Rolling out

A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman marshals a C-145A Skytruck toward its mission at Duke Field, Fla. The Skytrucks are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

Get ready for Speed Mentoring

Airmen put on your running boots. The 919th Special Operations Wing hosts a speed mentoring event Nov. 6 between senior leadership and all other ranking Airmen. The event is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the dining facility.  Airmen will spend a few minutes with each leadership mentor to ask

Keeping warriors equipped

Staff Sgt. Joshua Rix, 919th Special Operations Support Squadron, checks the fit of a night-vision-goggle-mounted helmet on an aircrew member at Duke Field, Fla. The Airmen in the Aircrew Flight Equipment section of 919th SOSS ensure all flight gear and training is current and up to date for the

Skytruck overflight

The Airmen of... Part 3

Throughout 2016, 919th Special Operations Wing public affairs will highlight the Airmen of specific flights throughout the Reserve wing here.  There will be four installments in this series.Combat Aviation Advisors The 711th Special Operations Squadron is the only combat aviation advisory squadron

3rd Q award winners

Congratulations to the 919th Special Operations Wing 3rd quarterly award winners. Senior Airman Norman Rothchild, 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Staff Sgt. Alyson Hill, 919th SOAMXS, Master Sgt. David Mobley, 711th Special Operations Squadron and Capt. Julie Farrand, 919th

October promotees

The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Reservists were promoted in October. Master Sergeant Kelly Hagbom Robert Lewis Emanuela Pollano Suzanne Williams Technical Sergeant Erica Elking David Hackbarth Melissa Jones Mark Roberson Matthew Zampieri Timothy Wolff Staff Sergeant Jason

Stepping up: seven earn instant promotion

A group of seven 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Airmen received uplifting news in September when they were notified of their selection for an instant promotion. The Airmen were selected via the Air Force Reserve Stripes for Exceptional Performers II program. They stitched on their new ranks

Enlisted aircrew members make move to pilot seat

From the backseat to the front and from stripes to bars and beyond.  That’s the dual Air Force path a few 919th Special Operations Wing officers took to achieve their life-long goal of flight. For former loadmasters, Lt. Col. Michael Black, Capts Kris Williams and Patrick Taylor, 919th Special

Paving the way