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Air Force Special Operations Command’s C-145A Skytrucks sit on the flightline ready for a training mission March 23 at Duke Field, Fla. Currently, the 919th Special Operations Wing maintains both the C-145 and C-146 Wolfhound. The Skytrucks are used as a training and proficiency aircraft for special operators and combat aviation advisors. The C-146 is an operational nonstandard aviation aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee, 10th Air Force commander, gets an orientation ride on a 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron all-terrain vehicle at Duke Field, Fla., Jan. 19, 2017. During his visits to Citizen Air Commandos at Duke and Hurlburt Field, Scobee held a wing-wide assembly and visited many of them at their work centers to observe and thank them for the work they do for the 919th Special Operations Wing’s diverse mission sets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely) An aircrew walks by a C-145A Skytruck and C-146 Wolfhound on their way to their aircraft for a mission at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th Special Operations Wing is the only wing in the Air Force that flies and maintains the Skytruck. They are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) An Airman with the development and training flight pulls a weight sled during a chilly 23 degree morning physical training session Jan. 8 at Duke Field. The Airmen within the flight attend the monthly training assembly and learn about the Air Force and Reserve prior to going to basic military training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman washes a C-145 Skytruck at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor) Staff Sgt. Michael Howard, 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on the fuel systems of a C-145 Skytruck in a hangar at Duke Field Fla., Feb. 25. The Airmen are part of the fuel systems shop within the 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Dale Rice exits a C-145A Skytruck while talking with Maj. Terrell Eikner, the 919th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, during the Crestview Military Affairs Committee’s tour of Duke Field, Fla., March 23. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.) Tech. Sgt. David Mobley and Capt. Chuck Anderson, 711th Special Operations Squadron, perform combat first aid on a simulated victim during a training session at Duke Field, Fla. The Airmen are combat aviation advisors. A CAA mission sends a small team of Airmen to assess, advise, train, and assist friendly and allied forces with their own airpower resources. The training aims to improve the partner nation's air capabilities quickly and show them a way to move forward effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman marshals a C-145A Skytruck toward its mission at Duke Field, Fla. The Skytrucks are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Airman Virginia Davis, 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, carries an American flag up a flight of stairs while wearing her firefighting gear during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event at Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 11. The 24-hour climb began at 8:46 a.m. Sept. 10 with the 919th Special Operations Wing commander walking the flag up the outside stairwell of the base’s billeting facility. Wing Airmen took turns walking the flag up and down the stairwell the entire day until it was delivered to a firefighter and security forces color guard at 8:46 a.m. the next morning for a 9/11 Remembrance ceremony. More than 115 Airmen carried the flag throughout the day and night for a total of more than 207,000 steps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) A jet streaks overhead as families check out a C-145A Skytruck display during the Operation Hero event at Duke Field, Fla., March 4. The wing held a mock deployment for the Reserve children to include a deployment line, simulated flight and a “down range” location with games and displays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.) A team of 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters battle a huge blaze during a live-fire training exercise March 4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Reserve Airmen teamed with their active-duty special operations firefighters to complete their annual live-fire training during the March unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
Capt. Pat Taylor, Lt. Col. Michael Black and Capt. Kris Williams, 919th Special Operations Wing pilots, walk toward an aircraft on the Duke Field, Fla., flightline. The reserve pilots began their career as enlisted loadmasters with the 919th SOW and were later selected to become officers and pilots with the special operations unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) A team of 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters battle a huge blaze during a live-fire training exercise March 4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Reserve Airmen teamed with their active-duty special operations firefighters to complete their annual live-fire training during the March unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) A parachuted bundle soars out of the back of a C-145 Skytruck during an airdrop mission over the Eglin Air Force Base range. New and prior-qualified loadmasters release sandbags and 300-pound boxes from the 919th Special Operations Wing aircraft to as part of their initial airdrop or proficiency training. The 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Airmen are responsible for packing, securing and recovering the equipment and parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sam King) Senior Airman Charelle Baxter, 919th Special Operations Force Support Squadron, inserts a beam during small shelter system training at Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 13. The shelter takes six fully trained personnel approximately three and a half hours to complete. The SSS training is part of annual home station readiness training for all members of the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
A C-146 Wolfhound passes a C-145 Skytruck while flying over the Duke Field runway Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Senior Airman Shaniqua Johnson, 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, stands at attention prior to an open ranks inspection Dec. 5 at Duke Field, Fla. The goal of the inspection is for the Airmen to ensure their service dress and appearance conform to Air Force standards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) C-145 Skytrucks wait for their next flight on the Duke Field flightline Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Airman Mario Hill, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, checks the intake of an engine on a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOAMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)