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  • Staff Sgt. Makenzie Carlson, 919th Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron air transportation specialist, poses with a freshly packed parachute at Duke Field, Florida, Dec. 29, 2020.

    SOLRS Airmen support the aerial delivery mission

    The 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron has a team of aerial transportation specialists who provide for the aerial delivery mission. They assist our aerial training missions, total force partners, and partner nations by packing, rigging, transporting, and collecting cargo for flights. In a deployed environment this would mean transporting goods to austere locations and over enemy territory.
  • CAA Master Sgt. Joseph Kimbrell prepares to load a motorcycle onto a C-145A

    Dropping bikes

    Master Sgt. Joseph Kimbrell, a Combat Aviation Advisor with the 5th Special Operations Squadron, prepares to load a motorcycle onto a C-145A "Combat Coyote" for a training mission. The C-145A is capable of moving non-standard cargo into remote locations, usually inaccessible by larger, more traditional cargo aircraft.
  • Air Force Special Operations Command’s C-145A Skytrucks sit on the flightline ready for a training mission March 23 at Duke Field, Fla. Currently, the 919th Special Operations Wing maintains both the C-145 and C-146 Wolfhound. The Skytrucks are used as a training and proficiency aircraft for special operators and combat aviation advisors. The C-146 is an operational nonstandard aviation aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Maintainers to hand off C-145 duties in July

    Wing to return maintenance duties of C-145 to contractor.
  • The side of the MADD building became a busy deployed location as part of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s Operation Hero event at Duke Field, Fla., March 4. The wing held a mock deployment for the Reserve children to include a deployment line, simulated flight and a “down range” location with games and displays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

    Kids deploy at Operation Hero

    Fun and games at the Duke Field deployed location.
  • A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman washes a C-145 Skytruck at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    Cleaning up the Truck

    919th SOW maintainers wash up a C-145.
  • Maj. Terrell Eickner, 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander, discusses the C-145A Skytruck mission with Steven Willman, Air Force Special Operations Directorate of Operations, at Duke Field recently. Willman was part of the AFSOC Civilian Leadership Development Group that visited with the Citizen Air Commandos to learn more about their contributions to the special operations community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Command visit

    Special Operations Civilian Leadership Development Group visits Duke Field.
  • An aircrew walks by a C-145A Skytruck and C-146 Wolfhound on their way to their aircraft for a mission at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th Special Operations Wing is the only wing in the Air Force that flies and maintains the Skytruck. They are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Ops group selected as AFRC's gallant unit

    Recently, the 919th Special Operations Group was selected by Air Force Reserve Command as their nominee for an Air Force Gallant Unit citation.
  • Firefighters shoot a jet of water over a 145A Skytruck after a fini-flight sortie at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 2. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Through the mists

    C-145A Skytruck taxi
  • An aircrew walks by a C-145A Skytruck and C-146 Wolfhound on their way to their aircraft for a mission at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th Special Operations Wing is the only wing in the Air Force that flies and maintains the Skytruck. They are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Preparing for take off

    C-145 crew and maintenance preparations.
  • A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman marshals a C-145A Skytruck toward its mission at Duke Field, Fla. The Skytrucks are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Rolling out

    A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman marshals a C-145A Skytruck toward its mission at Duke Field, Fla. The Skytrucks are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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