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  • Chief Master Sgt. Tom Mason, the 919th Special Operations Wing command chief, Col.s James Phillips, 919th SOW commander and Kurt Matthews, 919th Special Operations Group commander, serve up the holiday meal at the Duke Field dining facility Dec. 6. Members of the wing’s leadership took turns serving up the lunch meal to the Airmen during the unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)

    Wing leadership serves up holiday meal

  • Tech. Sgt. Michael Howard, 919th Operations Support Squadron, checks out the C-145 prior to his incentive flight Nov. 30. Howard was the first to receive a flight under the new incentive flight program that began in October. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    SOW incentive flight program begins again

    The 919th Special Operations Wing's incentive flight program kicked off again last month when Tech. Sgt. Michael Howard took to the sky in a C-145 for his retirement sendoff Nov. 30.The program serves as a way to recognize outstanding Reserve and active-duty members working here and provides the opportunity to experience a flight, according to

  • Safeguarding your digital footprint

    Social media is a great resource for Airmen and their families to share information and stay connected to relatives at home and abroad.Although many depend on these wonderful tools, recent events have encouraged us to re-evaluate our digital footprint to ensure our personal and professional information is protected from online predators and
  • Soldiers from the 6th Ranger Training Battalion, paddle down the Yellow River enroute to a memorial on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for the four fallen Rangers who lost their lives Feb. 16, 1995. More than 40 Soldiers participated in the excursion Sept. 25 that followed in the footsteps of the tragic squad to learn from their experience and understand what took place that night almost 20 years ago.

    Rangers honor fallen students with memorial swamp expedition

    Almost 20 years ago, four Army Ranger students lost their lives in the cold, wet darkness of the range swamps.Since that day in February 1995, the soldiers of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion have remembered them.  They remember them through up-to-date safety and reporting procedures and constant weather, temperature and water level evaluations. 
  • The members of the 919th Special Operations Wing fire department pass out candy at the wing’s “Trunk of Treat” Oct. 30 at Duke Field, Fla. More than 100 costumed kids and parents turned out to give and receive candy and goodies. Trophies were also passed out to the best decorated vehicles. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Trunk or Treat

  • Thamas Church low crawls through the sand during the GORUCK Cohesion Challenge Sept. 11, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This elite team-building event, led by a Special Forces veteran, featured military inspired challenges and missions. Only 24 out of the original 27 completed all obstacles. Eglin is the fifth base to complete the Team Cohesion Challenge, which is modeled after special operations training. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    GORUCK Challenge portraits

  • Members break for a moment of silence to remember the fallen during the GORUCK Cohesion Challenge Sept. 11, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. This elite team-building event, led by a Special Forces veteran, featured military inspired challenges and missions. Only 24 out of the original 27 completed all obstacles. Eglin is the fifth base to complete the Team Cohesion Challenge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    Eglin hosts GORUCK 9/11 challenge

  • Eglin Air Force Base firefighters participate in a prayer before donning their gear and completing their annual 9/11 memorial tower climb, Sept. 11. Firefighters carried identification tags of each of the 343 firefighters killed on 9/11 to the top of the air traffic control tower to be placed on a memorial display. Once at the top the name was read aloud. The event ended with participants hanging the display over the balcony of the tower with an American Flag. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl L. Foster)

    Firefighters pay respect with 9/11 memorial stair climb

  • 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)

    Commander's suggestion box responses

    Last month, the 919th Special Operations Wing installed Commander's Comments/Suggestion boxes at various locations around the base. The September unit training assembly was the first time they were checked. The vast majority of the comments came from the box at the fitness center, but there are a number of other boxes available throughout the base

  • 3 at Duke earn Air Commando Association awards

    Three Air Commando Association's Commander's Leadership Awards were recently awarded to Capt. John Andree and Tech. Sgt. William Register, 6th Special Operations Squadron, and 1st Lt. Michael Zecca, 711th Special Operations Squadron."Their outstanding accomplishments make them truly deserving of this prestigious recognition," said Sherri Hayes, Air
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