All-terrain oath

Capt. BobbieJean Johnson, 919th Special Operations Wing executive officer, administers the Oath of Enlistment for Elijah Williams in front of a security forces all-terrain vehicle Oct. 3, 2017 at Duke Field, Fla. Williams, who served eight years as an active-duty Marine, will join the Air Force

October promotions

The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Citizen Air Commandos were promoted in October:Chief master sergeant:Marion Lollis Jr. Master sergeant:Joshua GillmoreVeleka McSweenAndrea PriceTechnical sergeant:Brandon BassJames GrahamKenneth HuddlestonRyan IrwinJustin MayoDewayne MomonAmanda

Showering praise

Jyl Cline, wife of Col. John Cline, deputy director of operations, Air Force Special Operations Command, prepares to hose down her husband moments after his fini flight at Duke Field, Florida, Sept. 29, 2017. The fini flight is a symbol of a member’s final flight with the unit or base. Cline is

Clean scene

Sam Nimpchai, 796th Civil Engineer Squadron range maintenance specialist, takes a few minutes at the end of the day to clean his utility vehicle at the wash rack at Duke Field, Fla.,, Sept. 29, 2017. Nimpchai and other members of the 796th CES are responsible for a wide range of maintenance and

One hundred: 2 SOS celebrates centennial of service

One of the Air Force’s oldest squadrons celebrated its centennial of battlefield support to America’s military Sept. 25.The Air Force Reserve’s 2nd Special Operations Squadron is a Remotely Piloted Aircraft unit specializing in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and precision strike.The unit

Fueling success

Maintainers from the 919th and 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadrons inspect the inner and outer fuel bladders on a cold bulk fuel delivery system at Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2017. The system, carried aboard a C-146 aircraft, provides a ground refueling capability for other special

Mission complete

Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla., return to their vehicle after loading a passenger onto a C-145 on a range during training at Eglin AFB, Fla. The C-145 aircrew was comprised of reservists from the 919th Special Operations Wing at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force

AROWS change improves visibility of operational requirements

Beginning Oct. 1, a new data field will be added to the Air Reserve Orders Writing System that will be used primarily to track military personnel appropriation and other orders for operational requirements. This new field will be called Air Reserve Component Operational Requirements Tracker or

Lock and load

September promotions

The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Citizen Air Commandos were promoted in September: Chief master sergeant:Tim WellsSenior master sergeant:Jamie ProehlManuel ValdiviaMaster sergeant:Justin HollowayJames Misock IIITechnical sergeant:Dustin DanielJoshua GaligherTyler HayesIan