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  • 919th dedicates new memorial

    Citizen Air Commandos came together for a memorial dedication earlier this month to honor the 919th Special Operations Wing’s legacy of service and the sacrifices of a group of service members who supported a mission many people are not aware was ever performed here.

  • 919th SOW celebrates 50th Anniversary

    The Air Force Reserve’s only special operations wing celebrated its 50th anniversary with events intended to honor the sacrifice of service members and their families April 1-3.The 919th Special Operations Wing hosted a social for current and past members, a Wing Family Day, an annual awards banquet

  • Navarre group visits Duke Field, learns more on unit’s dynamic mission

    When it comes to bringing people together, free food typically makes everyone happy, and the aircraft maintainers at Duke Field couldn’t agree more. The Greater Navarre Military Affairs Council recently treated the Airmen to a free catered lunch during their visit to Duke Field to learn more about

  • More than 50 years later, 919th SOW still leading from the front

    In the minutes just after midnight, a large formation of aircraft entered the southwest side of North Vietnam just a few hundred feet above the tree tops in the valley between the mountains. It was November 21, 1970.The controls of the C-130 were sluggish, and large inputs were needed any time the

  • Duke Field Airman among newest DAGREs

    A lone security forces Airman ran through plumes of purple smoke while fighting off opposing forces before taking cover behind a building with their own ammunition flying through the streets of the mock village.The sound of gunfire consumed the "city" comprised largely of shipping containers while

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