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Geo Hand: A Night Stalker Is Shot Down in Iraq

Facing death with relentless resolve, Greg Coker and his team embodied the audacity to rise, figh...

War Stories May 31

Tragic End for 1st Special Operations Wing Airman

“As we navigate this tragic moment, it’s essential to foster an environment where our...

News May 14

Unmanned, Unlimited: Air Force Special Operations Command Soars to New Heights

Air Force Special Operations Command demos highlight the transformative potential of unmanned air...

AFSOC Apr 19

(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gaspar Cortez)

The Pic of the Day: Tactical Shadow Exercise for Reconnaissance Missions

A U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party specialist assigned to the 2d Air Support Operations ...

The Pic of the Day Sep 29

U.S. Air Force Maj. Neil Chaves, current 137th Special Operations Wing mission sustainment team officer in charge, poses for a portrait in front of fencing and an awning shelter he helped to construct while acting as the Task Force Liberty civil engineering team commander during Operation Allies Welcome Sept. 24, 2021, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Chaves has found that creating innovative solutions to issues in an austere environment as part of the Mission Sustainment Team is similar to what was required of his team during Operation Allies Welcome. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Brigette Waltermire)

Military Feature: U.S. Air Force Maj. Neil Chaves Neil Chaves Shares His 1-Year Journey to Becoming Mission Sustainment Team Officer (MST)

The CE Airmen were responsible for everything including installing fencing and barriers for secur...

Air Force Sep 27

The Mother of All Bombs, GBU-43/B, on display at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (Fl295 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons/Wikipedia).

The MOAB: The Mother Of All Bombs Comes With The Mother Of All Price Tags Too

Meet the Mother of All Bombs, the largest non-nuclear bomb the US has ever used which gave ISIS-K...

Weapons Feb 10

US Special Operations Command Wants to Transform its Biggest Planes to Gain an Advantage Against China

For over six decades, the different variants of the AC-130 have been supporting conventional and ...

US SOCOM Oct 27

The Versatile MC-130 – A Special Operations Workhorse

The ability to get in and get out with nobody being the wiser is the key to AFSOC’s success...

AFSOC Oct 22

A Special Tactics operator greets Haitian citizens as he secures the area for a delivery of humanitarian aid supplies as part of Joint Task Force-Haiti. Special Tactics Airmen responded to a request to augment relief efforts in Haiti after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the country August 14, 2021. (Photo by 1st Lt. Alejandra Fontalvo/USAF)

24th Special Tactics Airmen Wrap Up Haiti Relief

Special Tactics Squadron operators were instrumental in enabling relief to come into Haiti follow...

News Sep 19

AFSOC MC-130J Commando II. (US Air Force)

AFSOC Moves Forward With Plans for an MC-130J Seaplane

“Seaborne operations offer nearly unlimited water landing zones, providing significant flex...

AFSOC Sep 16

The Green Hornets of 20th Special Operations Squadron Respond at Ground Zero

The Green Hornets of AFSOC’s 20th Special Operations Squadron would come to symbolize Ameri...

AFSOC Sep 11

C-130 Hercules, a Staple of American Air Power, First Flew This Day 67 Years Ago

The extremely versatile C-130 plane has been serving the U.S. for nearly 70 years and still going...

Aviation Aug 23

The Air Force Combat Controller: Leading the Way for Others to Follow

The Air Force Combat Controller controls the skies before, during, and after battle.

AFSOC Aug 16

A U.S. Air Force special tactics officer controls aircraft during Operation Resolute Support at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, November 18, 2019. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Pfiester/U.S. Air Force)

24th Special Tactics Squadron – The Air Force’s Elite

24th Special Tactics Squadron, the Air Force equivalent of SEAL Team 6 or Delta Force, is ready 2...

JSOC Aug 05

An MC-130P Combat Shadow, top, an MC-130J Commando II, center, and an MC-130H Combat Talon II off the coast of Okinawa, January 26, 2015. (Photo by Senior Airman Maeson Elleman/U.S. Air Force)

One of the Air Force’s Biggest Planes Has Helped Pull off Every Major Special Ops Mission Since Vietnam

The MC-130 has played an integral role in innumerable missions and it might yet have a role to pl...

Air Force Jul 19

A US Air Force Special Operations Forces airman gathers his parachute after a training jump in Romania, May 13, 2021. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Nelson)

Air Force Special Ops Faces Hard Transition After Middle East Wars

Air Force special operations are currently at an inflection point. How they handle it will partly...

AFSOC Jul 04

The Myth of the Air Commandos

Whether foreign mothers portray them as monsters to scare their children or as saviors who dispat...

Air Force Jun 13

Air Force Pararescueman Michael Rogers Awarded for Mass-treating Special Forces Team

“Those men I was with are our absolute heroes, and I would fight alongside them any day, an...

AFSOC May 04

Anywhere, Anytime: Rearming Spec Ops Aircraft Behind Enemy Lines

The ability to refuel and rearm close to the front, by utilizing a Forward Arming and Refuelling ...

SOF Apr 19

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, prepare to board a U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook during a training mission in Afghanistan, on March 15, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Nathaniel Stout)

Air Force Special Operations Will Have to Flex to the Great Power Competition

Air Force Special Operations has been key in the War on Terror the past 20 years, but it will hav...

Special Operations Mar 02

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Geo Hand: A Night Stalker Is Shot Down in Iraq

Tragic End for 1st Special Operations Wing Airman

Unmanned, Unlimited: Air Force Special Operations Command Soars to New Heights

The Pic of the Day: Tactical Shadow Exercise for Reconnaissance Missions

Military Feature: U.S. Air Force Maj. Neil Chaves Neil Chaves Shares His 1-Year Journey to Becoming Mission Sustainment Team Officer (MST)

The MOAB: The Mother Of All Bombs Comes With The Mother Of All Price Tags Too

US Special Operations Command Wants to Transform its Biggest Planes to Gain an Advantage Against China

The Versatile MC-130 – A Special Operations Workhorse

24th Special Tactics Airmen Wrap Up Haiti Relief

AFSOC Moves Forward With Plans for an MC-130J Seaplane

The Green Hornets of 20th Special Operations Squadron Respond at Ground Zero

C-130 Hercules, a Staple of American Air Power, First Flew This Day 67 Years Ago

The Air Force Combat Controller: Leading the Way for Others to Follow

24th Special Tactics Squadron – The Air Force’s Elite

One of the Air Force’s Biggest Planes Has Helped Pull off Every Major Special Ops Mission Since Vietnam

Air Force Special Ops Faces Hard Transition After Middle East Wars

The Myth of the Air Commandos

Air Force Pararescueman Michael Rogers Awarded for Mass-treating Special Forces Team

Anywhere, Anytime: Rearming Spec Ops Aircraft Behind Enemy Lines

Air Force Special Operations Will Have to Flex to the Great Power Competition

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Geo Hand: A Night Stalker Is Shot Down in Iraq

Tragic End for 1st Special Operations Wing Airman

Unmanned, Unlimited: Air Force Special Operations Command Soars to New Heights

The Pic of the Day: Tactical Shadow Exercise for Reconnaissance Missions

Military Feature: U.S. Air Force Maj. Neil Chaves Neil Chaves Shares His 1-Year Journey to Becoming Mission Sustainment Team Officer (MST)

The MOAB: The Mother Of All Bombs Comes With The Mother Of All Price Tags Too

US Special Operations Command Wants to Transform its Biggest Planes to Gain an Advantage Against China

The Versatile MC-130 – A Special Operations Workhorse

24th Special Tactics Airmen Wrap Up Haiti Relief

AFSOC Moves Forward With Plans for an MC-130J Seaplane

The Green Hornets of 20th Special Operations Squadron Respond at Ground Zero

C-130 Hercules, a Staple of American Air Power, First Flew This Day 67 Years Ago

The Air Force Combat Controller: Leading the Way for Others to Follow

24th Special Tactics Squadron – The Air Force’s Elite

One of the Air Force’s Biggest Planes Has Helped Pull off Every Major Special Ops Mission Since Vietnam

Air Force Special Ops Faces Hard Transition After Middle East Wars

The Myth of the Air Commandos

Air Force Pararescueman Michael Rogers Awarded for Mass-treating Special Forces Team

Anywhere, Anytime: Rearming Spec Ops Aircraft Behind Enemy Lines

Air Force Special Operations Will Have to Flex to the Great Power Competition

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