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Retired Lt. Col. Charles Russhon, military adviser

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Russhon, military adviser

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Russhon, military adviser to the James Bond films in the ‘60s and ‘70s, poses with Sean Connery during the production of “Thunderball.” Russhon took Connery in tow when he arrived in Ne... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 27th Special Operations

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 27th Special Operations

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron leaps over a wall as part of an obstacle course during the 16th Annual Squadron Fire Muster Oct. 16, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman C’Belle Tennimon and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman C’Belle Tennimon and Airman

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman C’Belle Tennimon and Airman 1st Class Jacob Mathis survey the area for prairie dogs while Airman 1st Class Lisa Sottiyothin-Mendez levels upturned land near the flightline at Cannon... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Greg Stanley and Jordan

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Greg Stanley and Jordan

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Greg Stanley and Jordan Ortiz, 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron radar maintainers, make their way to the Digital Airport Surveillance Radar at Cannon Air Force Bas... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Holt, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Holt, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Holt, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, practices suspect take-down bite drills with K-9 unit Ben K326 at an obstacle course for MW... More

Amanda Palvich, a health educator,1st Special Operations

Amanda Palvich, a health educator,1st Special Operations

Amanda Palvich, a health educator,1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Fla., briefs participants of the first "Be Well" fitness improvement cl... More

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., participate in pre-scuba training Sept. 21.

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., rest on the side of the pool during pre-scuba training Sept. 21.

U.S. Air Force members from the 23rd Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force members from the 23rd Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force members from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, walk toward a C-130 Hercules at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 27, 2010. The airmen will practice combat operati... More

Senior Airman Steven Santos, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron,

Senior Airman Steven Santos, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron,

Senior Airman Steven Santos, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, conducts air traffic control Dec. 10, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base's Field 6, Fla., at night. Over a dozen 23rd STS Airmen parachuted from a C-130 in... More

Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron wait

Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron wait

Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron wait on on the flight line for their aircraft to be ready for takeoff, Dec. 10, 2010, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Airmen conducted freefall and static-line jumps. ... More

23rd STS Jump, Hurlburt Field, Florida

23rd STS Jump, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Senior Airman Derek Syrett, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, waits as his aircraft prepares for takeoff at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 10, 2010. Syrett did a freefall jump at Eglin Air Force Base's Field 6, Fla. ... More

Master Sgt. Paola West, Airman 1st Class John Vincent

Master Sgt. Paola West, Airman 1st Class John Vincent

Master Sgt. Paola West, Airman 1st Class John Vincent Airman Leadership School commandant, speaks during a memorial ceremony for Vincent, April 18, at Hurlburt Field's ALS. Vincent was killed by lightning 15 ye... More

Retired Chief Master Sgt. William Walter assembles

Retired Chief Master Sgt. William Walter assembles

Retired Chief Master Sgt. William Walter assembles a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher, April 26, at a range on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Mr. Walter, Air Force Special Operations Command A5 strike requirements... More

Cannon behind the scenes: masters of maintenance

Cannon behind the scenes: masters of maintenance

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Woliver, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft hydraulics systems journeyman, works on the utility system hydraulic vent line filter aboard the AC-130H Spectre gunship at Ca... More

Airmen 1st Class Tyler Fornal, Steven Theodorou, and

Airmen 1st Class Tyler Fornal, Steven Theodorou, and

Airmen 1st Class Tyler Fornal, Steven Theodorou, and Richard Largey siphon out oil from one of their generators and check key components while performing routine maintenance at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov.... More

CDC grand opening - A group of people cutting a ribbon at a ribbon cutting ceremony

CDC grand opening - A group of people cutting a ribbon at a ribbon cut...

Col. Dave Piech, 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group commander, assisted by, Denise Vanderwarker, Airman and Family Services flight chief, Dalton McDonald and Kiyah Morris, cut the ribbon at the grand... More

Made of steel - A man sitting in the cockpit of a plane

Made of steel - A man sitting in the cockpit of a plane

A pilot with the 522nd Special Operations Squadron flies an MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 5, 2012. The 522nd SOS, assigned to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., flies the MC-13... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Brooks, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Brooks, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Brooks, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, practices chest compressions on his CPR dummy in a training detachment at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. ... More

Cynthia Diverty, The Exchange loss prevention manager,

Cynthia Diverty, The Exchange loss prevention manager,

Cynthia Diverty, The Exchange loss prevention manager, monitors the stores surveillance system at the exchange at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 10, 2012. The Exchange currently has 48 cameras installed and ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Beaubien, 318th Special

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Beaubien, 318th Special

U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Beaubien, 318th Special Operations Squadron pilot, challenges a young girl from the New Mexico Baptist Children’s Home in Portales, N.M., to a game of air-hockey at The Drop Zone at... More

Three Air Commandos earned their U.S. citizenship during

Three Air Commandos earned their U.S. citizenship during

Three Air Commandos earned their U.S. citizenship during a ceremony at the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 16, 2012. Individuals must normally wait five years before applying to become a U.S. ... More

Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten's friends and family

Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten's friends and family

Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten's friends and family wear white boutonnieres adorned with Scholten's photo during a ceremony held at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012, honoring him and three other Hurlburt A... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Danny Beckwith, 522nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Danny Beckwith, 522nd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Danny Beckwith, 522nd Special Operations Squadron crew chief, inspects electrical components on the MC-130J Commando II at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 7, 2012. Crew chiefs... More

A U.S. Air Force firefighter with the 27th Special

A U.S. Air Force firefighter with the 27th Special

A U.S. Air Force firefighter with the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron unravels a hose from a nearby fire engine during a controlled burn at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 15, 2012. Firefight... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Lannon, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Lannon, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. William Lannon, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron patrolman, demonstrates baton training on another 27 SOSFS member at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 21, 2012. Secur... More

U.S. Army veteran Wesley Leon-Barrientos and U.S. Air

U.S. Army veteran Wesley Leon-Barrientos and U.S. Air

U.S. Army veteran Wesley Leon-Barrientos and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jake Murphy, 16th Special Operations Squadron C-Flight superintendent, walk toward the AC-130H Spectre gunship at Cannon Air Force Base, N... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Survival Escape Resistance Evasion specialist, gives a lesson on parachute harnesses to a group of aircrew members at Cannon Air F... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Survival Escape Resistance Evasion specialist, prepares an aircrew member with safety harnesses before jumping in the water during... More

U.S. Air Force aircrew members practice hand-to-hand

U.S. Air Force aircrew members practice hand-to-hand

U.S. Air Force aircrew members practice hand-to-hand combat skills during a specialized Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape lesson at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 2, 2012. SERE training is necessary f... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Richard, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Richard, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Marc Richard, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Survival Escape Resistance Evasion specialist, gives a lesson on radio communication at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., May 3, 201... More

Diamond Sharp airmen: stellar service

Diamond Sharp airmen: stellar service

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Casey Olmsted, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron food service accountant, sprinkles parsley flakes on mashed potatoes at the Pecos Trail Dining Facility at Cannon Air F... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sara Meyer and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sara Meyer and Staff Sgt.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sara Meyer and Staff Sgt. Phillip Tori, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron weather forecasters, finalize preparations on a weather balloon before launch near the flightline at Ca... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, 27th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, 27th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Matthew Caruso, 27th Special Operations Wing command chief, talks about his most meaningful coin received from the 9th Special Operations Squadron in his office at Cannon Air Fo... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daisey Forsyth, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daisey Forsyth, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daisey Forsyth, 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron knowledge operations manager, mourns the passing of a fellow airman who lost their life in an alcohol related inci... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dena Levari, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dena Levari, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dena Levari, 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron NCOIC of immunizations, prepares a Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis vaccination for a patient in the clinic at Cannon Air... More

A group of Texas 4000 cyclists cross the New Mexico

A group of Texas 4000 cyclists cross the New Mexico

A group of Texas 4000 cyclists cross the New Mexico border just east of Clovis, N.M., after biking from Farwell, Texas, June 7, 2012. The Texas 4000 is sponsored by partners at Monroe Dunaway Anderson Cancer Ce... More

Air commandos gather near the scene of a simulated

Air commandos gather near the scene of a simulated

Air commandos gather near the scene of a simulated gunman in front of the Courthouse at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 20, 2012. Cannon teamed up with Clovis Police Department during the exercise to diffuse ... More

An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline

An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline

An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22, 2012. This particular Talon I was the lead aircraft that performed a Prisoner ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., a combat controller with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, walks to his Bronze Star Medal ceremony, June 26, 2012 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Yellock received the Bro... More

From left, Senior Master Sgt. Manuel Martinez, Air

From left, Senior Master Sgt. Manuel Martinez, Air

From left, Senior Master Sgt. Manuel Martinez, Air Force Special Operations Command A1 office, leads group physical training with his son, Alessandro, 7, June 29, 2012, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. AFSOC hosted a B... More

A CV-22 Osprey sits on the flightline prior to takeoff

A CV-22 Osprey sits on the flightline prior to takeoff

A CV-22 Osprey sits on the flightline prior to takeoff at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 5, 2012. The 20 SOS conducted a routine training flight over Melrose Air Force Range, N.M.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz returns

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz returns

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz returns salutes from the 1st Special Operations Wing Base Honor Guard July 12, 2012, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Schwartz visited the base to meet with Air Force Specia... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz gets

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz gets

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz gets “hosed down” by his wife Suzie July 12, 2012, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., following his last flight as an active duty officer. The MC-130E Combat Talon I crew con... More

Retired Col. Ken Rodriguez addresses his cadets before

Retired Col. Ken Rodriguez addresses his cadets before

Retired Col. Ken Rodriguez addresses his cadets before a course in dynamics in terrorism, July 17, 2012 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. From July 16-20, more than 40 cadets from Pensacola Air Force Junior ROTC visited ... More

27th SOW receives 'Excellent' CUI rating

27th SOW receives 'Excellent' CUI rating

U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Kohut, 27th Special Operations Wing Inspector General, announces the “Excellent” rating received for the 2012 Air Force Special Operations Command Consolidated Unit Inspection at an a... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal,

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alexxis Pons Abascal, 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs specialist, prepares to photograph firefighter joint-training at the burn pit at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. ... More

Firefighters with the Clovis, New Mexico Fire Department

Firefighters with the Clovis, New Mexico Fire Department

Firefighters with the Clovis, New Mexico Fire Department enter the burn pit aircraft to extinguish a fire at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 2, 2012. The pit houses a replicated aircraft equipped with a propa... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Dunn, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Dunn, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Dunn, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron, arrives early to work for breakfast preparation in the Pecos Trail Dining Facility at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., A... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricky Franklin, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricky Franklin, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Ricky Franklin, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, prepares a cleaning aide in the armament shop at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 14, 2012. Armament troops handle dis... More

Airmen from the Special Tactics Training Squadron perform

Airmen from the Special Tactics Training Squadron perform

Airmen from the Special Tactics Training Squadron perform physical training Aug. 16, 2012, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Airmen at the STTS approach fitness in an athletic way. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dav... More

A smile after BMT, US Air Force Photo

A smile after BMT, US Air Force Photo

An airman smiles for a picture with his family shortly after graduating Air Force Basic Military Training Sept. 14, 2012, at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. After graduating from BMT, airmen move on to technica... More

Diamond Sharp Airmen: laudable loadmaster

Diamond Sharp Airmen: laudable loadmaster

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Sam Cargill, 551st Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, stands in front of an AC-130W Stinger II on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 18, 2012. The Air Comma... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Oldham and Maj. Christian

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Oldham and Maj. Christian

U.S. Air Force Capt. Tyler Oldham and Maj. Christian Helms, 20th Special Operations Squadron pilots, look over their mission checklists during a simulator flight at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct.18, 2012. Th... More

An AC-130W Stinger II taxis down a newly opened flightline

An AC-130W Stinger II taxis down a newly opened flightline

An AC-130W Stinger II taxis down a newly opened flightline taxiway addition at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 19, 2012. The flightline taxiway is part of the new additions being added to Cannon and will be u... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Neely, 27th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Neely, 27th

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Marvin Neely, 27th Special Operations Medical Group superintendent, helps prepare sandwiches in the Pecos Trail Dining Facility at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 26, 2012. Mo... More

Aircrew members with the 20th Special operations squadron

Aircrew members with the 20th Special operations squadron

Aircrew members with the 20th Special operations squadron inspect the interior of a CV-22 Osprey on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 1, 2012. The $80 million aircraft relies on routine auster... More

U.S. Air Force service members prepare for simulated

U.S. Air Force service members prepare for simulated

U.S. Air Force service members prepare for simulated mission scenarios at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Nov. 8, 2012. Special operations forces utilize the range’s rough terrain and unique layout to conduct re... More

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Commendable contractor

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Commendable contractor

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Matthew Marshall, 27th Special Operations Contracting Squadron contract specialist, poses for his Diamond Sharp award studio portrait at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 20, 201... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dennis Beasley, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dennis Beasley, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dennis Beasley, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, stands ready for his on-camera interview up on the catwalk of the ATC tower at Cannon Air Force Base... More

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Irrefutable intelligence

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Irrefutable intelligence

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Robert McNicol, 56th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron intelligence analyst, poses for his personality portrait at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 4, 2012. McNicol was r... More

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Ferocious flyer

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Ferocious flyer

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Sprott, 20th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, stands in front of a CV-22 Osprey on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. on Dec. 6, 2012. Sprott was awarded ... More

Students with the Airman Leadership School present

Students with the Airman Leadership School present

Students with the Airman Leadership School present Dr. Samuel Neff with his own shadow-box during a Hall of Heroes ceremony in the Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. on Dec. 12, 2012. The 27th Special ... More

An AC-130H Spectre gunship receives a water cannon

An AC-130H Spectre gunship receives a water cannon

An AC-130H Spectre gunship receives a water cannon salute from the base fire department on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 20, 2012. The arrival of this gunship marked the first time in more... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Kraft, commander of

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Kraft, commander of

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Kraft, commander of the Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team, hands the keys to the newly complete Qalat radio station to Bismullah Lodin, a radio station official, during a cerem... More

22nd STS Silver Star medal presentation

22nd STS Silver Star medal presentation

Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, pins the Silver Star Medal onto Staff Sgt. Adam Krueger, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller, Jan. 24, 2013, at a ceremony at J... More

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Promising protector

Diamond Sharp Airmen: Promising protector

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Wernke, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron electronic warfare systems technician, stands atop an AC-130H Spectre gunship for a photo on the flight line at Cannon ... More

Maj. Francis Damon Friedman, the director of operations

Maj. Francis Damon Friedman, the director of operations

Maj. Francis Damon Friedman, the director of operations at the 21st Special Tactics Squadron, Pope Field, N.C., saved the life of a woman Jan. 29, 2013, when her Toyota Tundra veered off the road into a tree-li... More

An auto prober performs a signature analysis scan on

An auto prober performs a signature analysis scan on

An auto prober performs a signature analysis scan on a circuit board in the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program shop at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 28, 2013. Signature analysis information is used to cre... More

Diamond Sharp airmen: Superior service

Diamond Sharp airmen: Superior service

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alicia Marsh, 27th Special Operations Force Support Squadron food service specialist, stands in the kitchen at the Pecos Trail Dining Facility at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March ... More

Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force

Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force

Tech. Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, United States Air Force Special Operations School force protection branch noncommissioned officer-in-charge, poses for a photo with Chief Master Sgt. James Brewster after receiving a ... More

Final flight, aircraft’s legacy

Final flight, aircraft’s legacy

U.S. Air Force aircrew members with the 318th Special Operations Squadron prepare to board the last C-145As for the final local flight off the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 28, 2013. The squa... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Deslauriers and his

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Deslauriers and his

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Joe Deslauriers and his wife, Lisa, await the beginning of the Bellingham, Mass., annual Memorial Day Parade, May 19, 2013. Deslauriers, an explosive ordnance disposal technician from... More

Airman’s future burns bright

Airman’s future burns bright

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Estrella Martinez, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection, hangs from the side of a fire engine outside the Fire Department at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May... More

Susan Zerbe, mother of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel

Susan Zerbe, mother of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel

Susan Zerbe, mother of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Daniel L. Zerbe, unveils the memorization plaque for her son at the base pool at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 27, 2013. The DZ Pool was named in remembrance ... More

Widows remember fallen - A group of older women standing next to each other

Widows remember fallen - A group of older women standing next to each ...

Choyce Sheehan (from left to right), Peg Polomski and Donna Forget stand for a photograph at Bob Hope Village in Shalimar, Fla., June 3, 2013.

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 2nd Class Warren Saunders

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 2nd Class Warren Saunders

U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 2nd Class Warren Saunders launches an RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system during an initial qualification training course June 5, at Choctaw Airfield, Fla. The Raven is a li... More

Diamond Sharp airmen: Critical comptroller

Diamond Sharp airmen: Critical comptroller

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aisha Melendez, 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron Defense Travel System administrator, was a recent Diamond Sharp award winner for the month of June 2013 at Cannon Air Fo... More

Senior Master Sgt. Mike West, 23rd Special Tactics

Senior Master Sgt. Mike West, 23rd Special Tactics

Senior Master Sgt. Mike West, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron superintendent of operations, directs his team during a Monster Mash challenge at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 28, 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. ... More

A team of air commandos assigned to the 23rd Special

A team of air commandos assigned to the 23rd Special

A team of air commandos assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron carry a zodiac to the water during a Monster Mash June 28, 2013, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. A Monster Mash is a competition which combines phys... More

Lt. Col. Trevor Benitone, United States Air Force Special

Lt. Col. Trevor Benitone, United States Air Force Special

Lt. Col. Trevor Benitone, United States Air Force Special Operations School commandant, poses for a photo with Master Sgt. Ronnie Brickey, USAFSOS Force Protection Branch NCO in charge, after presenting him wit... More

Maj. Lee Stanford, (right) 48th Operations Support

Maj. Lee Stanford, (right) 48th Operations Support

Maj. Lee Stanford, (right) 48th Operations Support Squadron wing weapons, shows French Air Force members munitions used on the F-15E Strike Eagle at Hangar 6 on RAF Lakenheath Oct. 4, 2013. The event was orches... More

Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, poses with Maj. F. Damon Friedman, AFSOC special tactics officer, after presenting him with a Bronze Star medal with Valor Nov. 13, 2013, a... More

Airman 1st Class Andrew Wiseman, a loadmaster with

Airman 1st Class Andrew Wiseman, a loadmaster with

Airman 1st Class Andrew Wiseman, a loadmaster with the 17th Special Operations Squadron, works with members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to assist displaced people boarding an MC-130P Combat Shadow No... More

PEC leadership course: Developing impact from all Airmen

PEC leadership course: Developing impact from all Airmen

U.S. Air Force airmen take notes during a John C. Maxwell 360-Degree Leadership seminar Feb. 12, 2014, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The course is DVD-based, but allows instructors to engage with students whil... More

Thunderbirds at Cannon Air Force Base

Thunderbirds at Cannon Air Force Base

Crew members for the Air Force Thunderbirds stand by during an Open House event at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 25, 2014.

Remembering one of our own

Remembering one of our own

The 27th Special Operations Wing is mourning the loss of Airman 1st Class Andrew Padilla, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, who lost his life in a car crash July 13 in Clovis, N.M. Padilla joined th... More

Members from 26th Special Tactics Squadron race to

Members from 26th Special Tactics Squadron race to

Members from 26th Special Tactics Squadron race to push sleighs across the fitness center track Aug. 6, 2014, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The Air Commandos were memorializing the sacrifices of those who lost... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marvin Jimerson, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marvin Jimerson, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Marvin Jimerson, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron first sergeant and former basic military training technical instructor, puts cadets at attention Nov. 21, 2014, upon thei... More

Selfless act yields intrinsic reward

Selfless act yields intrinsic reward

U.S. Air Force Maj. Joseph Williams, 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron clinical medicine flight commander, poses on his bicycle at the base track March 13, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dominik Green, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dominik Green, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dominik Green, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron storage and issue specialist, signs official documents prior to a naturalization ceremony March 20, 2015 at Ca... More

Senior Airman Tamara Mobley-Rosenthal: 'You have to pick yourself back up when you fall'

Senior Airman Tamara Mobley-Rosenthal: 'You have to pick yourself back...

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tamara Mobley-Rosenthal, 27th Special Operations Security Force Squadron, poses for a photo March 20, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Mobley-Rosenthal is the first in a series ... More

SAPR speaker provides powerful insight to sexual abuse

SAPR speaker provides powerful insight to sexual abuse

Dr. David Lisak, a nationally recognized forensic consultant, professional trainer and lecturer in the field of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, speaks to members of the 27th Special Operations Wing Marc... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Coulter, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Coulter, 27th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Coulter, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron AC-130 armament shop, preps a multi-purpose adapter for munitions transition during a load competition April 6, 2015, ... More

SrA Kyle Gaffey: 'The more options you have, the more power you have'

SrA Kyle Gaffey: 'The more options you have, the more power you have'

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Gaffey, 73rd Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, stands in front of an AC-130W Stinger II April 10, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Gaffey helps operate ... More

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Mark A. Welsh III about Air Force Cross and Silver Star recipients, and fallen Air Commandos duri... More

Sparky the Fire Dog, National Fire Prevention Association

Sparky the Fire Dog, National Fire Prevention Association

Sparky the Fire Dog, National Fire Prevention Association spokesdog, hugs a girl during a visit to the Base Commissary and Exchange during Fire Prevention Week on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2015. Sparky the ... More

25th Anniversary of Desert Storm

25th Anniversary of Desert Storm

Air Force Special Operations Command was heavily involved in Operation Desert Storm. This year marks the 25th anniversary. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

While deployed to Operation Desert Storm in 1990, Master

While deployed to Operation Desert Storm in 1990, Master

While deployed to Operation Desert Storm in 1990, Master Sgt. Ben Rausa and then eight year-old Stephen Rausa, (not related) began exchanging letters. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Raynor)

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, greets a resident at the Hawthorn House during a visit to the Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar, Fla., March. 1, 2016. The AFEV is... More

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