Fortson, who served as an AC-130J Ghostrider gunner with the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field near Fort Walton Beach, Florida, was killed by an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office deputy ...

And, yeah, she’s the first female commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing (1st SOW), too — although she’s quick to point out her path to wing commander was blazed by other women who ...

A U.S. Airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps’ Corporals Course at Naval Air ...

Fortson's squadron is one of nine flying squadrons in the 1st Special Operations Wing based at Hurlburt Field, and one of only two that fly the AC-130 gunship, reported Task and Purpose.

But don't fret; it's just the 1st Special Operations Wing's Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team. From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, 1 SOW officials will conduct training exercises on the Hurlburt ...

Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing are required to take a class on how to shave before they can request a waiver for medical conditions exacerbated by shaving, said wing commander Col.

Allison Black said. WEAR News goes one-on-one with the commander of Hurlburt Field's 1st Special Operations Wing. "You can fail me and I'll try and try again," Col. Black said. "But those words 'I ...

Air Force operators with the 492nd Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, prepare to take off for a free-fall and static-line jump mission on an MC-130J Commando II during the Emerald ...

Hurlburt Field’s 1st Special Operations Wing commander, Col. Patrick Dierig, spoke to key members of Congress, other senior ...

An Air Force commander in Florida ordered all airmen of the 1st Special Operations Wing step down from their duties Monday to come together and grieve the death of a fellow airman who was shot and ...

On the morning of August 4, Special Tactics Airmen of the 1st Special Operations Wing established and secured a landing zone on Highway 63. This allowed a a C-146A Wolfhound and MC-130J Commando ...

The 1st Special Operations Wing's gunship refueled and rearmed on the highway and then took off, showcasing the Air Force Special Operations Command's ACE capabilities. The 1st Special Operations ...