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  • Staff sergeant insignia fades into technical sergeant insignia. U.S. Air Force archive graphic by Senior Airman Miguel Lara was used to create this updated graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. Luis Loza Gutierrez)

    Stepping up: seven earn instant promotion

    A group of seven 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Airmen received uplifting news in September when they were notified of their selection for an instant promotion. The Airmen were selected via the Air Force Reserve Stripes for Exceptional Performers II program. They stitched on their new ranks Oct. 1
  • 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)

    Enlisted aircrew members make move to pilot seat

    From the backseat to the front and from stripes to bars and beyond.  That’s the dual Air Force path a few 919th Special Operations Wing officers took to achieve their life-long goal of flight. For former loadmasters, Lt. Col. Michael Black, Capts Kris Williams and Patrick Taylor, 919th Special Operations Group, each Airman’s path to the pilot seat
  • Lt. Col. Kelly Bailey speaks to the crowd after accepting command of the 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group during an assumption of command ceremony Sept. 10 at Duke Field, Fla. Bailey left his position as the 927th Maintenance Group commander at McDill AFB to take over leadership of the active and Reserve maintenance group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jon McCallum)

    New commander for maintenance group

  • Chief Master Sgt. Pete Webb, 919th Special Operations Wing, carries a flag down the road toward the site of the unit’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Sept. 11 at Duke Field, Fla. The chief was escorted by wing security forces members. The flag he carried was used during the 24-hour Memorial stair climb event that began the day before. The stair climb event culminated in the delivery of the flag to the memorial ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Wing's 9/11 events culminate in somber memorial

  • An Airman carries an American flag up a flight of stairs during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event held at Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 10. The 24-hour climb began at 8:46 a.m. 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)

    Airmen participate in 24-hour 9/11 stair climb

  • Leslie Hadley waits for her son to place on her new colonel rank during a the 711th Special Operations Squadron commander’s pin-on ceremony Sept. 1 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    With a little help

    Leslie Hadley waits for her son to place on her new colonel rank during a the 711th Special Operations Squadron commander’s pin-on ceremony Sept. 1 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
  • Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, is welcomed by Lt. Col. Leslie Hadley, 711th Special Operations Squadron commander at Duke Field, Fla, Aug. 26. The visit was Webb’s first to the 919th Special Operations Wing since taking the helm of AFSOC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Spec Ops commander visits wing

  • Local military and community volunteers work to construct new playground and therapy equipment at the Emerald Coast Autism Center in Niceville, Fla., Aug. 26. The volunteers included more than 80 members of the 919th Special Operations Wing who spent a week working on the project to benefit autistic and disabled students at the center on the campus of Northwest Florida State College. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Reservists pitch in to build playground

    Volunteerism is the engine of the Air Force Reserve’s worldwide mission.  Closer to home, more than 80 919th Special Operations Wing reservists revved up their own volunteer spirit, joining other area military and community members in constructing a large playground for autistic children Aug. 23-28 here.  “The attitude of (Duke) volunteers has been
  • Col. Regina Sabric, the 919th Special Operations Group commander, was honored at the Harborwalk Village’s Red, White and Blue Hero celebration Aug. 25 in Destin, Fla. She was one of a few honorees highlighted during the weekly summer event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lt. Col. James Wilson)

    Guest of honor

  • Staff Sgt. Justin Spencer, 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, sets up a parachute at Duke Field, Fla. The parachutes are attached to 300-pound bundles and loaded onto aircraft so new loadmasters can perform their initial airdrop training and prior-qualified Airmen can maintain proficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sam King)

    The Airmen of... Part 2

    Throughout 2016, 919th Special Operations Wing public affairs will highlight the Airmen of specific flights throughout the Reserve wing here.  There will be four installments in this series. The Aerial Delivery Flight is part of the 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron.  Their mission is to prepare, load and recover cargo
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