U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, special assistant to the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, taxis a U-28A Draco down the Hurlburt Field flightline during his “Fini” flight at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 19, 2019. Holt has flown the U-28A for 12 years and has accrued approximately 700 flight hours in his 28 years of service in Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dennis Spain)

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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Airmen and civilians check out the displays prior to the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

The “Skyhook” Fulton Surface to Air Recovery System, a device attached to the aircraft used to lift people off the ground, was among the artifacts and displays at the MC-130E Combat Talon I 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Airmen and civilians check out the displays prior to the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

It was standing-room-only during the MC-130E Combat Talon I 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Aircraft 64-0565 served as the backdrop of the MC-130E Combat Talon I retirement ceremony at Duke Field Fla., April 25. The Talon served as the lead aircraft in 1980’s Operation Eagle Claw, the attempted mission to rescue hostages in Iran. 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Lt. Col. Daniel Flynn, the 711th Special Operations Squadron commander, talks to the crowd about the many Reserve accomplishments that took place with the MC-130E Combat Talon I at the retirement ceremony for the aircraft at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Flynn spoke about the numerous missions in support of Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom as well as humanitarian missions after Hurricane Katrina and the Haiti earthquake. 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Retired Col. Ray Turczynski, former 1st Special Operations Squadron commander and MC-130E Combat Talon I pilot, speaks at the retirement ceremony for the aircraft at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Turcynski spoke about 1980’s Operation Eagle Claw, the attempted mission to rescue hostages in Iran. 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Col. Destry Rogers, the 919th Special Operations Wing vice commander, sports a Skyhook patch in honor of the Fulton Surface to Air Recovery System as retired Col. Ray Turczynski speaks during the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Turcynski spoke about 1980’s Operation Eagle Claw, the attempted mission to rescue hostages in Iran. 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

The Eglin Honor Guard waits to bring in the colors at the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

Airmen and civilians check out the displays prior to the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I 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.)
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AF bids farewell to Combat Talon I

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.)
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Ready room

Ruthann Karr, a housekeeper at the Duke Inn and Visiting Quarters, makes a bed prior to the grand-reopening of one of Duke Field’s newest fully renovated lodging facilities March 1, 2013. The renovations corrected decades of substandard lodging for the facilities originally built in the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
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Final touch

Ruthann Karr, a housekeeper at the Duke Inn and Visiting Quarters, places pillows on a bed prior to the grand-reopening of one of Duke Field’s newest fully renovated lodging facilities March 1, 2013. The renovations corrected decades of substandard lodging for the facilities originally built in the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
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Suite home

919th Special Operations Wing reservists check out a business suite following a grand-reopening ceremony for Duke Field’s completely renovated Duke Inn and Visiting Quarters March 1, 2013. The renovations corrected decades of substandard lodging for the facilities originally built in the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
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Grand re-opening

The second of two completely renovated Duke Field lodging buildings re-opened for business March 1, 2013. The renovations corrected decades of substandard lodging for the facilities originally built in the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
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Grand re-opening

The second of two completely renovated Duke Field lodging buildings re-opened for business March 1, 2013. The renovations corrected decades of substandard lodging for the facilities originally built in the 1950s. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
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New commander

Former 919th Special Operations Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks speaks to the crowd after accepting command of the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center 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/Airman 1st Class Christopher Calloway)
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Assuming command

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.)
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To the colors

Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen and leadership salute the flag during the National Anthem at the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center activation ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 11. Former 919th Special Operations Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Jon Weeks assumed command of the center. 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.)
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