AFSOC Archives

U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen from the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Airlift Wing conduct infil operations into the Caribbean Sea from a Mississippi Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk off the coast of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 28, 2025 as part of Emerald Warrior 25.2, a large-scale special operations exercise staged in multiple locations by Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Dale Greer)

AFSOC embraces training opportunities in Caribbean amid rising tensions

AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. Michael Conley briefed reporters on his near-term priorities.

Sep 25, 2025 By Brandi Vincent

A U.S. Air Force Jump-20 unmanned aerial vehicle assigned to the 27th Special Operations Wing flies over a sunset at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., June 20, 2023. The Jump-20 UAV was used to exercise the single operator, multi-system control model in a simulated deployed environment. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Alexcia Givens)

DOD wants communications tech to enable commandos’ drone swarms

Officials are interested in items with high technological and manufacturing readiness levels to meet quick timelines.

Apr 17, 2025 By Jon Harper

A 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, flies over the skies New Mexico., Jan. 4, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Bell)

AFSOC adding new electronic warfare capabilities, other weapons to C-130s

Air Force Special Operations Command plans to add a variety of weapons to its C-130 transport aircraft as it looks for innovative ways to use its legacy…

Sep 21, 2022 By Jon Harper