 
Stars and stripes
An American flag waves above an MC-130E Combat Talon I prior to a sortie at Duke Field, Fla. There are only five Talons left at the special operations reserve base. The 919th has begun remissioning to the Aviation Foreign Internal Defense aircraft, the C-145 Skytruck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Stars and ...
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Posted: 4/1/2013
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Heavy lifters
After using jacks to raise an MC-130E aircraft at Duke Field, Fla., members of the 919th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a time compliance technical order inspection on one of its main landing gear assemblies. The 919th Special Operations Wing has retired about half of its MC-130 fleet as it moves toward a new aviation foreign internal defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Cheryl Foster)
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Heavy lifters
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Posted: 10/12/2012
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Last takeoff
Aircraft #64-0559, an MC-130E Combat Talon I, takes off for the final time from its Duke Field, Fla. home Sept. 18, 2012 moments after it was officially retired from the 919th Special Operations Wing’s inventory. The aircraft, originally reassigned to Duke in 2000, flew to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., where it will be used on the ground as a fuselage trainer for the 58th SOW’s MC-130 schoolhouse. It was the seventh of 14 Duke Talons to retire and amassed more than 22,150 flying hours throughout its 47 years of cumulative Air Force service. (Courtesy photo)
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Posted: 9/20/2012
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Last taxi
Aircraft #64-0559, an MC-130E Combat Talon I, taxis to the runway for the final time from its Duke Field, Fla. home Sept. 18, 2012 moments after it was officially retired from the 919th Special Operations Wing’s inventory. The aircraft, originally reassigned to Duke in 2000, flew to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., where it will be used on the ground as a fuselage trainer for the 58th SOW’s MC-130 schoolhouse. It was the seventh of 14 Duke Talons to retire and amassed more than 22,150 flying hours throughout its 47 years of cumulative Air Force service. (Courtesy photo)
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Last taxi
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Posted: 9/20/2012
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Gas & Go
Staff Sgt. Donald McNaron, a loadmaster with the 919th Special Operations Wing, watches an aerial refueling from an MC-130E Combat Talon I mission from Duke Field, Fla. The 919th is the only wing in the Air Force that still flies the Talon I. Over the next several years, the Talons will be phased out of the 919th as it moves to an Aviation Foreign Internal Defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Gas & Go
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Posted: 8/20/2012
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Gas & Go
A CV-22 Osprey takes on fuel from a 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130 Combat Talon I over the Gulf of Mexico. The 919th, headquartered at Duke Field, is the only wing in the Air Force that still flies the Talon I. Over the next several years, the Talons will be phased out of the 919th as it moves to an Aviation Foreign Internal Defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Posted: 8/20/2012
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Above and beyond
An Airman walks atop the wing of an MC-130E Combat Talon I at Duke Field, Fla. The maintenance of the aircraft is the responsibility of the 919th Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Above and beyond
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Posted: 6/18/2012
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LOX it up
A maintainer pumps liquid oxygen into an MC-130E Combat Talon I on the Duke Field flightline recently. More commonly referred to by maintainers as the acronym "LOX," the supercooled substance supplies breathable oxygen for aircrews to use above certain altitudes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
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Posted: 5/18/2012
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Cadet flight
A 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Combat Talon I carrying local Junior ROTC cadets taxis on the Duke Field flightline April 24, 2012. The wing invited senior cadets from five area high schools to tour the base and receive a flight to help them explore Air Force careers through direct interaction with Duke Field’s Citizen Commandos. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
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Cadet flight
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Posted: 4/25/2012
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Sunburst
Midday sun shines off the wing of 64-0559, a MC-130E Combat Talon I on the Duke Field flightline. 0559 is just one of four aircraft scheduled to be retired by the end of fiscal year 2012 as part of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s remissioning. Eventually, all of the Talons will disappear from the Duke flightline to be replaced by an aviation foreign internal defense aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Sunburst
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Posted: 4/23/2012
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New home
Col. Colin Miller, the 46th Test Wing commander, and others exit the flightline after their UH-1N Huey flight Feb. 27 to Duke Field, Fla. The UH-1Ns belonging to the 40th Flight Test Squadron moved to Duke Field from Eglin Air Force Base, and merged under the 413th Flight Test Squadron. The move is the first step to centralize all development, testing and evaluation of rotary wing aircraft in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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New home
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Posted: 3/1/2012
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Arrival
Lt. Col. Don Grove, the 413th Flight Test Squadron commander, greets his aircraft as it arrives at its new home Feb. 27 at Duke Field, Fla. The 46th Test Wing UH-1N Huey flight left Eglin Air Force Base and the 40th Flight Test Squadron and are now a part of the 413th FTS. The move is the first step to centralize all development, testing and evaluation of rotary wing aircraft in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Arrival
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Posted: 3/1/2012
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