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AFSOC Year in Review
Reflecting on his time in Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Headquarters, Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster reminisced about one of the first staff meetings he chaired at the time he was a major...
View ArticleCombat Controller Robert Gutierrez to Receive the Air Force Cross
In a raging firefight in Afghanistan’s Herat province on Oct. 5, 2009, Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Jr. took a wound and lost nearly half the blood in his...
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Why Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez Should Receive the Medal of Honor
Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez, Jr. took a bullet and saved a dozen troops in an Oct. 5, 2009 firefight in Afghanistan where his personal heroism was unrelenting. Gutierrez should receive the Medal of...
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Combat Controller Robert Gutierrez Receives Air Force Cross
In a ceremony attended by hundreds at Hurlburt Field, Florida on Oct. 27, Staff Sgt. Robert Gutierrez was presented with the Air Force Cross, the nation’s second highest award for valor, by Air Force...
View ArticleAir Force Pararescuemen in Action l Photos
If your plane goes down and you are in need of a rescue you can’t do better than U.S. Air Force pararescuemen or “PJs.” The mission of the “PJs” is to rescue and provide basic medical treatment to...
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AFSOC Highlights Organizational and Equipment Changes
In his plenary address before the recent TechNet Land Forces – South conference in Tampa, Fla., Maj. Gen. (Select) Michael Kingsley, USAF, vice commander, Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)...
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Per Astra Ad Aspera: The Past, Present, and Future of Air Force Special Tactics
Korengal Valley, Afghanistan: Four months into their deployment, a joint special operations team moves to conduct a “key leader engagement” with tribal elders when they are suddenly ambushed. Pinned...
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CV-22 Progress Report
On July 2, 1991, this writer, as a lieutenant colonel, briefed then-Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft on some helicopter operations conducted during...
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AFSOC Year in Review: 2011-2012
“Our goal is to provide air mobility and specialized air support wherever special operations forces are engaged. When other SOF components are deployed, we should be there as well and will strive to...
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1st SOW Fights Unconventional Wars, Marks Anniversary
If you’re turning a wrench on an AC-130U Spooky gunship in Florida or teaching an Afghan pilot to fly in Kandahar, you’re probably too preoccupied conducting the business of the 1st Special Operations...
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The Last Reunion of the Doolittle Raiders
They arrived on the April 16 supported by the Ft. Walton Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Ft. Walton Beach Military Affairs Committee, and several corporate sponsors who were not allowed to use the event...
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Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) 2012-2013
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has maintained numerous deployments to combat zones, worked numerous issues to modernize its fleet of aircraft, trained its people in new aircraft and...
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