Latest "special mission wing" stories

Afghan, Coalition Forces conduct Key Leader Engagements across Southeastern Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s elite special operations unit to get CH-47 helicopters

The CH-47s will provide Afghan forces with a heavy lift helicopter and troop transport to ferry Afghan commandos and special operators on daring night time raids and counterterrorism missions.

By Shawn Snow

3 years ago

The Air Force wants to double the airmen in this special operations career field

The Air Force intends to nearly double the number of airmen serving as combat aviation advisers under Air Force Special Operations Command.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

Meet the first Afghan Special Forces instructor pilot trained in-country

One of Afghanistan’s elite pilots is now not only flying the helicopters he grew up watching on television, but he's teaching others to fly them, too.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

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