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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Drive by

A 919th Special Operations Wing maintainer watches as an MC-130 Combat Talon I pulls into its parking spot after returning from a deployment Aug. 7 at Duke Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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UTA morning

Day breaks on behind a 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Combat Talon April 2 at Duke Field. The wing provides and maintains the Combat Talon special operations aircraft designed for covert operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Red sky at dawn

Day breaks on behind a 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Combat Talon April 2 at Duke Field. The wing provides and maintains the Combat Talon special operations aircraft designed for covert operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Stuck in the middle

A CV-22 Osprey from the 413th Flight Test Squadron flies overhead as the 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Talons wait to be launched. Duke Field’s flightline is busy again after an eight-month construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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SO flyers

A CV-22 Osprey from the 413th Flight Test Squadron flies overhead as the 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Talons wait to be launched. Duke Field’s flightline is busy again after an eight-month construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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On the ground & in the air

A CV-22 Osprey from the 413th Flight Test Squadron flies overhead as the 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Talons wait to be launched. Duke Field’s flightline is busy again after an eight-month construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Tail spotters

A CV-22 Osprey from the 413th Flight Test Squadron touches down as a 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Talon waits to be launched. Duke Field’s flightline is busy again after an eight-month construction project. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Boys are back

The 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130E Talons have returned to Duke Field after an eight-month absence due to runway construction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Life savers

Air Force combat medics watch the vital signs of a critically wounded Afghanistan National Policeman during a medical evacuation mission in 2009. The mission was flown by a deployed 711th Special Operations Squadron aircrew from Duke Field on their MC-130E Combat Talon I. The perilous medical evacuation mission, flown at night through blinding snowstorms, was a success in that all the wounded passengers survived after suffering injuries from a suicide bomber. (Photo still from video source)
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Life savers

Air Force combat medics hover around critically wounded Afghanistan National Police aboard an MC-130E Combat Talon I during a medical evacuation mission in 2009. The Duke Field Talon was crewed by deployed 711th Special Operations Squadron reservist Airmen. The medical evacuation mission was a success in that all the wounded passengers survived after suffering injuries from a suicide bomber. (Photo still from video source)
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Hanging out

Air Force Reserve Master Sgt. Bruce Callaway, a 711th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster from Duke Field, watches the snow fall from the back of a MC-130E Combat Talon I after a medical evacuation mission in Afghanistan in 2009. Due to heavy snowstorms and poor visibility, the aircrew had to receive a waiver just to land. The medical evacuation mission was a success in that all the critically wounded passengers survived after suffering injuries from a suicide bomber. (Photo still from video source)
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Snowed in

A snow-covered C-130 sits on the ramp at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, as deployed 711th Special Operations Squadron members of 'Daddy 05' return from a medical evacuation in 2009. Due to heavy snowstorms and poor visibility, the Duke Field reservist aircrew had to receive a waiver just to land. The medical evacuation mission was a success in that all the critically wounded passengers survived after suffering injuries from a suicide bomber. (Photo still from video source)
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What next

Maintainers with the 919th Special Operations Wing look over the maintenance logbook May 5 at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th maintainers were sent to Gowen Field to prepare four Talons to take off for one more mission – a flight into retirement and decommissioning. Three of the Talons flew to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The other went to Hurlburt Field, Fla., to be placed in the Air Force Special Operations Command airpark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Lift off

MC-130 Combat Talon #572 lifts off on its final flight mission as Talon #567 waits to go, May 7 at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th maintainers were sent to Gowen Field to prepare four Talons to take off for one more mission – a flight into retirement and decommissioning. Three of the Talons flew to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The other went to Hurlburt Field, Fla., to be placed in the Air Force Special Operations Command airpark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Wild Thing

A stenciled nickname adorns one of the panels inside MC-130E Combat Talon #567 at Gowen Field, Idaho. The famed “Wild Thing” made its final flight May 7 from Idaho to Hurlburt Field, Fla., to be placed in the Air Force Special Operations Command airpark. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers from Duke Field, Fla., were sent to Gowen Field to prepare four Talons to take off for one more mission – a flight into retirement and decommissioning. The other three Talons flew to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Last exit

Senior Master Sgt. William McAnelly and Chief Master Sgt. Ken Potter, 919th Maintenance Group, watch as MC-130E Combat Talon #555 taxis out for the last time May 5 from Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th maintainers were sent to Boise, Idaho, to prepare four Talons to take off for one more mission – a flight into retirement and decommissioning. Three of the Talons flew to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. The other went to Hurlburt Field, Fla., to be placed in the Air Force Special Operations Command airpark. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Mission mover

EGLIN AFB, Fla. -- Michael Zukosky, a crew chief from the 919th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Duke Field, Fla., readies a power cart for an MC-130E Combat Talon I here Feb. 5. He is one of more than 200 maintainers and aircrew members from the Reserve 919th Special Operations Wing at Duke Field who temporarily moved their aircraft 15 miles south to Eglin while their home station?s runway and parking ramp areas are completely resurfaced. The project is expected to take four months to complete. (USAF photo by Dan Neely)
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Lightning safety crucial to lives, equipment

Lightning strikes near an MC-130E Combat Talon on Duke Field's flight line. When "lightning within five" is announced, wing members are instructed to seek immediate shelter. Personnel should also shut down their computers and unplug them unless they are protected by an uninterrupted power supply.
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Flares away

An MC-130E from the Air Force Reserve's 919th Special Operations Wing, Duke Field, Fla, deploys flares. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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