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  • MQ-9s demonstrate new capabilities in Emerald Flag

    Air Force Special Operations Command’s Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise participated in an Emerald Flag exercise here Oct. 17-20 2022, using the large force event to demonstrate the Agile Combat Employment of MQ-9 Reaper aircraft anywhere in the world.Emerald Flag is a multi-domain exercise

  • Reservists, RPA mission transforming for future fight

    The palm trees wave gently in the light breeze, and the sound of lapping waves is the only sound that breaks the silence on the small island. A bee flies by in the distance. Its buzzing wings sound far away, like a low hum that is barely audible, but suddenly the sound grows louder.Immediately, the

  • More than 50 years later, 919th SOW still leading from the front

    In the minutes just after midnight, a large formation of aircraft entered the southwest side of North Vietnam just a few hundred feet above the tree tops in the valley between the mountains. It was November 21, 1970.The controls of the C-130 were sluggish, and large inputs were needed any time the

  • Airmen earn CCAF degrees

    The Community College of the Air Force granted Associate of Applied Science degree diplomas to 17 graduates from the 919th Special Operations Wing recently."This is an exceptionally impressive accomplish under normal circumstances but even more so to have excelled in such challenging academic

  • Athletic trainer invaluable to special operations mission

    It was the perfect day to shoot hoops with the kids. Master Sgt. Jedidiah Payne, 2nd Special Operations Squadron operations superintendent, had his eye on the target, ready to show his kids his windmill slam dunk move when, in mid-jump, a snapping ping triggered a painful sensation through his

  • Wing welcomes new process manager

    For the past 50 years, the 919th Special Operations Wing has delivered around-the-clock support to the warfighter while also administering humanitarian and medical support to those in need.Providing this level of support starts at a basic level of following a step-by-step processes across every

  • Religious Accommodation Requests: What to Expect

    Air Education and Training Command officials continue their aggressive approach to ensure Airmen are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the service’s Nov. 2 deadline. For Airmen seeking a religious accommodation request, chaplains play a critical role in ensuring each request is fully considered

  • Duke Field welcomes new chaplain

    The 919th SOW chaplain’s office recently welcomed a new member to lead it’s spiritual resiliency efforts for the 1,700 Citizen Air Commandos stationed here and at Hurlburt Field.

  • New MFLC provides guidance, helps Duke Field Airmen

    Citizen Air Commandos have many resiliency resources at their disposal. One service available to all Airmen and their families is Military Family Life Counseling Program. Bill Scruggs, licensed mental health counselor, arrived Duke Field in July 2021 and has hit the ground running as the Military

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