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  • Sgt. 1st Class Gordy Horvath, a member of the Black Daggers demonstration team, watches as his teammates drift down to the parade field to begin the 7th Special Forces Group's ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Oct. 14. After the ceremony, attendees toured grounds, got to check out the state-of-the-art equipment and witnessed Army demonstrations. The open house concluded a six-year journey for the group who left Fort Bragg, N.C. as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure process. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    7 SFG opens new home to community

  • Red, white and blue streamers sway in the breeze from the air traffic control tower at Duke Field Sept. 11. They were attached to the tower by 96th Air Base Wing firefighters during the first ever 9/11 memorial stair climb at Duke Field. Thirteen firefighters commemorated the occasion by continuously climbing the steps of the ATC tower to simulate the 110-flight climb of the World Trade Center. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Duke Airmen reflect on 9/11 anniversary

    Throughout the Air Force, active-duty and reserve Airmen at all levels took time to reflect on the 10th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. "This tragic event altered our view of the world and sparked a global effort to combat terrorism and the conditions that give rise to extremism," said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz.For
  • Lt. Col. Thomas Frazier of the 711th Special Operations Squadron receives a overdue hug from his daughter after returning from a deployment to Southwest Asia, Aug. 7. More than 25 Air Force Reserve Airmen were welcomed back home at a homecoming party at Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Duke Field reservists welcomed back home after deployment

  • Maj. Michael Black, 5th Special Operations Squadron, guards the control center tent after his team heard sounds of a firefight west of their camp during the Combat Aviation Advisor course’s Raven Claw exercise May 24 at Duke Field, Fla. Major Black and four other 5th SOS Airmen completed the course and earned their air commando badges. They were the first reservists to ever take the course, which prepares Airmen to deploy to partner nations to train personnel to engage in air operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    3-D warriors: first reservists complete combat aviation advisor training

    Alongside their active-duty counterparts, five 919th Special Operations Wing reservists completed the baseline certification course May 27 that will lead to their recognition as combat aviation advisors.This marks the first time Air Force reservists have taken this elite special operations course. "This is the beginning of several years of
  • A large crowd gathers around the MC-130E Combat Talon I known as “Wild Thing” prior to its official dedication ceremony at the Hurlburt Field airpark May 6. The Talon known as “Wild Thing” had a 46-year Air Force career and 22,336.5 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Combat Talon ends career as historic monument

    Exactly one year after making its final flight, the MC-130E Combat Talon I 64-0567 reached the end of its 47-year journey with a stirring dedication ceremony at the base's airpark May 6.The Talon, or as it came to be know by 919th Special Operations Wing Airmen, "Wild Thing," will now be a historic monument forever reminding future Airmen of what
  • MC-130 Combat Talon #572 lifts off on its final flight mission as Talon #567 waits to go, May 7 at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th maintainers were sent to Gowen Field to prepare four Talons to take off for one more mission – a flight into retirement and decommissioning. Three of the Talons flew to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The other went to Hurlburt Field, Fla., to be placed in the Air Force Special Operations Command airpark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    919th earns another outstanding unit award

    Reservists with the 919th Special Operations Wing will need to update their ribbon racks yet again.The wing was recently awarded an 17th Air Force Outstanding Unit award. The timeline of the award covers Oct. 1, 2008 through July 30, 2010."I'm extremely proud of the people of our wing," said Col. Andy Comtois, 919th SOW commander. "Our wing has a
  • Newly inducted Chief Master Sgt. James Roberts, 919th Maintenance Group, listens intently as Chief Master Sgt. Dale Berryhill, 711th Special Operations Squadron, reads the chief master sergeant oath during the induction ceremony Dec. 4 at Duke Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    919th inducts newest chief

  • Air Force combat medics watch the vital signs of a critically wounded Afghanistan National Policeman during a medical evacuation mission in 2009. The mission was flown by a deployed 711th Special Operations Squadron aircrew from Duke Field on their MC-130E Combat Talon I. The perilous medical evacuation mission, flown at night through blinding snowstorms, was a success in that all the wounded passengers survived after suffering injuries from a suicide bomber. (Photo still from video source)

    Duke crew recognized for life-saving Afghan mission

    On a runway cut into the side of a mountain, four critically wounded Afghan National Police waited in the cold for a medical evacuation aircraft to land and rescue them from a fate determined by a suicide bomber, hours earlier. That aircraft was a MC-130E Combat Talon I from the 711th Special Operations Squadron. The crew flew through mountainous
  • Lt. Gen. Donald Wurster, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, addresses members of the 919th Special Operations Wing May 1 at Duke Field. The general spoke about current special operations requirements and where the command and its wings will be in the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Wurster talks "state of command" to 919th over UTA

  • A 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Combat Talon and a 1st Special Operations Wing CV-22 perform a flyover during the ceremony honoring the 30th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw April 29 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Eagle Claw was a complex mission to rescue U.S. citizens taken hostage in the U.S. embassy in Iran. One of the MC-130E Combat Talons involved in the mission is still active with the 919th SOW at Duke Field, Fla. Tragically, the attempt ended in the death of eight service members. (U.S. Air Force photo/Adam Duckworth.)

    Operation Eagle Claw impact continues today

    In early 1980, after more than six months of failed negotiation attempts from U.S. President James Carter asking for the release of 52 Americans held hostage at the American Embassy in Iran, U.S. military members began formulating a rescue attempt. Eight Americans, including five Hurlburt Airmen sacrificed their lives as part of the rescue
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