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AFSOC Hosts PAST for STS Airmen

HURLBURT FIELD, FL – The Air Force Special Operations Training Center is hosting a Physical Ability Stamina Test at 7:30 a.m. March 12 at the
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AFSOC CCTs Bring Order in Chaotic Times

HURLBURT FIELD, FL – It's 1:30 in the morning Jan. 13 when a groggy Tech. Sgt. Chris Grove answers the phone call that will shape
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Special Warfare Personnel to Benefit from War Fighter Performance Lab

SAN DIEGO, CA – Naval Health Research Center's Warfighter Performance Lab recently began testing a $1.1 million Virtual Environment (VE) system used to study and ...
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SWCC Complete Parachute Egress Course

NORFOLK, VA – U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team (SBT) 20 tested their stamina and water proficiency after the one-week ...
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AFP Acquires New Boats; JSOTF-P Assists With Training

CAVITE, Philippines – Fourteen members of Armed Forces of the Philippines are receiving training on four 11-meter-long Naval Special Warfare Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats by ...
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Special Tactics Airmen Provide Relief to Haiti

HURLBURT FIELD, FL – Two MC-130Hs from the 15th Special Operations Squadron and multiple teams from the 720th Special Tactics Group deployed to Haiti Wednesday ...
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Special Tactics Warrior Earns Legion of Merit

HURLBURT FIELD, FL – The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command presented the Legion of Merit medal to a retiring combat control veteran during ...
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Special Operations Aviation Eyes Faster Transport

WASHINGTON, DC – Army Special Operations aviation needs faster helicopters to meet the speed and range requirements needed to conduct operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, ...
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U.S. Conducts Sniper Training With Kuwait Commandos

CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT – At the base of a mountain range in Kuwait, a barely visible target is seen standing against the wind. Five hundred ...
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Special Forces Medal of Honor Recipient Passes

FORT BRAGG, NC — Retired Army Col. Robert L. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Army Ranger and Special Forces veteran died at ...
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Fighting Together: Conventional, Unconventional Unit Meet to Train

FORT BRAGG, NC – It’s not every day the unconventional warfare of the Special Forces community meets up to train with the intelligence community of ...
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Squadron Highlights Capabilities During Afghan Rescue Mission

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – A soldier is wounded during a joint British and Afghanistan national army patrol in Helmand province. Shot through both legs, his ...
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SWCCs Share Boarding Tactics with Fleet Sailors

NORFOLK, VA – U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen (SWCC) from Special Boat Team (SBT) 20 gave Sailors from USS Peleliu (LHA 5) and USS ...
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3rd Special Forces Group Soldiers to Receive Valor Awards

FORT BRAGG, NC – An award ceremony recognizing the valorous actions in Afghanistan of 43 Soldiers from 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) based at Fort ...
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