Earlier this year, the Air Force decided to relocate a squadron of MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft in Romania. And now they have begun conducting missions. The Air Force moved the 25th Attack Group to the eastern European country as part of a renewed focus in the region. The Pentagon is increasingly focusing on Great […]
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Female Air Commando at the helm of Special Operations wing
FeaturedColonel Allison Black, a female Airman, made history earlier in the summer by becoming the vice commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing. She is one of the few female Airmen to command at that level in the history of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). And yet this is not Col. Black’s first. Earlier […]
Team from 10th Special Forces Group wins Best Warrior competition
On DutyEarlier in August, a team from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) won the 2020 Best Warrior Competition that was organized by the 1st Special Forces Command (1st SFC). The 10th SFG team was comprised of a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant (18C), who competed in the NCO category, and a Nodal Network Systems Operator-Maintainer […]
Assessment & Selection: How the Air Force chooses its commandos
CareerIn its unrelenting pursuit of a more clever, versatile, and lethal operator, the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) has streamlined its Assessment & Selection process for Battlefield Airmen. Introduced last year, the revamped version of the Assessment and Selection (A&S) course is four weeks long and includes all Special Warfare specialties (that is, […]
