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  • A maintainer marshals out a C-146 Wolfhound Sept. 9 at Duke Field. The C-146 is a special operations aircraft primarily used in the non-standard aviation mission. The 919th Special Operations Wing is scheduled to begin maintenance training on the aircraft in November. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Wolfhound prowling

  • Col. James Phillips, 919th Special Operations Wing commander, welcomes Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, to Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 9. Pawlikowski visited the Reserve base with Maj. Gen. David Harris, the Air Force Test Center Commander (pictured), during her tour of Eglin Air Force Base. She also met with the wing's combat aviation advisers and flew in the special operations aircraft, C-146 Wolfhound. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    AFMC commander visits Duke Field

  • Chief Master Sgt. Brian Bischoff, the 919th Special Operations Wing command chief. (Official photo)

    Meet the new command chief

    Meet the new 919th Special Operations Wing command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Brian Bischoff.  The new chief answered a few questions recently to inform the wing on where he came from and his priorities.1. What do you see as your top goals and priorities in your new role as command chief?Building Airmen.  I believe in taking every opportunity to
  • Col. James Phillips, 919th Special Operating Wing commander, has a direct line made available to all personnel through the use of suggestion boxes placed throughout the base such as the dining facility, gym, and customer service. To receive a personal response when using the commander's suggestion box, leave your name, unit, and telephone number. Responses regarding information of general interest to the community, submited anonymously, will be published on the 919th SOW SharePoint page. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    July, August commander's suggestion box responses

    The 919th Special Operations Wing commander installed commander's comments/suggestion boxes at various locations around the base. When the questions/comments are applicable wing-wide they will be published on the home page and members who provide their name and contact information will be contacted directly.Here are the June comments/suggestions
  • Chief Master Sgt. Tom Mason, the 919th Special Operations Wing command chief, enjoys his final ride back to base as an MC-130E Combat Talon I loadmaster after completing his and the aircraft’s last sortie. The last five Talons in the Air Force belong to the 919th SOW and are scheduled to be retired at a ceremony April 25. They will make one final flight to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., by the end of the fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Command chief bids farewell after 33 years

    The 919th Special Operations Wing's command chief bid his wing farewell Aug. 1 during his retirement ceremony here.Chief Master Sgt. Tom Mason, a C-130E Combat Talon I loadmaster prior to accepting the wing's command chief position in 2013 retired after 33 years of  service in the Air Force.The entire wing turned out to say goodbye to the command
  • Senior Airman Kristopher Golden, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, checks the brakes of a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Duke promotes 27 Citizen Commandos

    Congratulations to the following 919th Special Operations Wing reservists promoted in August:Senior master sergeantAmos PelfreyJohn HahnMaster sergeantBrian AdamsGerard VascikTechnical sergeantValerie AvalosStuart DameJeffrey FurmanRyan GarrettJoseph LashleyTomas SanchezPatience SpenceNicole WilsonStaff sergeantKiera AtwellDawn BaldwinLeland
  • A frog stows away under the wing of a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    An SO stowaway

  • Col. Robert Bruckner, the 919th Special Operations Wing vice commander, talks with retired Brig. Gen. Don Haugen at Duke Field, Fla. July 7. Haugen, the wing’s first commander in 1971, was one of several past Duke Field commanders invited to tour the base and receive briefings on the unit’s evolving special operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Duke hosts retired general officer tour

  • Col. James Phillips, 919th Special Operating Wing commander, has a direct line made available to all personnel through the use of suggestion boxes placed throughout the base such as the dining facility, gym, and customer service. To receive a personal response when using the commander's suggestion box, leave your name, unit, and telephone number. Responses regarding information of general interest to the community, submited anonymously, will be published on the 919th SOW SharePoint page. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    June commander's suggestion box responses

    The 919th Special Operations Wing commander installed commander's comments/suggestion boxes at various locations around the base. When the questions/comments are applicable wing-wide they will be published on the home page and members who provide their name and contact information will be contacted directly.Here are the June comments/suggestions
  • Senior Airman Kristopher Golden, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, removes the external power from the C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Aircraft maintenance changes occur as wing's mission shifts

    A year after taking over maintenance responsibilities for their new C-145A aircraft, Airmen of the 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group now prepare their fleet for the boneyard.Each group of C-145As that takes its final flight from the Duke Field runway moves the wing further from its previous aircraft mission, and closer to its new
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