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  • Hurlburt CV-22 Ospreys conduct water training

    Aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron conducted a training mission on a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during a flight over Northwest Florida, Nov. 30, 2016. Air Commandos conduct water training as a way to transform training and ensure readiness for global special operations. The Osprey

  • KC-10 Extender refuels CV-22 Ospreys

    Two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with the 8th Special Operations Squadron conduct an air-refueling mission with a KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., over the Gulf of Mexico, Nov. 18, 2016. The air-refuel mission marked the first time an 8th SOS aircraft has connected to a

  • 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

  • Fuel lab keeps 1 SOW engines running

    Fuels specialists with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron test petroleum samples from aircraft, vehicles and storage facilities to ensure military assets are provided clean gas. Tests can be conducted using the bottle method test which monitors and minimizes contamination in

  • 1 SODS keeps Air Commandos deployable

    Senior Airman Ceiera Taylor, a dental technician with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron, prepares to take x-rays of a patient at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Taylor takes x-rays for the dentist as part of an annual check-up for patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff

  • Grass is greener on the Soundside

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron lay sod at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Civil engineer Airmen laid 34 pallets of sod outside the Soundside Club to replace dead grass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

  • Air Commandos fly low, drop cargo

    Tech. Sgt. Vince Telmanik, a loadmaster with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, sits on the ramp of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft during routine low-level flying training, part of Task Force Exercise Olympus Archer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2016. Olympus Archers

  • 1st SOMXS Airman employs CPR to save a life

    It was a beautiful day July 3 in Dauphin Island, Alabama, the sun was bright, and the temperature was just right for a relaxing at the beach. However, the peace was suddenly broken when a woman’s screams filled the air.Tech. Sgt. Jason Mayfield, NCO in charge of aircraft structural maintenance with

  • 901st SOAMXS conduct pre-flight inspections

    Air Commandos from the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit perform a foreign object damage walk at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20, 2016. During a F.O.D. walk, Airmen spread out and pick up any loose objects they see that could damage the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac O. Guest)

  • Webb takes command of AFSOC

    Lt. Gen. Brad Webb took the helm of Air Force Special Operations Command July 19, 2016, in a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla.