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  • Combat Aviation Advisors attend large-scale Army exercise

    To help meet the rigorous, time-consuming training requirements to become a fully qualified combat aviation advisor, Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center and the 919th Special Operations Wing sent Airmen to the U.S. Army's Joint Readiness Training Center Sept. 7 for a month-long,

  • Duke Field member to compete at 2014 Warrior Games

    A member of the 919th Special Operations Wing is one of the first U.S. Special Operations Command female to compete this year in the 5th annual Warrior Games competition. Kimberley Hernandez, a quality assurance civilian with the 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, said she is

  • "First Lady" remembered on AF birthday

    At first glance, the First Lady resembled all the other gunships assigned to the 919th Special Operations Group. She was different though. She was unique because she was the first production A-model C-130 Hercules manufactured by the then Lockheed-Georgia Company at Marietta, Georgia.She was

  • Duke promotes 32 Citizen Commandos in September

    Congratulations to the 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted reservists promoted in September to the following ranks:Chief master sergeantPeter WebbSenior master sergeantPenny ChildersMaster sergeantShelby DaniellDavid MeridethTechnical sergeantLonny BattlenfieldCraig FalterKirk HowellStaff

  • Suicide prevention takes courage, communication, official says

    The Veterans Affairs Department has named September National Suicide Prevention Month, but the Defense Department continues its year-round, comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to address the issue of suicide in the military, a Pentagon official said Aug. 21.Army Lt. Gen. Michael S. Linnington,

  • We are America's Air Commandos

    "Air Commandos, we are one component of a very powerful joint special operations team," said Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command. "We want to ensure that our teammates can always depend on us."This message resonated clearly during a recent offsite where the

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