Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said there are currently cases being pursued in AFSOC's ranks that involve extremism.

SOG teams were primarily tasked with strategic reconnaissance deep behind enemy lines.

The Defense Department is predicting flat or declining budgets in future years.

"We fight, bleed and laugh beside [the Rangers]. We win as a team or fail as a team."

AFSOC has started to take advantage of the large amount of data on operators that has been collected over the past 30 years.

After a five months hiatus, Air Force Special Operations Command has reinstated parachute, dive and mountaineering training.

AFSOC ordered the suspension earlier to allow officials to inspect associated equipment and review safety procedures.

There wasn't a highway for 150 miles, so there was no wheeled ambulance on the way. Help would have to come from the air.

The first enlisted woman to attempt the Air Force's special operations weather career field has not been selected to proceed.

A probe into Cartier's conduct, spurred by a number of complaints over "toxic leadership," began after she left Kirtland.