March 21, 2020 Special tactics Airman involved in fatal swim training incident identified Airman First Class Keigan Baker, 24, an Air Force special tactics combat controller assigned to the Special Tactics Training Squadron, 24th Special Operations Wing, was found unresponsive after he went missing during a surface training swim at Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida, March 19.
March 20, 2020 Special tactics Airman recovered after fatal swim training incident At approximately 4:30 p.m. March 19, a special tactics Airman was found dead after the Airman went missing during a surface training swim at Naval Support Activity Panama City.
March 7, 2020 Gunship crew awarded 14 medals for joint SOF Afghanistan mission Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presented two Distinguished Flying Crosses with “C” device and 12 single event Air Medals with “C” device to 4th Special Operations Squadron Airmen during an awards ceremony March 2, at Hurlburt Field, for their actions in April
Nov. 25, 2019 Special tactics chief awarded Silver Star for countering overwhelming Afghan ambush U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chris Grove, a Special Tactics combat controller assigned as the 720th Special Tactics Group superintendent, delivered thousands of pounds of munition, securing the safety of his joint and partner forces, and now he’s receiving the Silver Star Medal.
Oct. 25, 2019 Air Force requests proposals for light attack aircraft The Air Force plans to purchase two to three light attack aircraft from each manufacturer to help support the National Defense Strategy’s focus on building allies and partner capacity, capability and interoperability via training and experimentation.
Oct. 10, 2019 Special Tactics Airman killed in training incident Kraines enlisted in the United States Air Force in March 2011. He immediately entered the two-year pararescue training program.
Aug. 6, 2019 Squadron Officer School revamps Think Tank model, AI-aided PCS proposal draws attention One of the steps taken recently in redesigning the elective was to enroll select Squadron Officer School faculty members in various courses that excel in teaching innovative techniques to solve complex issues. Some of the courses were Stanford University’s Design School, the Joint Special Operations
July 18, 2019 Final AC-130U Spooky returns from combat deployment While still on alert to respond to contingencies as needed for the next few months, the Spooky is being replaced downrange by the AC-130J Ghostrider, the most lethal and innovative gunship in the world.
June 28, 2019 Slife takes command of AFSOC At a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 28, Lt. Gen. Jim Slife took command of Air Force Special Operations Command. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, presided over the ceremony where Slife took over for Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, who will go on to serve as the commander of Air
May 2, 2019 Air Force sports seeks male, female softball players The Air Force is looking for men and women for 2019 Air Force Softball Trial Camps. The men’s camp is at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and the women’s is at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Both camps are July 25 – Aug. 11.
April 12, 2019 Honoring a legend Retired Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole, the last surviving member of the Doolittle Raid and an original Air Commando, passed away at the age of 103, April 9.
March 25, 2019 Air Commando pursues dream of flying on AFSOC airframes As a child, she sat in front of the TV watching the “Top Gun” movie over and over again and listening to Tom Cruise proclaim, “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Watching the aircraft soar across the screen made it clear to her that she wanted to fly when she grew up.
March 7, 2019 Second experiment for IT services begins at eight bases The Air Force is experimenting to find out whether giving Airmen access to industry-provided network service, customer service and device management will improve their user experience.
March 5, 2019 2018 Air Force Safety Awards announced Maj. Gen. John T. Rauch Jr., Air Force chief of safety, recently announced the recipients of the five Secretary of the Air Force and Chief of Staff Safety Awards, as well as the Chief of Safety Awards for 2018.
Jan. 18, 2019 24th SOW paves way with innovated human performance programming method The 24th Special Operations Wing operators have a team of more than 40 human-performance-providers in their arsenal, working to prepare, mold and enhance the strength, conditioning and performance of these Airmen through various programs.