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    492 SOW Carpetbaggers welcome new command team

    Col. Caleb Nimmo assumed command from Col. Andrew Jett during a change of command ceremony presided over by the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command Lt. Gen. Jim Slife.
  • Lt. Col. Bill Palmatier, 859th Special Operations Squadron director of operations, speaks to a group of cadets from the Baker Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps about the aviation career field at Duke Field, Florida, June 15, 2021. After the discussion, the cadets received a familiarizations flight aboard a C-146A Wolfhound aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)

    Wolfhounds give JROTC cadets glimpse of future

    A group of cadets from the Baker High School Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps received a taste of life in the Air Force during a tour here June 15, 2021.Citizen Air Commandos from the 859th Special Operations Squadron invited the cadets out to Duke Field for an introduction to a variety of aviation related career fields should they

  • Raven Claw prepares the next generation of Combat Aviation Advisors

    The instructors of the 371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron joined operational Combat Aviation Advisors, commonly known as CAAs, to host the most recent iteration of Raven Claw at Hurlburt Field and Duke Field, Florida
  • Staff Sgt. Jeremy Castro, 19th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator poses in front of an AC-130J Ghostrider March 19, 2021, at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

    19 SOS Airman uses heritage as motivation to succeed

    Staff Sgt. Jeremy Castro, 19th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, is a prime example of the diversity of the members who make up that melting pot. Castro is the first member of his family to be born in the U.S.
  • PTN

    AFSOCs historic first PTN team takes flight

    For the first time in Air Force Special Operations Command history, two new graduates from the Air Education and Training Command’s Pilot Training Next (PTN), served as aircraft commander and co-pilot on a mission sortie.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Eric Hill, deputy commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, places stars on an Honor Tree

    AFSOC leadership remember fallen Airmen with Honor Trees

    Leadership with Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command, 1st Special Operations Wing and 24th SOW, carried on a holiday tradition by placing red, white and blue stars to honor 365 fallen Airmen, Dec. 4, 2020.
  • Photo of five people shoveling dirl

    Duke Field breaks ground on aircraft simulator facility

    Members of Air Force Special Operations Command broke ground on an aircraft simulator facility at Duke Field, Florida, Nov. 9, 2020 during a joint ceremony hosted by the 492d and 919th Special Operations Wings.
  • Master Sgt. Jamie Sparks and his wife, Angela

    592 SOMXS Air Commando Saves Life

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jamie Sparks, an aircraft electrical and environmental systems specialist with the 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, and his wife, Angela, saved the life of an unconscious man in his vehicle, stopped in the road in Niceville, Florida, April 23, 2020.
  • C-146A Wolfhounds sit on the flightline at Duke Field, Florida, in 2019. Citizen Air Commandos from the Reserve's 919th Special Operations Wing work alongside active-duty members and contractos to ensure the Wolfhounds are able to execute missions in austere environments around the globe on short notice. (Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)

    Schoolhouse Innovation: Special operations maintainers get creative to keep unique aircraft flying

    In a small hangar in northwest Florida, a unique maintenance enterprise is forging ahead with innovative techniques for training on and maintaining an aircraft most members of the Air Force have never seen.
  • Off-Duty Air Commandos Volunteer

    Current Air Commandos Upkeep Building with “Powerful Heritage”

    “History makes you smart, heritage makes you proud.” This idea is what fueled four members of the 492d Special Operations Support Squadron, during a recent, off-duty volunteer event at the Air Commando Association headquarters building in Navarre, FL on July 21st.
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