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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Maintenance chief

Chief Master Sgt. Ken Potter explains the next project to other 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers from Duke Field, Fla., 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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Final flight

Senior Master Sgt. Bill McAnelly, 919th Maintenance Group, watches as Engine 3 fires up for the last time on MC-130E Combat Talon #567 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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Tied down

Maintainers with the 124th Fighter Wing begin moving aircraft parts out of the shop prior to the exit of the last of the C-130s at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers from Duke Field, Fla., 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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Look up

Master Sgt. Kris Wolf, 179th Maintenance Group, checks the gauges inside a MC-130E Combat Talon May 6 at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th, along with the 179th 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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Fill'er up

Tech. Sgt. Jay Stillwell, 124th Fighter Wing, refuels a MC-130E Combat Talon destined for its final flight May 6 at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers, along with the 179th 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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Top o' the world

Master Sgt. Kris Wolf, 179th Maintenance Group, applies tape to the top a MC-130E Combat Talon May 5 at Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th, along with the 179th 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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Surprise find

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Fender, 179th Maintenance Group, pulls a bird’s nest filled with eggs out of Engine 4 of MC-130E Combat Talon #572 prior to its final flight May 7 from Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers, along with the 179th 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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Length of cable

Senior Master Sgt. Bill McAnelly, 919th Maintenance Group, wraps communication cable inside of a MC-130E Combat Talon. 919th maintainers were sent to Gowen Field, 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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Down under

Senior Master Sgt. Al Hudson, inspects a hydraulic leak on MC-130E Combat Talon #555 prior to its final flight 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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View through the door

Master Sgt. Kris Wolf, 179th Maintenance Group, wraps up communication cable outside of a MC-130E Combat Talon. 919th, along with the 179th 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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Final 2

Master Sgt. Larry Pelton, 919th Maintenance Group, walks toward the last two remaining MC-130E Combat Talons destined for retirement. 919th maintainers were sent to Gowen Field, 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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In between

Maintainers from the 919th Special Operations Wing work on a hydraulic leak on MC-130E Combat Talon #555 prior to its final flight 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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End of an era

A MC-130E Combat Talon awaits its final flight 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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Wrap it up

Staff Sgt. Travis Hooper, 179th Maintenance Group, and Senior Master Sgt. William McAnelly, 919th Maintenance Group, brings back the power cable from MC-130E Combat Talon #555 prior to its final flight May 5 from Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th, along with the 179th 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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Bring it in

Staff Sgt. Travis Hooper, 179th Maintenance Group, marshals out MC-130E Combat Talon #555 prior to its final flight May 5 from Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers, along with the 179th 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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Tie down

Master Sgt. Kevin Sterzing, 919th Maintenance Group, ties down an intake plug on an MC-130E Combat Talon May 7 at 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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Working together

Chief Master Sgt. Ken Potter, 919th Maintenance Group, and Maj. Todd Davis, Virginia Air National Guard, talk over a maintenance report prior to a flight May 5 at 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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Prop wash

Staff Sgt. Jennifer Fender, 179th Maintenance Group, wipes off fluid from Engine 3 of MC-130E Combat Talon #555 prior to its final flight May 5 from Gowen Field, Idaho. 919th Special Operations Wing maintainers, along with the 179th 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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Spring cleaning

Tech. Sgt. Norman Hall, 919th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes down the interior of a bobtail truck May 1 at Duke Field. Members of the squadron brought over regularly used vehicles to the wash rack for a much-needed cleaning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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Spring cleaning

Amn. Christof Bader, 919th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, wipes down the interior of a bobtail truck May 1 at Duke Field. Members of the squadron brought over regularly used vehicles to the wash rack for a much-needed cleaning. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Samuel King Jr.)
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