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Jan. 17, 2025
CMSAF visits MAKOS

CMSAF Flosi visited Homestead Air Reserve Base to discuss how the Air Force is reoptimizing for Great Power Competition and the importance of national security objectives.
Jan. 16, 2025
Department of the Air Force bids farewell to SECAF 26

Frank Kendall departed the Pentagon for the last time as the 26th secretary of the Air Force.
Jan. 13, 2025
Eglin's nine-hole golf course closes

The closure is the result of an evaluation of the golf course’s operational viability, increased maintenance costs, economic factors, and a decline in usage trends.
Jan. 7, 2025
AFSOC Accepts Final MC-130J

Maj. Gen. Justin Hoffman, Deputy Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, attended a delivery milestone on Dec 13, 2024 in Marietta, Georgia for the command’s final MC-130J Commando II. The fly-away ceremony commemorated the final stage of Lockheed Martin’s aircraft production for the
Jan. 6, 2025
Air Force releases FY25 Selective Retention Bonus list

The U. S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus list, effective Dec. 16, 2024. The FY25 SRB program consists of 89 Air Force specialty codes, reflecting the Air Force’s ongoing commitment to retaining highly skilled enlisted personnel.
Jan. 1, 2025
Wing announces January promotions

The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Citizen Air Commandos were promoted in the month of December:Chief Master SergeantDean, David Edwards, Melissa Senior Master Sergeant Brown, Ty Bubanas, Jeremy Master Sergeant Anderson, CandaceMcQuillan, JarmelSmith, JonathanTechnical
Dec. 20, 2024
23 STS IDMT: ‘Knowing what to do and being ready can make all the difference’

For Air Force Staff Sgt. William Flaspoehler, an independent duty medical technician with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, providing life-saving care is almost second nature.
Dec. 16, 2024
Next Generation Aircrew Protection team conducts AC-130J vapor purge testing

The Next Generation Aircrew Protection team performed innovative vapor purge testing on an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Hurlburt Field, Florida, from June 24 to December 6, 2024.The NGAP team’s mission is to evaluate how well standard aircraft systems protect aircrews from chemical vapor attacks,
Dec. 9, 2024
Air Force names first female SERE specialist to chief master sergeant rank

Tiffany Zaloudek became the first female survival, evasion, resistance, escape specialist to earn the rank of chief master sergeant, the highest enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force, Nov 1.
Dec. 7, 2024
Wing announces December promotions

The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Citizen Air Commandos were promoted in the month of December:Master SergeantCorbin, Aaron Green, Xavier Lenn, Desiree Pierce, Jerret Technical Sergeant Alvarez, Jefferson Carr Jr., Robert Colston, Alvon Dougherty, Andrew Duncan, David