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919th Special Operations Wing

Unique exercise prepares defenders for austere conflict

Unique exercise prepares defenders for austere conflict
Congressman Gaetz visits Duke Field

Congressman Gaetz visits Duke Field
Transforming futures, one school district at a time

Transforming futures, one school district at a time
919th SOW leaders, recruiters inspire next generation of cadets

919th SOW leaders, recruiters inspire next generation of cadets
Recharge for Resiliency

Recharge for Resiliency
Suggestion box program goes digital

Suggestion box program goes digital
919th SOW recognizes first African American female crew chief

919th SOW recognizes first African American female crew chief
SOF members reunite for different mission

SOF members reunite for different mission
Flight engineers prove always ready, win AFRC safety award

Flight engineers prove always ready, win AFRC safety award
70 dog years later, Major Edan ends her military service

70 dog years later, Major Edan ends her military service

A Florida State Bomb Squad EOD tech hands a 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron EOD tech an X-ray device during an IED training scenario.

A cyber technician kneels behind a high frequency whip antenna

A C-145A Skytruck drops a hand-toss bag rigged to a parachute

Three Airmen provide medical care to a casualty.

Photo of A medical Airman drawing a COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe.

Photo of five people shoveling dirl

Photo of Airmen preparing and administering flu shots.

Staff Sgt. Makenzie Carlson, 919th Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, secures parachute straps to an untangling mechanism at Duke Field, Florida, Dec. 29, 2020.

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)

Photo of foam starting to fill the inside of a hangar

Photo of Airman looking at a plane flying

Crew chiefs refuel a C-146A Wolfhound

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)

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 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)

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)

A 6th Special Operations Squadron C-145A aircraft lands on Camp James E. Rudder, April 10, 2013. The aircraft transported service members from various branches of the U.S. military to a safe altitude where they performed the first free fall exercise from a C-145A aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. John Bainter)

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, special assistant to the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, taxis a U-28A Draco down the Hurlburt Field flightline during his “Fini” flight at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 19, 2019. Holt has flown the U-28A for 12 years and has accrued approximately 700 flight hours in his 28 years of service in Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Spain)