Combat Talon ends career as historic monument

Exactly one year after making its final flight, the MC-130E Combat Talon I 64-0567 reached the end of its 47-year journey with a stirring dedication ceremony at the base's airpark May 6.The Talon, or as it came to be know by 919th Special Operations Wing Airmen, "Wild Thing," will now be a historic

New field house brings convenience to fitness

Command's top chief visits Duke Field's enlisted warriors

The Air Force's top enlisted reservist visited with Citizen Commandos here May 5-6, where he thanked them for their service and urged them to benefit from current and emerging opportunities to achieve their military career goals.Chief Master Sgt. Dwight Badgett, Air Force Reserve Command's command

Reservists drill down on feedback for next Super UTA

Following the 919th Special Operations Wing's first-ever four-day Super Unit Training Assembly April 1-4, leaders here already are taking advantage of their reservists' feedback from the event.The Super UTA format added two weekdays - Friday and Monday -- to the usual weekend Reserve drill to afford

Photojournalist scores in AF, command awards

Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr's commander had to pause for air several times in front of a base-wide assembly as he rattled off a long list of top-level awards the Duke Field reservist recently won.Sergeant King, a photojournalist assigned to the 919th Special Operations Wing's public affairs office,

5th SOS at Hurlburt Field actively recruiting

The 5th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field is actively recruiting personnel in the following Air Force Specialty Codes: 11S (pilot), 12S (navigator), 1A (flight engineer), 3D (knowledge management), 1A2 (loadmaster) and 1C0 (aviation resource manager). The 5th SOS is a Total Force

Training to survive

728th supports readiness exercise

Convoys of trucks rolled out the gates April 1 to begin a 10-day training exercise in two geographically separated locations.The convoys, belonging to the 728th Air Control Squadron, are supporting the squadron's first large-scale field training exercise in more than two years. One of only three

Scholarship program benefits military wives

Operation Homefront and the Saban Family Foundation are offering wives of active duty and reservists vocational training programs through the 2011 Saban Military Wife Education Scholarship. The scholarship will grant a legal military wife a chance to attend vocational training programs in the

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