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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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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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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Teresa Halverson admires an Air Force logo-adorned block of billet aluminum during the 919th Special Operations Wing Civic Leader Tour at Duke Field, Fla. April 22. The 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, where the block was machined during a training session, was one of several visits that helped educate the civic leaders on the wing’s Citizen Air Commandos and their roles in national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Master Sgt. Jeffrey Rush, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop chief, demonstrates a stencil his Airmen machined with water jet cutting technology during the 919th Special Operations Wing Civic Leader Tour at Duke Field April 22. Each year, the wing invites local civic leaders to spend a day learning more about the wing’s Citizen Air Commandos and their roles in national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Tech. Sgt. Michael Resseguie, a 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology machinist, demonstrates use of a magnesium welding tube for training certifications during the 919th Special Operations Wing Civic Leader Tour at Duke Field April 22. Each year, the wing invites local civic leaders to spend a day learning more about the wing’s Citizen Air Commandos and their roles in national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Col. David Hanson, 919th Special Operations Wing vice commander, visits with Okaloosa County Commissioner Wayne Harris as they board an Air Force bus during the 919th Special Operations Wing Civic Leader Tour at Duke Field, Fla. April 22. Each year, the wing invites local civic leaders to spend a day learning more about the wing’s Citizen Air Commandos and their roles in national defense. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
The 859th Special Operations Squadron was stood up during an activation and assumption of command ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., April 1. The Reserve squadron will take on the special operations non-standard aviation mission along with its active-duty counterpart, the 524th SOS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Col. David Hanson, new 919th Operations Wing vice commander, tours the base March 31 at Duke Field, Fla. Hanson leads the wing's special operations forces ensuring unit readiness for worldwide deployments in support of combatant commands as well as directing wing headquarters staff functions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Brazell, 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Group, orders a part for the C-146 Wolfhound March 31 at Duke Field, Fla. The 592nd SOMXS and the 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned a dedicated crew chief and assistant crew chief to each of the aircraft at Duke Field. Each aircraft has an active-duty and reserve crew chief assigned to it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Staff Sgt. Jesse Brazell, 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Group, works on a panel from the C-146 Wolfhound March 31 at Duke Field, Fla. The 592nd SOMXS and the 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned a dedicated crew chief and assistant crew chief to each of the aircraft at Duke Field. Each aircraft has an active-duty and reserve crew chief assigned to it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Members of the 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Group, work on a part from the C-146 Wolfhound March 31 at Duke Field, Fla. The 592nd SOMXS and the 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron assigned a dedicated crew chief and assistant crew chief to each of the aircraft at Duke Field. Each aircraft has an active-duty and reserve crew chief assigned to it. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
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