AFSOC stands up Air Warfare Center

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, left, takes the Air Force Special Operations Training Center flag from Col. William Andersen, commander of AFSOTC, right, during a ceremony held on Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 11, 2013. The ceremony was held for the deactivation of AFSOTC and the activation and assumption of command of the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher Callaway)

AFSOC stands up Air Warfare Center

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks, commander of Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center, right, takes the AFSOAWC flag from Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, left, during a ceremony held on Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 11, 2013. The ceremony was held for the deactivation of the Air Force Special Operations Training Center and the activation and assumption of command of the AFSOAWC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King)

Vietnam Airman laid to rest

An Air Commando who died when his C-123 flare ship was shot down over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was laid to rest Friday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. The 310th Air Commando Squadron loadmaster, Airman 1st Class Jerry Mack Wall, and his unit of Air Commandos provided combat air patrol and airlift to soldiers, delivering ammo, food, supplies and troops. They also flew out wounded and killed in action GI’s, as well as prisoners, but one of the most harrowing jobs was the “candlestick” mission. During those missions, loadmasters and flare kickers would load, unload and drop hundreds of flares from the skies over southern Vietnam, illuminating the enemy. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy AFSOC History Office)

Vietnam Airman laid to rest

An Air Commando who died when his C-123 flare ship was shot down over Ahn Khe, Vietnam, was laid to rest Friday at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas. The 310th Air Commando Squadron loadmaster, Airman 1st Class Jerry Mack Wall, 24, was killed when his plane was hit by enemy fire and crashed into the central highlands, May 18, 1966. Until recently Wall was listed as Missing in Action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Steven Elliott)

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U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, the commander Air Force Special Operations Command, stand for the citation reading of General Wurster?s Distinguished Service Medal during the AFSOC change of command ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 24, 2011. The medal was awarded to General Wurster for his excellence, selflessness and dedication to Air Commandos during his five and half years at AFSOC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dwight Newmoyer, Air Force Special Operations Command Special Tactics Training Squadron, stands in the Air Commando Heritage formation at the AFSOC change of command ceremony, Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 24, 2011. Airman Newmoyer and others wore bush hats, which were declared the official headgear for Air Commando units by the former Chief of Staff Gen. Curtis LeMay. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Julianne M. Showalter/Released)