

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group receive advance combat arms training during Task Force Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct. 23, 2016. The Airmen received in-depth weapons training from combat arms training and maintenance instructors with the 1st

  • MSG Airmen take on close quarters training at Southern Strike

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group clear buildings during Task Force Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 23, 2016. In addition to 1st SOMSG Airmen, 1st Special Operations Wing aircraft consisting of the AC-130U Spooky gunship, MC-130H Combat Talon II,

  • Southern Strike kicks off in Mississippi

    More than 200 Air Commandos assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing arrived here, Oct. 22, for Task Force Exercise Southern Strike.Southern Strike is a large-scale, conventional and special operations exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training