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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., greets Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. Brown’s visit familiarized him with Air Force Special Operation Command’s Force Generation Model to include Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a sensing session with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., greets Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. Brown’s visit familiarized him with Air Force Special Operation Command’s Force Generation Model to include Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a sensing session with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
                
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        Capt. Joseph Thomas, 27th Mission Support Group, Detachment 1 director of operations, briefs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., on Mission Sustainment Teams during Brown’s visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown also met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command staff, and briefings on Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Capt. Joseph Thomas, 27th Mission Support Group, Detachment 1 director of operations, briefs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., on Mission Sustainment Teams during Brown’s visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown also met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command staff, and briefings on Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
                
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        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., visits Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Air Force Special Operations Command, April 4, 2022. The visit familiarized Brown with AFSOC’s Force Generation Model including Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a discussion with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., visits Hurlburt Field, Fla., and Air Force Special Operations Command, April 4, 2022. The visit familiarized Brown with AFSOC’s Force Generation Model including Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a discussion with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
                
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        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presents a coin to Senior Airman Abel Babu, cargo movement specialist with the 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group, Detachment 1, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown also received command updates from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., presents a coin to Senior Airman Abel Babu, cargo movement specialist with the 27th Special Operations Mission Support Group, Detachment 1, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown also received command updates from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
                
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        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., talks with Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, before departing Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters AFSOC staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., talks with Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, before departing Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters AFSOC staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
                
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CSAF visits Hurlburt FieldPublished April 5, 2022
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau
                    
                    
                    Air Force Special Operations Command Public Affairs
            **HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) --**Air Force Chief of Staff**Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.**, visited**Hurlburt Field**and**Air Force Special Operations Command**, April 4.

The visit familiarized Brown with AFSOC’s**Force Generation Mode**lto include Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups.

“This model is allowing AFSOC and their Airmen to step back, re-evaluate force posture and create next steps the command can take in any future conflicts,” Brown said. “We, as a force, have been executing the same mission sets for the last 20-plus years, but the strategic competition we find ourselves in now is forcing us to find new ways to operate in any environment.”

Brown also had the opportunity to have lunch with 10 Airmen and conduct a sensing session to identify challenges and areas in which the force could improve.

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., receives a headquarters tour from Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters AFSOC staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., receives a headquarters tour from Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, during a visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown met with junior enlisted Airmen and received command updates from Headquarters AFSOC staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
            
            
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    Maj. Auriele Soltisz, AC-130J Ghostrider pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, briefs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., on Aviation Special Operations Task Units during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. The visit familiarized Brown with Air Force Special Operations Command’s Force Generation Model including Mission Sustainment Teams and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a discussion with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Maj. Auriele Soltisz, AC-130J Ghostrider pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, briefs Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., on Aviation Special Operations Task Units during his visit to Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. The visit familiarized Brown with Air Force Special Operations Command’s Force Generation Model including Mission Sustainment Teams and Special Operations Task Groups. Additionally, Brown held a discussion with junior enlisted Airmen to discuss challenges faced in the command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
            
            
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    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., greets Senior Airman Myah Periman, 311th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron tactical system operator, during a lunch with junior enlisted Airmen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown also received command updates from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., greets Senior Airman Myah Periman, 311th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron tactical system operator, during a lunch with junior enlisted Airmen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2022. During his visit, Brown also received command updates from Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command staff and briefings on Mission Sustainment Teams, Aviation Special Operations Task Units and Special Operations Task Groups. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau)
            
            
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“I will continue to echo AFSOC’s mantra of ‘Airmen are our competitive advantage,’” Brown said. “Whether we continue to be successful now, and into the future, will only be accomplished if we prepare both our enlisted and officer Airmen for what is on the horizon."

“The continuous, deliberate development of ourAirmen, and the innovative ways we are modernizing the way we fight, will allow for the force, in partnership with the joint force, to win the day — each and every day.”

At the conclusion of the visit, Brown said that strategic competition is here, and will continue to be here, so we must continue creating dilemmas for our adversaries in any way possible.

“What I’ve seen here at AFSOC is that our Air Commandos are changing the way they fight at an accelerated pace because that is what our nation needs at this moment in time,” Brown said. “I know that we will continue to be the world’s most preeminent fighting force because of the hard work and dedication our men and women do here and around the globe.”LR 



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