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  • Capt. Pat Taylor, Lt. Col. Michael Black and Capt. Kris Williams, 919th Special Operations Wing pilots, walk toward an aircraft on the Duke Field, Fla., flightline. The reserve pilots began their career as enlisted loadmasters with the 919th SOW and were later selected to become officers and pilots with the special operations unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Enlisted aircrew members make move to pilot seat

    From the backseat to the front and from stripes to bars and beyond.  That’s the dual Air Force path a few 919th Special Operations Wing officers took to achieve their life-long goal of flight. For former loadmasters, Lt. Col. Michael Black, Capts Kris Williams and Patrick Taylor, 919th Special Operations Group, each Airman’s path to the pilot seat
  • An aircrew prepares for a mission in a C-145A Skytruck 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)

    Skytruck ops

  • A parachuted bundle soars out of the back of a C-145 Skytruck during an airdrop mission over the Eglin Air Force Base range. New and prior-qualified loadmasters release sandbags and 300-pound boxes from the 919th Special Operations Wing aircraft to as part of their initial airdrop or proficiency training. The 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Airmen are responsible for packing, securing and recovering the equipment and parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Gone chuting

    A parachuted bundle soars out of the back of a C-145 Skytruck during an airdrop mission over the Eglin Air Force Base range. New and prior-qualified loadmasters release sandbags and 300-pound boxes from the 919th Special Operations Wing aircraft to as part of their initial airdrop or proficiency training. The 919th Special Operations Logistics
  • A loadmaster performs preflight checks on a C-145 Skytruck prior to an airdrop 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)

    Touch & go

    A loadmaster performs preflight checks on a C-145 Skytruck prior to an airdrop 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)
  • Airmen perform maintenance on the fuel systems of a C-145 Skytruck in a hangar at Duke Field Fla., Feb. 25. The Airmen are part of the fuel systems shop within the 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Maintainers keep fleet flying

    Airmen perform maintenance on the fuel systems of a C-145 Skytruck in a hangar at Duke Field Fla., Feb. 25. The Airmen are part of the fuel systems shop within the 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
  • An F-35 Lightning II performs a fly by to the runway as a C-145 Skytruck waits for its next mission Jan. 5 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Lightning overhead

    An F-35 Lightning II performs a fly by to the runway as a C-145 Skytruck waits for its next mission Jan. 5 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
  • A C-146 Wolfhound passes a C-145 Skytruck while flying over the Duke Field runway Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    Duke Field's special operations aircraft

    A C-146 Wolfhound passes a C-145 Skytruck while flying over the Duke Field runway Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
  • Senior Airman Kyle Lisenbee, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight, sands down a piece of aluminum for an engine cover of a C-145 at Duke Field, Fla., April 19, 2015. A combination of a welding and machine shop, the metals technology section focuses on the repair and reproduction of aircraft parts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    Fabrication shop is a "cut" above

  • Lt. Col. Scott Porterfield, 919th Special Operations Support Squadron, leads the junior cadets to their incentive flight during the ROTC Summer Leadership School July 7 at Duke Field, Fla. 50 cadets participated in the voluntary SLS program that teaches high school junior ROTC cadets, leadership, teamwork and self confidence in a highly structured and focused environment. (Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)

    Local junior ROTC class visits Duke FIeld

  • A frog stows away under the wing of a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)

    An SO stowaway

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