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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Class act

Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Col. David Booher, 919th Maintenance Group deputy commander, instructs Eglin Air Force Base active-duty and civilian students in maintenance resource management principles. The Duke Field Airman was one of two reservists selected by Air Force Materiel Command to teach the active-duty course covering areas such as mitigating the consequences of human error and identifying the human factor cause of most aircraft maintenance mishaps. (Courtesy photo)
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Gearing up

Air Force reservists from the 919th Security Forces Squadron's Deployed Air Ground Response Element conduct function checks of their equipment Jan. 14, hours before departing on a mission in support of humanitarian relief efforts for the earthquake-stricken nation of Haiti. Duke Field's 919th Special Operations Wing is participating in Air Force Special Operations Command's rapid response effort to deliver U.S. military personnel and equipment to the impacted region. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
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Chief honor

Chief Master Sgt. Lyle Spangler presents Col. (retired) Kenny Ray with a memento of being named an honorary chief master sergeant at Duke Field, Jan. 9. Colonel Ray was a former 711th Special Operations Squadron commander and 919th Special Operations Wing vice commander. The impromptu presentation took place during Chief Spangler’s retirement ceremony. Chief Spangler began his 36-year career in 1973 and transitioned to the reserves in 1978. The chief completed his career as a member of the 711th SOS. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Back to school

Lt. Col. Christopher Simpson, 919th Security Forces Squadron commander, was recently selected to attend the Air War College. Colonel Simpson was the only lieutenant colonel selected from more than a dozen units comprising 10th Air Force. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Paying it forward

Senior Airman Trey Brock and Master Sgt. Randy Merritt, 919th Special Operations Wing financial management, won Air Force Reserve Command FM awards for 2009. Airman Brock won the Financial Management Airman of the Year Award, while Sergeant Merritt won the Senior NCO of the Year. Tech. Sgt. Diana Kendall, (not pictured) won AFRC FM NCO of the year. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Safety is job one

Senior Master Sgt. George Caprioli, won the Air Force Reserve Command Outstanding Weapons Safety Civilian of the Year Award. Sergeant Caprioli is an air reserve technician with the 919th Special Operations Wing safety office. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Moving on

Chief Master Sgt. Lyle Spangler watches at attention as the Eglin Air Force Base honor guard brings in the flag for the National Anthem during his retirement ceremony at Duke Field, Jan. 9. Chief Spangler began his 36-year career in 1973 and transitioned to the reserves in 1978. The chief completed his career as a member of the 711th Special Operations Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Old glory

Chief Master Sgt. Lyle Spangler accepts the American flag from an Airman from Eglin Air Force Base honor guard during his retirement ceremony at Duke Field, Jan. 9. Chief Spangler began his 36-year career in 1973 and transitioned to the reserves in 1978. The chief completed his career as a member of the 711th Special Operations Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Hail to the chief

Chief Master Sgt. Lyle Spangler gets a standing ovation from the crowd during his retirement ceremony at Duke Field, Jan. 9. Chief Spangler began his 36-year career in 1974 and transitioned to the reserves in 1978. The chief completed his career as a member of the 711th Special Operations Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Signing off

Chief Master Sgt. Lyle Spangler gives a final salute to the crowd ending his retirement ceremony and a 36-year career at Duke Field, Jan. 9. Chief Spangler began his career in 1973 and transitioned to the reserves in 1978. The chief completed his career as a member of the 711th Special Operations Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Back again

Master Sgt. Donald Peters, 919 Medical Squadron first sergeant, pulls his last bag off the belt before heading home after a deployment to Balad, Iraq, Jan. 9. Wife, Yvonne Peters and members of the 919 MDS met him at the airport to welcome him back. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.
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Back again

Master Sgt. Donald Peters, 919 Medical Squadron first sergeant, returned from a deployment to Balad, Iraq, to wife Yvonne and well wishers from the squadron, Jan. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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5th SOS welcomes new leader

Lt. Col. H.E. "Destry" Rogers, new commander of the 5th Special Operations Squadron, makes remarks during the unit's change of command ceremony Dec. 4 at Hurlburt Field. Aircrews of the 5th SOS, a 919th Special Operations Wing unit, participate as instructors in the active duty mission of the Air Force Special Operations Training Center at Hurlburt Field aboard U-28 aircraft and in rotary and fixed-wing aircraft in AFSOTC’s Combat Aviation Advisor program. Colonel Rogers replaced Lt. Col. Reid Henley. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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Desert computing

SOUTHWEST ASIA -- Master Sgt. Larry Parker, 64th Expeditionary Support Squadron Communication Flight, repairs and cleans computer hardware outside a dining facility at an undisclosed location Dec. 9. Sergeant Parker, a deployed member from Duke Field's 919th Special Operations WIng, recently updated his unit with more than 70 new computers in support of the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Kyle Ray)
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Taking the reins

Lt. Col. Brett Buras, right, receives the 2nd Special Operations Squadron guidon from Col. Jon Weeks, 919th Special Operations Wing commander, Nov. 21 during a change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Colonel Buras replaced Col. Ray Pijma as newest commander of the unit which operates a 24/7 Predator unmanned aerial system combat air patrol for Overseas Contingency Operations, the only Air Force Reserve unit to conduct such a mission. (Courtesy photo)
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Catholic Mass

Reservists listen to Father (Capt.) Elbert Fadallan, 1st Special Operations Wing, as he administers a Catholic Mass to 919th Special Operations Wing reservists at Duke Field Dec. 6. This is the first official catholic mass held for a UTA at Duke Field. Father Fadallan spoke to his small congregation about “names.” A regular Catholic Mass will be held every UTA Sunday at 11:30 a.m. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Full birds

(Right to left) Col. Kenneth Honaker, Col. James Brock, and Col. Jon Weeks, 919th Special Operations Wing commander stand at attention during the National Anthem at the 919th Maintenance Group change of command ceremony Dec. 5. Colonel Honaker assumed command from Colonel Brock. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Accepting command

Col. Kenneth Honaker, salutes Col. Jon Weeks, 919th Special Operations Wing commander, before accepting the guidon of the 919th Maintenance Group during the change of command ceremony Dec. 5 at Duke Field. He took command from Col. James Brock. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Gift from mom

Newly promoted Chief Master Sgt. John Owens, 2nd Operations Squadron, receives the traditional “tack-on” from his mother Shirley Owens Dec. 5 at Duke Field. Chief Owens and Chief Master Sgt. Doug McDavid, 711th Special Operations Squadron, were both inducted as chiefs Dec. 5. The new chiefs’ date of rank (Dec. 1) is the same day as the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the chief master sergeant rank. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Finally

Newly promoted Chief Master Sgt. Doug McDavid, 711th Special Operations Squadron, has his stripes “tacked” on by Col. Anthony Comtois, 919th Special Operations Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Michael Klausutis, wing command chief. Chief McDavid and Chief Master Sgt. John Owens, 2nd Special Operations Squadron, were both inducted as chiefs Dec. 5. The new chiefs’ date of rank (Dec. 1) is the same day as the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the chief master sergeant rank. (Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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