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  • Wing promotes 13 Citizen Air Commandos

    The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Reservists were promoted in June:Master sergeant:Samuel DominguezTechnical sergeant:Christof BaderBill BeddowMichael GrayEric RosensweigRobert ShantaJesse ValdezAlexander YoungStaff sergeant:Roy Barton Jr.Kenneth JacksonJoseph LaueSenior

  • Challenge accepted

    Cadre leader Brad Rucker, a former special operations member, carries the flag while barking orders to 919th Special Operations Wing Airmen during the warmup phase of a GoRuck Challenge event May 12, 2016 at Duke Field, Fla. The teambuilding exercise, based on special operations fitness training,

  • SOCOM sees a 'Ghost'

    General Raymond Thomas III, commander, U.S. Special Operations Command and Maj. Gen. Richard Haddad, vice commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, unveiled the latest painting by award- winning artist Maj. Warren Neary in a ceremony May 23 symbolizing more than four decades of teamwork and

  • Bosses on base

    A group of visiting employers prepare to board an awaiting C-145A Skytruck for their flight during the 919th Special Operations Wing’s Employer Appreciation Day at Duke Field, Fla., May 13, 2016. Each year, the wing’s Citizen Air Commandos nominate their civilian employers to tour the base and learn

  • Commanding attention

    Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, speaks to 919th Special Operations Wing Airmen in a hangar at Duke Field, Fla. May 8, 2016. During his final visit to Duke, Heithold thanked the Citizen Air Commandos for their service to the AFSOC mission and delivered remarks

  • Civics lesson

    Teresa Halverson admires an Air Force logo-adorned block of billet aluminum during the 919th Special Operations Wing Civic Leader Tour at Duke Field, Fla. April 22. The 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, where the block was machined during a training session, was one

  • Wing promotes 19 Citizen Commandos

    The following 919th Special Operations Wing enlisted Airmen were promoted in May:Master sergeant:Steven GardnerZachary GlunnDavid MobleyJohn ReeceBrian SchultzBrian ShollerBrandon TurnerTechnical sergeant:Jeremy AndersonNikita BryantBrent DupreeEthan FinkDaniel JenningsLindi KnightJoshua RixStaff

  • Repairing the Wolfhound

    Staff Sgt. Jesse Brazell, 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Group, orders a part for the C-146 Wolfhound March 31 at Duke Field, Fla. The 592nd SOMXS and the 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned a dedicated crew chief and assistant crew chief to each of the aircraft at

  • New Vice brings special ops career to Reserve wing

    When Col. David Hanson first learned his next assignment would take him to the 919th Special Operations Wing, he did what most people who live nearby would do.  He took a trip up Hwy 85 and made his way to the base just South of Crestview, where he now proudly calls home.  “I was excited and didn’t

  • 10th AF Vice visits

    Col. Bryan Ratliff, 10th Air Force vice commander, chats with 919th Special Operations Wing leadership, during an immersion tour of Duke Field March 31. The purpose of the tour was to learn the integration of the wing's mission, operations and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin

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