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  • Master Sgt. Glenn Miller, 859th Special Operations Squadron, reacts as he is hosed down by fellow Airmen

    Soaking up retirement

    Master Sgt. Glenn Miller, 859th Special Operations Squadron, reacts as he is hosed down by fellow Airmen after completing his retirement fini flight at Duke Field, Fla., Nov. 21, 2017. The traditional planeside event celebrated Miller’s 31 years of service to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)
  • Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, visits with Air Commandos and their Reserve counterparts at Duke Field, Florida during his visit to the base July 26, 2017. While here, Webb received an update on specialized missions involving Duke's Combat Aviation Advisors, Non Standard Aviation assets and special operations maintenance initiatives -- all of which are Total Force Integration programs perfomed daily in support of AFSOC. (U.S. Air Force photo/TSgt. Kenneth McCann)

    Generally speaking

    Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, visits with Air Commandos and their Reserve counterparts at Duke Field, Florida during his visit to the base July 26, 2017. While here, Webb received an update on specialized missions involving Duke's Combat Aviation Advisors, Non Standard Aviation assets and special operations
  • Col. James Phillips poses for a photo on the Duke Field, Florida, flightline July 8 during his final day as 919th Special Operations Wing commander. Phillips is moving to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, where he will serve as the Director of Plans and Programs, Air Force Reserve Command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Duke Field commander bids farewell after 22 years

    Col. James M. Phillips relinquished command of the 919th Special Operations Wing July 8. Before he departed, he answered a few questions about his time here and shared some parting words for the base population and local community. What are your thoughts as you wrap up a tour of duty at Duke Field that has spanned more than two decades? I came
  • (Left) Col. Benjamin Maitre, 524th Special Operations Wing commander, (middle) Lt. Col. Derick Steed, 524th Special Operations Squadron commander, and Master Sgt. Chad Beach, 524 SOS first sergeant, ceremoniously cover the guidon during the 524 SOS end of mission ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 31, 2017. The 524th is relocating to Duke Field, Florida, where the command will change hands from the 27th SOW to the 492nd SOW. The squadron has ties back to WWII, before it received its numerical designation of 524. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Washburn/Released)

    524th SOS relocates from Cannon to Duke Field

    The flag of the 524th Special Operations Squadron is relocating from Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, to Duke Field, Florida. The unit's move uproots a long legacy with Cannon's host unit, and it joins an organization with a deep, special operations history.
  • Cadets from Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 010, University of Alabama, hosted their Spring 2017 Dining Out at the Hotel Capstone in Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 6, 2017. The guest speaker was Col. Nathan Green, commander of Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., and a 1994 graduate of the program. (Courtesy photo)

    Trading places

    A combat veteran and a senior leader in Air Force Special Operations Command made a trip home April 6, 2017 to provide insight on the command and share lessons learned spanning 23 years of service during the Reserve Officer Training Corps’ annual dining out here.Col. Nathan Green, commander of Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center,
  • Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, shares his vision and priorities for the future with Citizen Air Commandos at Duke Field, Fla., Feb. 4, 2017. Webb spoke to the Reservists and visited with senior leaders to ensure members assigned here understand how important the Wing’s mission is to AFSOC’s global operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Webb shares AFSOC priorities with Citizen Air Commandos

    Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, visited the 919th Special Operations Wing here Feb. 4, 2017Webb explained what it takes to accomplish AFSOC’s priorities. His examples tied back to how significant the 919th SOW is to the command being ready today, relevant tomorrow and resilient always.“The kinds of challenges
  • Master Sgt. David Dean, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, demonstrates features on a respiratory ventilation system to Senior Master Sgt. Trevor James, Air Force Special Operations Command Logistics Directorate superintendent, while Tech. Sgt. Bill Beddow, 919th SOMXS, assists during a Site Activation Task Force Visit to Duke Field, Fla. Aug. 26, 2016. More than 100 functional experts from Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Reserve Command, 96th Test Wing (Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.) and 27th Special Operations Wing (Cannon AFB, N.M.) visited Duke Field Aug. 22-26, 2016 to study the impact of changes being made to the Non-Standard Aviation mission here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    SATAF demos

  • Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander, steps aboard a C-145A Skytruck on the Duke Field, Fla., flightline July 28. In addition to piloting the aircraft on a local training mission, Haase spent the day getting a close-up look at how Duke's Reserve and active-duty Airmen work seamlessly under the Total Force Integration concept to perform their shared AFSOC mission sets. (U.S. Air Force photo/Dan Neely)

    Vice flight

  • Brig. Gen. Mark Stogsdill, former 919th Special Operations Wing commander, is shown in a photo published in his unit's magazine in 2004. Stogsdill helped pioneer what is known today as the Total Force Integration association between active duty Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Force Reserve Command units at Duke Field. (Courtesy photo)

    Former 919 SOW commander dies

    The 919th Special Operations Wing mourns the passing of one of its former commanders -- Brig. Gen. Mark Stogsdill.Stogsdill passed away July 19, 2016 at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans.Stogsdill assumed command of the 919th SOW in 1998 during a period of significant change in the unit's history. The wing had recently converted from the
  • Chief Master Sgt. Raymond Beyers, 2nd Special Operations Squadron, had his new chevrons “tacked on” by his father, retired Staff Sgt. J.J. Beyers, and Chief Master Sgt Matthew Caruso, Air Force Special Operations Command Command Chief during a promotion ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, in April 2015. J.J. Beyers, an Operation Eagle Claw survivor who served 17 years in the Air Force, passed away nearly a month after the ceremony. (Courtesy photo)

    Eagle Claw: A special ops family legacy

    April 24, 2016 marks the 36th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw, the ill-fated joint U.S. military attempt to rescue 53 Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 days. For one Duke Field reservist, that day in history hits close to home.Chief Master Sgt. Raymond Beyers, 2nd Special Operations Squadron superintendent, remembers that day all too
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