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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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Sgt. Maj. Brian Curtis reveals a new name to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Wall during the 45th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno speaks to explosive ordnance disposal technicians from all services and their families during the 45th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the Memorial Wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Capt. William Noel, Navy School EOD commandant, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno and Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Jim Amos salute during the presentation of the colors at the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Odierno, the event guest-speaker, spoke to each of the Army families as folded flags were presented to them. Amos presented a flag to each of the families of the fallen Marines. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the Memorial Wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Peltz, the master of ceremony for the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Service, salutes during the presentation of the colors May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the Memorial Wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

A former explosive ordnance disposal technician takes a photo of the memorial wall before the 45th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the Memorial Wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno comforts Audrey Baker, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Baker, during the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the Memorial Wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno comforts Mandi Bennett, widow of Staff Sgt. Wade Bennett, during the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the Memorial Wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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45th annual EOD Memorial Ceremony

Sgt. Maj. Brian Curtis reveals a new name to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Wall during the 45th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EOD technicians, who lost their lives, were added to the wall this year. The all-service total now stands at 306. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
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Meet the new aircraft

The Air Force Special Operations Command-owned C-145 Skytruck is now the primary aircraft on the 919th Special Operations Wing flightline at Duke Field. The aircraft is used in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense training, the new mission of the reserve wing. The wing’s 5th Special Operations Squadron currently trains active-duty and reserve Airmen on the new mission. The 711th Special Operations Squadron will be reserve operational AVFID squadron with its active-duty counterpart the 6th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Meet the new aircraft

The Air Force Special Operations Command-owned C-145 Skytrucks are now the primary aircraft on the 919th Special Operations Wing flightline at Duke Field. The aircraft is used in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense training, the new mission of the reserve wing. The wing’s 5th Special Operations Squadron currently trains active-duty and reserve Airmen on the new mission. The 711th Special Operations Squadron will be reserve operational AVFID squadron with its active-duty counterpart the 6th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Meet the new aircraft

The Air Force Special Operations Command-owned C-145 Skytruck is now the primary aircraft on the 919th Special Operations Wing flightline at Duke Field. The aircraft is used in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense training, the new mission of the reserve wing. The wing’s 5th Special Operations Squadron currently trains active-duty and reserve Airmen on the new mission. The 711th Special Operations Squadron will be reserve operational AVFID squadron with its active-duty counterpart the 6th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Meet the new aircraft

The Air Force Special Operations Command-owned C-145 Skytruck is now the primary aircraft on the 919th Special Operations Wing flightline at Duke Field. The aircraft is used in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense training, the new mission of the reserve wing. The wing’s 5th Special Operations Squadron currently trains active-duty and reserve Airmen on the new mission. The 711th Special Operations Squadron will be reserve operational AVFID squadron with its active-duty counterpart the 6th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Meet the new aircraft

The Air Force Special Operations Command-owned C-145 Skytruck is now the primary aircraft on the 919th Special Operations Wing flightline at Duke Field. The aircraft is used in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense training, the new mission of the reserve wing. The wing’s 5th Special Operations Squadron currently trains active-duty and reserve Airmen on the new mission. The 711th Special Operations Squadron will be reserve operational AVFID squadron with its active-duty counterpart the 6th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Meet the new aircraft

The Air Force Special Operations Command-owned C-145 Skytrucks are now the primary aircraft on the 919th Special Operations Wing flightline at Duke Field. The aircraft is used in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense training, the new mission of the reserve wing. The wing’s 5th Special Operations Squadron currently trains active-duty and reserve Airmen on the new mission. The 711th Special Operations Squadron will be reserve operational AVFID squadron with its active-duty counterpart the 6th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Stars and stripes

An American flag waves above an MC-130E Combat Talon I prior to a sortie at Duke Field, Fla. There are only five Talons left at the special operations reserve base. The 919th has begun remissioning to the Aviation Foreign Internal Defense aircraft, the C-145 Skytruck. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Heavy lifters

After using jacks to raise an MC-130E aircraft at Duke Field, Fla., members of the 919th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a time compliance technical order inspection on one of its main landing gear assemblies. The 919th Special Operations Wing has retired about half of its MC-130 fleet as it moves toward a new aviation foreign internal defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt Cheryl Foster)
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Last takeoff

Aircraft #64-0559, an MC-130E Combat Talon I, takes off for the final time from its Duke Field, Fla. home Sept. 18, 2012 moments after it was officially retired from the 919th Special Operations Wing’s inventory. The aircraft, originally reassigned to Duke in 2000, flew to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., where it will be used on the ground as a fuselage trainer for the 58th SOW’s MC-130 schoolhouse. It was the seventh of 14 Duke Talons to retire and amassed more than 22,150 flying hours throughout its 47 years of cumulative Air Force service. (Courtesy photo)
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Last taxi

Aircraft #64-0559, an MC-130E Combat Talon I, taxis to the runway for the final time from its Duke Field, Fla. home Sept. 18, 2012 moments after it was officially retired from the 919th Special Operations Wing’s inventory. The aircraft, originally reassigned to Duke in 2000, flew to Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., where it will be used on the ground as a fuselage trainer for the 58th SOW’s MC-130 schoolhouse. It was the seventh of 14 Duke Talons to retire and amassed more than 22,150 flying hours throughout its 47 years of cumulative Air Force service. (Courtesy photo)
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Gas & Go

Staff Sgt. Donald McNaron, a loadmaster with the 919th Special Operations Wing, watches an aerial refueling from an MC-130E Combat Talon I mission from Duke Field, Fla. The 919th is the only wing in the Air Force that still flies the Talon I. Over the next several years, the Talons will be phased out of the 919th as it moves to an Aviation Foreign Internal Defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Gas & Go

A CV-22 Osprey takes on fuel from a 919th Special Operations Wing MC-130 Combat Talon I over the Gulf of Mexico. The 919th, headquartered at Duke Field, is the only wing in the Air Force that still flies the Talon I. Over the next several years, the Talons will be phased out of the 919th as it moves to an Aviation Foreign Internal Defense mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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