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  • Cody Powell, the 13-year-old son of Maj. Jeff Powell, the 919th Maintenance Operations Flight commander, pieces together his competition-ready radio-controlled aircraft as his father watches in their home May 1. Cody has won all but one of his 15 RC aircraft competitions since he and his father joined the hobby two years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Reservist's son high-flying with RC aircraft

    A 13-year-old 'flyer' is achieving new heights in his remote-controlled aircraft hobby with the help of his 919th Special Operations Wing father.Maj. Jeff Powell, the 919th Maintenance Operations Flight commander, and his son Cody zoomed into the RC hobby only two years ago, but Cody's climb into competitions and first-place trophies was faster
  • Two of the last five MC-130E Combat Talon Is sit on the Duke Field flightline adorned with American flags for the aircraft’s retirement ceremony April 25. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and bid farewell to the Talon I on its official retirement from the Air Force. The last five Talons, located at Duke Field, will be delivered to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, N.M., by mid-May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Scenes from Combat Talon retirement

  • The Eglin Honor Guard presents the colors in the shadow of an MC-130E Combat Talon I during its retirement ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and bid farewell to the Talon I on its official retirement from the Air Force. The last five Talons, located at Duke Field, will be delivered to the “boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, N.M., by mid-May 2013. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Air Force bids farewell to Combat Talon I

    "Blackbird fly... into the light of a dark, black night."The Beatles somber, fitting refrain closed the MC-130E Combat Talon I's retirement ceremony here April 25th, completing the "Blackbird's" almost 50-year career with the U.S. Air Force.The 919th Special Operations Wing hosted the ceremony because the last five Air Force Talon Is sit on the
  • Former 919th Special Operations Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks accepts the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center guidon as its first leader at an activation ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 11. The new center is Weeks’ third special operations command. The AFSOAWC will combine the efforts of units across AFSOC that work with doctrine development, education, training and execution of the command’s irregular warfare capabilities. The center will bring together more than 500 active-duty and reserve Airmen through total force integration. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Former wing CC takes reins of new special ops center

    Former 919th Special Operations Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks, assumed command of the newly created Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center at a ceremony here, Feb. 11."I'm honored, excited and humbled as well to accept the honor of command in this new chapter in the history of Air Force Special Operations Command," said Weeks, who
  • Members of the 919th Special Operations Wing salute their lost Airman during the playing of Taps by Senior Airman Anthony Holochwost, of the Eglin Honor Guard, during the Senior Airman Josh Santos memorial Jan. 13 at Duke Field. Santos passed away Nov. 26 from colon cancer. He was a radio operator with the 711th Special Operations Squadron. During the memorial, it was announced the Duke Field gym would be renamed Santos Strength in his honor. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    711th Airman remembered at memorial

  • Help available for Reserve special needs families

    For 919th Special Operations Wing personnel looking for help or information on the Exceptional Family Member Program, there's a direct contact just down the road at Eglin.Michelle Dent, from Eglin's Airman and Family Readiness, works with installation and community agencies to help families navigate the various special needs networks available."In
  • Danny Ruiz backs up William “The Slim Reaper” Kuhn with a punch during the mixed martial arts main event at Strike Fight Dec. 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Ruiz, an Air Force Reserve staff sergeant with the 919th Special Operations Wing, won by unanimous decision in one of 11 matches held at the base’s first-ever MMA event. The debut event drew approximately 775 people. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Reservist wins main event at Eglin's MMA fight

  • An employer of a 919th Special Operations Wing reservist checks out the view of the Emerald Coast from the back of a MC-130E Combat Talon I during an employer-day tour at Duke Field, Fla. Dec. 1. The employers attended the tour for a better understanding of how their workers contribute to the Air Force and special operations mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Employers learn Duke mission

    Reservists at Duke Field's 919th Special Operations Wing rely heavily on support from their civilian employers to help them accomplish their mission. Their support was rewarded recently when the wing held its annual Employer Appreciation Day here Dec. 1. The half-day event offered invited employers a first-hand look at how their "Citizen Commandos"
  • Staff Sgt. Danny Ruiz, a Reservist with the 919th Logistics Readiness Squadron, is one of two Air Force fighters preparing for Strike Fight, Eglin Air Force Base's first-ever mixed martial arts event Dec. 8. Ruiz returns to fight at the base where he was stationed as a weapons loader while in the active-duty Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Reservist to headline MMA event

    Danny Ruiz is a fighter. He is a staff sergeant in the Air Force Reserve, a husband, father and coach. But above all, he's a fighter.Ruiz, the fighter, is a week away from his 19th professional mixed martial arts fight. But this one means more. This fight, the Strike Fight event Dec. 8 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., will be in front of a hometown
  • Ensuring a military member’s awareness of the limitations and consequences of alcohol abuse and driving under the influence can have on a career could prevent them from crossing the line of another drink or the decision to get behind the wheel. To learn more about the consequences of and alcohol abuse, call Alcohol, Drug Abuse Program and Treatment at 883-8373. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Samuel King Jr.)

    DUI: know the consequences

    The increase in driving under the influence of alcohol incidents this year, compared to those during the same time last year, has prompted leadership to remind Eglin's Airmen of the consequences of a DUI.Maj. John Batka, Eglin's Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program and Treatment program manager, monitors the base's DUI numbers. He said from January to
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