caption serviceyears branch commands allegiance awards battles rank image article_title name
general eric e. fiel 1981 -- present united states afsoc united states of america defense merit bronze star medal -lrb- 4 -rrb- defense meritorious service superior medal meritorious service medal -lrb- more -rrb- service medal -lrb- 2 -rrb- legion of operation war in afghanistan iraq war deliberate force operation noble anvil war on terrorism lieutenant general general eric e fiel.jpg eric e. fiel
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eric e. fiel

lt. gen. eric e. fiel was the commander of air force special operations command .
the command is the air force component of u.s. special operations command .
afsoc provides air force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to unified combatant commanders .
the command has approximately 16,000 active-duty , reserve , air national guard and civilian professionals .
