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The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is built on a lineage of air commandos who show up where the odds are worst, and the margin for error is zero. From ...

American special operations forces have conducted a complex exercise to capture and secure an airport in the US Virgin Islands, demonstrating rapid airfield seizure capabilities. Special operations ...

After years of training, a recon commando marches into the briefing room and declares, “I’ve got little flying drones, cyber forensic tools, and a long-range rifle. I want a target.” The boss looks at ...

Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind's nomination from the White House came last week, less than 18 months into his role leading the service's air commandos, and the Senate is now tasked with confirming him.

G., whose full identity remains classified, has commanded the Uvda air force base since May 2024 until now. er next post will ...

Special operations commandos and pilots with the US Air Force successfully landed UAVs, fighter aircraft and a multi-purpose tactical transport on a rural stretch of roadway during recent exercises.

The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command has posthumously presented Distinguished Flying Cross medals to two air commandos 14 years after they were killed in a CV-22 Osprey crash on April ...

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. — Cannon's Air Commandos have a new commander. Col. Robert L. Johnston assumed command of the U.S. Air Force 27th Special Operations Wing from Col. Jeremy S. Bergin during ...

A crew chief conducts engine inspections on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Jan. 24, 2024. (Senior Airman Sergio Avalos/Air Force) Two people died and 10 aircraft ...

A U.S. airman from the 492nd Special Operations Wing rappels down a cliff face in Bariloche, Argentina. (Elizabeth Easterling/U.S. Air Force) Two U.S. Air Force air commandos completed a rigorous ...

President Joe Biden has nominated the head of Air Force Special Operations Command to become the next superintendent of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind's ...