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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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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