A 27th Special Operations Wing airman at Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, Aug. 5, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Kevin Williams/U.S. Air Force) The Air Force’s Special Operations Command began a new inspection ...
There are signs now that the U.S. special operations community is on track to stop flying dedicated crewed surveillance ...
The U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) first missionized aircraft was based on an Air Tractor AT-802, a craft primarily employed for crop dusting. The United States Air Force Special ...
The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and will now operate the new AC-130J. The 919th Special Operations Wing (919th ...
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Air Force Unveils New Drone Swarm for Special Ops
The project aims to equip larger drones with smaller drones to take out battlefield targets. The Air Force awarded a multi-million dollar contract for small unmanned aerial systems that can support ...
The 58th Special Operations Wing is now home to both the first and the final MC-130Js. On Jan. 14, 2025, the United States Air Force Special Operations Command’s 58th Special Operations Wing welcomed ...
A crew chief marshals a CV-22B Osprey at Yokota Air Base, Japan, July 2, 2024. (A1C Samantha White/Air Force) Air Force Special Operations Command has returned about 60% of its CV-22 Osprey fleet to ...
The US Air Force plane that crashed into a field in Oklahoma late Thursday afternoon was a new special operations light attack aircraft that the service first received earlier this year. The new OA-1K ...
Air Force officials are testing disassembling and reassembling the Skyraider II so it can be deployed in hours instead of days.
In a wide ranging interview with FlightGlobal, the three-star general in charge of US Air Force special operations outlined his long-term plans for the USA’s air commandos, legacy platforms like the ...
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 ...
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