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  • Duke Field is currently scheduled to close Feb. 14 from 7 a.m. to noon during an Eglin AFB weapons test period. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Duke Field, 85, 285 to close for test mission

    Duke Field and several roads will be closed Feb. 14 due to Eglin's test mission. Duke Field will be closed and personnel will be evacuated prior to 8:30 a.m. Feb 14. The base, Hwy. 85, Hwy. 285 and surrounding roadways to include range roads will be closed from 8:30 -10 a.m. The 7th Special Forces Group facilities will remain open, but access from
  • Senior Airman Alvon Colston, of the 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, recently helped save the life of an individual who’d been in a serious car wreck on Hwy. 98 near Gulf Breeze, Fla. Colston helped secure the scene and keep the individual conscious and gather important information for first responders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Duke cop helps save a life

    Even at less than 100 percent, a 919th Special Operations Wing security forces Airman was compelled to come to the aid of a seriously injured person involved in a car wreck in Gulf Breeze Fla., Oct. 24.Senior Airman Alvon Colston wasn't having the best day. After rigorous active shooter training the day prior, Colston reported to work at Hurlburt
  • Chief Master Sgt. Tom Mason prepares the formation for the assumption of command ceremony that installed Col. James M. Phillips as commander of the 919th Special Operations Wing Dec. 7, at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    Scenes from the AOC

  • Col. James M. Phillips salutes his wing as the new commander of the 919th Special Operations Wing Dec 7, at Duke Field, Fla. Phillips served as the 919th Special Operations Group commander before taking command of the wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    Phillips takes command of Duke Field

    In 1995, then-Capt. James Phillips came here as an active-duty advisor during the 919th Special Operations Wing's remissioning from the AC-130 gunship to the MC-130E Combat Talon I. Almost 20 years later, now-Colonel Phillips assumed command of the wing in the midst of another remissioning.Colonel James Phillips accepted the wing guidon Dec. 7 from

  • Command chief addresses Airmen on change

    It was standing room only Dec. 8 when Chief Master Sgt. Tom Mason, the 919th Special Operations Wing command chief, called his first enlisted call since taking over the position in April.The chief addressed the force on the continuous changes happening in the Air Force and within the wing.He said both outside factors such as budget issues and the
  • Bloody zombies move toward the runners at the 2nd Annual Zombie Run Oct. 26 at the Eglin Air Force Base golf course. More than 500 people attempted to outrun zombies and maneuver through various obstacles along the four-mile course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Military members flee for life at Zombie Run

  • Danny Ruiz looks for a way to attack Ryan Hodge in their bout at Strike Fight II Sept. 21 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Ruiz won by knockout in the first round. Ruiz is an Air Force reservist with the 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron at Duke Field Fla. This was Eglin’s second mixed martial arts event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Reservist wins again at Eglin's Strike Fight

  • 919th Special Operations Wing

    Duke units designated as special operations

    On Sept. 30, the groups and squadrons of the 919th Special Operations Wing will be designated as Special Operations units.Most of the operations units won't see a change, but the maintenance and mission support units will add special operations to the group or squadron title.The process began more than three years ago, when wing leadership
  • Flags were waved as the runners sprinted to the finish line at the 28th annual Gate-to-Gate Run May 27 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. More than 1,500 people participated in the Memorial Day race. Many of the runners paid their respects by dropping off flowers in front of the All Wars Memorial as they raced by. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Duke Airmen bring "spirit" to Gate-to-Gate

  • Almost 50 Airmen ran out for the 5K race at Duke Field, Fla. Also part of the run were stations that Airmen had to stop at and perform calisthenics. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)

    Duke Field hosts May Fun Run

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