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  • 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.

  • 19 SOS Air Commando Carries Legacy of Fallen Hero Brother

    For those of us who have never lost a family member in the service of our nation, we cannot fathom the anguish of such a tragedy and the strength it takes to carry on.Staff Sgt. Joshua Ruiz, an Aviation Resource Manager with the 19th Special Operations Squadron, felt that pain when his brother, Navy

  • AFSOC Airmen recognized at ACA convention

    Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen were recognized during the Air Commando Association’s convention from Oct. 24-27, 2019.The convention included the presentation of the ACA Commander’s Leadership Awards and inductions into the Air Commando Hall of Fame.The convention began with the ACA

  • Building Partner Aviation Capacity Seminar held in the Indo-Pacific AOR

    For the first time in history, U.S. Air Force Special Operations School hosted a Building Partnership Aviation Capacity Seminar abroad at Kadena Air Force Base, Japan, 9-20 Sept.BPACS is a two week course, held quarterly, that brings aviation-minded partner nation military personnel together with

  • ‘USAFSOS Presents’: Vietnam-Era Predecessors to CAA Mission

    U.S. Air Force Special Operations School hosted two Vietnam-era U.S. pilots, two Hmong pilots and Dr. Chia Youyee Vang, University of Wisconson-Milwuakee professor and author of “Fly Until You Die,” during the latest ‘USAFSOS Presents’ event on Oct 18.Vang’s book focuses on the true events of

  • Col. Andrew Jett assumes command of 492nd Special Operations Wing

    Hundreds of Carpetbaggers from the 492nd Special Operations Wing welcomed their new wing commander during a change of command ceremony May 6.Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, presided over the ceremony as Col. Andrew Jett took command of the wing from Col.