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Three retired air commandos, who served in World War

Three retired air commandos, who served in World War

Three retired air commandos, who served in World War II and played intricate parts in the D-Day success, visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the historic event June 6, 2014. More ... More

Members of the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard perform ceremonial

Members of the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard perform ceremonial

Members of the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard perform ceremonial duties at the Jockey-14 25th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2019. Jockey-14 experienced an in-flight explosion, ... More

Air Commandos, friends and family of the Jockey-14

Air Commandos, friends and family of the Jockey-14

Air Commandos, friends and family of the Jockey-14 crew attend the 25th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2019. Jockey-14 was the tactical call sign of an AC-130H Spectre gunsh... More

Air Commandos with the Air Force Special Operations

Air Commandos with the Air Force Special Operations

Air Commandos with the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center stand in formation before the 492nd Special Operations Wing activation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 10, 2017. The designator for t... More

CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the 8th

CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the 8th

CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, with Hurlburt Field, and 20th SOS, with Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., fly in formation over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 3, 2017. T... More

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sits on display on

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sits on display on

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sits on display on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 23, 2018. Airmen with the 505th Command and Control Wing toured various Air Force Special Operations Command ... More

Bomb Cat crew members from the 413th Flight Test Squadron

Bomb Cat crew members from the 413th Flight Test Squadron

Bomb Cat crew members from the 413th Flight Test Squadron rush to the finish line during the 22nd Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 2. The Bomb Cat took second place in the fastest boa... More

Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers sweep

Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers sweep

Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers sweep rooms while conducting active shooter training in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., July 8, 2010. This training allows officers and airmen from the 1st Special Operatio... More

Hurlburt Field Active Shooter Exercise

Hurlburt Field Active Shooter Exercise

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jacques Cousineau and Staff Sgt. Alissa Leviskia, both from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron, triage a simulated victim at the casualty collection point outside the... More

One simulated victim lies dead as another awaits medical

One simulated victim lies dead as another awaits medical

One simulated victim lies dead as another awaits medical attention at the Deployment Control Center during an active shooter exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 12, 2010. The active shooter exercise tested t... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Roberto Matos stands his

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Roberto Matos stands his

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Roberto Matos stands his ground as he waits for Tech. Sgt. Pedro Guerrero to give Britta, a military working dog, the order to attack in a controlled water aggression exercise at Hurlb... More

Staff Sgt. Nicole Spickerman, right, 1st Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Nicole Spickerman, right, 1st Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Nicole Spickerman, right, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, prepares to insert a decompression needle into the chest of a simulated patient, as Master Sgt. ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua McCoy, a fuels laboratory

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua McCoy, a fuels laboratory

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua McCoy, a fuels laboratory technician with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, works inside the fuels laboratory at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20. Fuel techn... More

Senior Airman Fiatagata Ulukivaiola, 1st Special Operations

Senior Airman Fiatagata Ulukivaiola, 1st Special Operations

Senior Airman Fiatagata Ulukivaiola, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, does high knee step aerobics during Post Pregnancy PT at the Commando Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 21. The class... More

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron enter a building during active shooter training in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., July 22, 2010. For the past two years, the 1 SOSFS has worked in conju... More

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during the Miami HEATs arrival at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for their 2010 Training Camp, Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the HEAT has taken their tr... More

Chris Bosh from the Miami Heat answers questions from

Chris Bosh from the Miami Heat answers questions from

Chris Bosh from the Miami Heat answers questions from the media during their 2010 training camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla,. Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the Heat has ta... More

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for their 2010 Training Camp at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the HEAT has taken their training camp... More

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs a basketball before heading into the team's first practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sep... More

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions during a press conference after a pre-season practice session at the Aderholt Fitness Center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28. The team requested the us... More

Miami HEAT Training Camp, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Miami HEAT Training Camp, Hurlburt Field, Florida

LeBron James, a Miami HEAT player, autographs a basketball for a fan before heading into the team's first practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., ... More

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for fans before heading into practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 29. This is the first ti... More

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, talks with Miami HEAT players during a surprise lunch at the Reef Dining Facility, Hurlburt Field. Fla., Sept. ... More

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team building activity with children at the Youth Center, Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 30. The HEAT got a chance to tour Hurlburt Field while taking a break from t... More

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy soccer team, blocks U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kevin Rosser's shot on goal during Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship Round Robin match at Morgan Sports Comple... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hazel Fuentes, a crew

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hazel Fuentes, a crew

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Hazel Fuentes, a crew chief from the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, poses in front of an AC-130U Spooky at the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 20, 2... More

The Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge was placed down

The Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge was placed down

The Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge was placed down as one of the cranes moved to get into its next position on U.S. Highway 98, Mary Esther, Fla., April 15, 2012. The bridge was moved using two cranes and loa... More

AFSOC, US Air Force Photo, Hurlburt Field, Florida

AFSOC, US Air Force Photo, Hurlburt Field, Florida

The Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge is prepped and moved into position before workers reconnect it over U.S. Highway 98, Mary Esther, Fla., April 14, 2012. The Hurlburt Field pedestrian bridge was removed, Feb... More

Members of the Eglin Natural Resource Department erview

Members of the Eglin Natural Resource Department erview

Members of the Eglin Natural Resource Department erview plans for a prescribed burn at a range on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 20, 2012. The Eglin NRD uses prescribed fire techniques to keep a delicate long-leaf... More

U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group

U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group

U.S. Army soldiers from the 3rd Special Forces Group stationed out of Fort Bragg, N.C., prepare their gear during training on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 26, 2012. Special operations forces from all branches vi... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Davis Quenteris, 1st Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Davis Quenteris, 1st Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Davis Quenteris, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, participates in an exercise during the Multi-Assault Counter-Terrorism Action Capabilities course at Hurlburt Field... More

A U.S. Army soldier from the 5 Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army soldier from the 5 Special Forces Group

A U.S. Army soldier from the 5 Special Forces Group out of Fort Campbell, Ky., helps unload a parachute before a halo jump on Eglin Range, Fla., June 13, 2012. The 5 SFG planned on four jumps this evening while... More

U.S. Air Force airmen face off before the 24th Annual

U.S. Air Force airmen face off before the 24th Annual

U.S. Air Force airmen face off before the 24th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta on the sound of Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2012. Boats and crews lined the shore by the marina, boasting their designs and costum... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz celebrates

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz celebrates

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz celebrates with friends after his "hose down," July 12, 2012, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., following his last flight as an active-duty officer on an MC-130E Combat Talo... More

An U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

An U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

An U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron provides medical support to two simulated improvised explosive device casualty victims on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 23, 2012. The training consis... More

Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley presents a coin

Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley presents a coin

Okaloosa County Sheriff Larry Ashley presents a coin to U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trent Mitchell, a crew chief for 801st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, during a ceremony held at the 8th Special ... More

1st SOW/Car Wash, US Air Force Photo

1st SOW/Car Wash, US Air Force Photo

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Pate, a line delivery crew member from 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, rinses a government issued vehicle at the base car wash on Hurlburt Fiel... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartha, cyber

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartha, cyber

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartha, cyber systems operator from 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron, picks up trash after a bear got into one of the dumpsters on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct.... More

Robert Cademartori, son of Tech. Sgt. Allison Cademartori,

Robert Cademartori, son of Tech. Sgt. Allison Cademartori,

Robert Cademartori, son of Tech. Sgt. Allison Cademartori, contract specialist from 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron, stands in line after getting his face painted to resemble spider man during th... More

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Hepler, a combat controller from

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Hepler, a combat controller from

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Hepler, a combat controller from the Special Tactics and Training Squadron, demonstrates equipment during Hurlburt Field's Open House at the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2012. ... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Harrell, a vehicle

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Harrell, a vehicle

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Mark Harrell, a vehicle maintenance craftsman from 823rd Red Horse Squadron, assists in loading a truck with cargo that will be shipped to McGuire Air Force Base in a restoration effo... More

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman from the Special

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman from the Special

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman from the Special Tactics Training Squadron swims back to the side of the Soundside Marina with a metal rod during a cleanup of the Marina on Hurlburt Field, Nov. 4, 2012.... More

The table of honor sits center of the room during an

The table of honor sits center of the room during an

The table of honor sits center of the room during an Order of the Sword ceremony held for retired Gen. Norton Schwartz at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island, Fla., Feb. 1, 2013. The table of... More

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics

A U.S. Air Force airman from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron jumps out of the back of a MH-47 Chinook helicopter at Wynnehaven Beach, Fla., April 9, 2013. The 23rd STS partnered with 160th Special Operations ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Jones, aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Jones, aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Jones, aircraft structural maintainer from Fabrication Flight, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, prepares to sand equipment at Corrosion Control Facilit... More

A simulated anti-aircraft weapon fires during Emerald

A simulated anti-aircraft weapon fires during Emerald

A simulated anti-aircraft weapon fires during Emerald Warrior 2013, Eglin Range, Fla., April 26. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and irregular warfar... More

The last active UH-1H Huey helicopter in the Air Force

The last active UH-1H Huey helicopter in the Air Force

The last active UH-1H Huey helicopter in the Air Force sits on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 5, 2013. The helicopter is one of four aircraft transferred to New York State Police's aviation unit a... More

Staff Sgt. Alexander Para, a CV-22 Osprey aircraft

Staff Sgt. Alexander Para, a CV-22 Osprey aircraft

Staff Sgt. Alexander Para, a CV-22 Osprey aircraft flight engineer from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, performs a preflight inspection on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 25, 2013. The Osprey is a tiltrotor air... More

Two members from Blink Films visited Hurlburt Field,

Two members from Blink Films visited Hurlburt Field,

Two members from Blink Films visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 25, 2013, to document the capabilities of the CV-22 Osprey aircraft. The documentation is part of Discovery Channel's "World's Top Five" documenta... More

Staff Sgt. Luke Schaefer, 25th Intelligence Squadron,

Staff Sgt. Luke Schaefer, 25th Intelligence Squadron,

Staff Sgt. Luke Schaefer, 25th Intelligence Squadron, walks with his son at the beginning of the 18th Annual Sound of Independence celebration at the Soundside Marina on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 28, 2013. The... More

Doris Day, widow of retired U.S. Air Force Col. George

Doris Day, widow of retired U.S. Air Force Col. George

Doris Day, widow of retired U.S. Air Force Col. George “Bud” Day, receives a hug during a memorial service for Day at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island, Fla., Aug. 1, 2013. Day, a Medal of ... More

Airmen 1st Class Darius Thomas (left) and Sean Tolan

Airmen 1st Class Darius Thomas (left) and Sean Tolan

Airmen 1st Class Darius Thomas (left) and Sean Tolan (right) and Senior Airman Stefanie Simon (middle), members of the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard, pose for a studio portrait at the photo lab on Hurlburt Field, ... More

Airman 1st Class Steven Berry, 1st Special Operations

Airman 1st Class Steven Berry, 1st Special Operations

Airman 1st Class Steven Berry, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, monitors the fuel levels during the refueling of an AC-130U Spooky on the flight line at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct... More

Senior Airman Sergio Gonzalez, 1st Special Operations

Senior Airman Sergio Gonzalez, 1st Special Operations

Senior Airman Sergio Gonzalez, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron sheet metal journeyman, works on a new aft naucelle for the infrared system of an AC-130U Spooky Gunship at Hurlburt Field, F... More

Staff Sgt. James All, 1st Special Operations Equipment

Staff Sgt. James All, 1st Special Operations Equipment

Staff Sgt. James All, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology craftsman, removes a cutting tool from a spindle prior to machining at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 24, 2013.... More

Army Special Forces members conduct "call-for-fire"

Army Special Forces members conduct "call-for-fire"

Army Special Forces members conduct "call-for-fire" training on Eglin Range, Fla., Oct. 30, 2013. The members are on Hurlburt Field for a two-week training course run by Hurlburt instructors. (U.S. Air Force ph... More

Army special forces members conduct "Call-for-Fire"

Army special forces members conduct "Call-for-Fire"

Army special forces members conduct "Call-for-Fire" training with an AC-130U Spooky Gunship over Eglin Range, Fla., Oct. 30, 2013. The members are on Hurlburt Field for a two-week training course, ran by Hurlb... More

Army Special Forces members review the mission during

Army Special Forces members review the mission during

Army Special Forces members review the mission during a training exercise on Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2013. The members are visiting Hurlburt Field for a two-week training course. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior... More

Senior Airmen Brandon Seyl, 1st Special Operations

Senior Airmen Brandon Seyl, 1st Special Operations

Senior Airmen Brandon Seyl, 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron radio frequency transmissions systems journeyman, and Derek Giesbrecht, 1st SOCS cyber transport technician, check phone lines at Hurlb... More

Maj. Geoffrey Douglas, Air Force Special Operations

Maj. Geoffrey Douglas, Air Force Special Operations

Maj. Geoffrey Douglas, Air Force Special Operations Command general surgeon and Maj. Reid Orth, AFSOC emergency room physician, practice treating a critically wounded patient in a simulated aircraft on Hurlburt... More

Airman 1st Class Taylor Strickland, a heavy equipment

Airman 1st Class Taylor Strickland, a heavy equipment

Airman 1st Class Taylor Strickland, a heavy equipment operator with the 823d RED HORSE Squadron, operates a rock-dump truck during a construction project at Camp James E. Rudder, Fla., March 21, 2018. Heavy equ... More

Airman 1st Class Gisele Garcia, a medical laboratory

Airman 1st Class Gisele Garcia, a medical laboratory

Airman 1st Class Gisele Garcia, a medical laboratory technician with the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron, draws blood for a routine physical at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 26, 2018. The 1st SOMD... More

An MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special

An MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special

An MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron from Hurlburt Field, Florida, delivers pallets of supplies to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to provide relief following Hurricane M... More

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor

An F-22 Raptor from the Air Combat Command Raptor Demonstration Team performs a demonstration during the U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor celebration aerial demonstration at Hurlburt Field... More

A CV-22 Osprey is parked on the flightline on Hurlburt

A CV-22 Osprey is parked on the flightline on Hurlburt

A CV-22 Osprey is parked on the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2014. The CV-22 performs missions normally requiring both fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Ch... More

Air Commandos with the 4th Special Operations Squadron

Air Commandos with the 4th Special Operations Squadron

Air Commandos with the 4th Special Operations Squadron are presented Distinguished Flying Crosses by Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2018.... More

Volunteers from the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron help build

Volunteers from the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron help build

Volunteers from the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron help build a house for a wounded warrior in Destin, Fla., April 18, 2014. The house is being built for Master Sgt. Joe Deslauries, Air Force Special Operations Comma... More

Members of the 9th Special Operations Squadron and

Members of the 9th Special Operations Squadron and

Members of the 9th Special Operations Squadron and 15th Special Operations Squadron return from deployment on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 21, 2014. The Airmen landed on the flightline aboard a C-17 Globemaster ... More

Members of the honor guard march toward the Operation

Members of the honor guard march toward the Operation

Members of the honor guard march toward the Operation Eagle Claw ceremony at the air park on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2014. Operation Eagle Claw was an operation ordered by President Jimmy Carter to atte... More

Staff Sgt. Matthew Di Terlizzi, 1st Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Matthew Di Terlizzi, 1st Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Matthew Di Terlizzi, 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance specialist, works on a Humvee at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 28, 2014. Vehicle maintenance manages a fleet... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, addresses Air Commandos during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. During the ceremony, Web... More

Airmen Gary Strong and Alyssa Ross, 1st Special Operations

Airmen Gary Strong and Alyssa Ross, 1st Special Operations

Airmen Gary Strong and Alyssa Ross, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron food service specialists, learn from professional chefs at the Taste of Navarre in Navarre, Fla., May 4, 2014. The Airmen met ch... More

Airman 1st Class Eric Campbell, 4th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Eric Campbell, 4th Aircraft Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Eric Campbell, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aerospace propulsion journeyman, works on an AC-130U Spooky Gunship at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 16, 2014. The 4th AMU helps generate approximately ... More

A CV-22 Osprey is parked at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May

A CV-22 Osprey is parked at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May

A CV-22 Osprey is parked at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 27, 2014. The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, f... More

An F-35A Lightning II taxis on the flightline on Eglin

An F-35A Lightning II taxis on the flightline on Eglin

An F-35A Lightning II taxis on the flightline on Eglin Air Force Base, May 28, 2014. The Air Force welcomed its first full F-35A joint strike fighter training squadron with the arrival of the 26th and final jet... More

Senior Airman Chris Abadia, 801st Special Operations

Senior Airman Chris Abadia, 801st Special Operations

Senior Airman Chris Abadia, 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, removes screws from a CV-22 Osprey on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 13, 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior A... More

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division plan their

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division plan their

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division plan their next move during a training exercise on Camp Rudder, Fla., July 16, 2014. The Soldiers parachuted in to begin a two-day exercise that the 1st Special Operatio... More

Air Commandos gathers at the 1st Special Operations

Air Commandos gathers at the 1st Special Operations

Air Commandos gathers at the 1st Special Operations Wing change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, outgoing 1st Special Operations Wing commander, reli... More

A U.S. National four-man bobsled team pushes from the

A U.S. National four-man bobsled team pushes from the

A U.S. National four-man bobsled team pushes from the start for their first run of the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation North American Cup at the Utah Olympic Park on Nov. 16, 2018, in Park City, U... More

Members of the 7th Special Forces Group perform a High

Members of the 7th Special Forces Group perform a High

Members of the 7th Special Forces Group perform a High Altitude Low Opening jump from an MC-130P Combat Shadow over Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2015. The final two MC-130P Combat Shadow aircraft in the Air Fo... More

Maj. John Klohr, commander of the 1st Special Operations

Maj. John Klohr, commander of the 1st Special Operations

Maj. John Klohr, commander of the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, pulls a hose from a fuel truck at Hurlburt Field Fla., July 10, 2015. Klohr is the leader of eight flights that support the... More

Special Tactics Airmen prepare to transfer the remains

Special Tactics Airmen prepare to transfer the remains

Special Tactics Airmen prepare to transfer the remains of Staff Sgt. Forrest B. Sibley on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 14, 2015. The two Special Tactics Airmen, who had recently deployed to Afghanistan in suppor... More

Master Sgt. Sawn Kegley, 19th Special Operations Squadron

Master Sgt. Sawn Kegley, 19th Special Operations Squadron

Master Sgt. Sawn Kegley, 19th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, runs a preflight check during the first AC-130U Spooky retirement at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2015. On July 21, 2011, “Bad Omen”... More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks to Airmen during an Airmen’s Call at Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 30, 2015. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Cody visi... More

Tech Sgt. Andrew Melton, 4th Special Operations Squadron

Tech Sgt. Andrew Melton, 4th Special Operations Squadron

Tech Sgt. Andrew Melton, 4th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, embraces his loved ones after returning home from a deployment during Operation Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on ... More

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams practiced

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams practiced

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams practiced integration operations with a special operations partner force during a Special Tactics exercise, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 16, 2015. SOST members are... More

Tech. Sgt. Richard Peterson, an explosive ordnance

Tech. Sgt. Richard Peterson, an explosive ordnance

Tech. Sgt. Richard Peterson, an explosive ordnance disposal craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, spins a finger print brush to remove excess dust at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 19, ... More

Jairek Robbins, a performance coach, meets Tech. Sgt.

Jairek Robbins, a performance coach, meets Tech. Sgt.

Jairek Robbins, a performance coach, meets Tech. Sgt. Timothy Mattson, a dining facility manager with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron and Airman 1st Class Alyssa Ross, a food service specialis... More

Crew chiefs with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft

Crew chiefs with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft

Crew chiefs with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attend role call before their shift begins at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 15, 2015. Crew chiefs with the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit a... More

Staff Sgt. Darius Archible, a structural craftsman

Staff Sgt. Darius Archible, a structural craftsman

Staff Sgt. Darius Archible, a structural craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron, helps unload boxes of cots during exercise Frigid Archer at Eglin Range, Fla., Jan. 6, 2016. Basic ... More

Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager

Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager

Senior Master Sgt. William Leaf, security forces manager with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, sets up a security perimeter for a CV-22 Osprey during exercise Frigid Archer 2016 on Eglin Ran... More

Airmen Joshua White and Malik Jenkins, logistics planners

Airmen Joshua White and Malik Jenkins, logistics planners

Airmen Joshua White and Malik Jenkins, logistics planners with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, hang an American flag at the Deployment Control Center on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 7, 20... More

Air Commandos prepare to qualify on the M9 pistol at

Air Commandos prepare to qualify on the M9 pistol at

Air Commandos prepare to qualify on the M9 pistol at the combat arms training and maintenance range, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb 17, 2016. CATM instructors train and qualify Airmen on required weapons to be ready... More

Hurlburt Field Honor Guard members present the colors

Hurlburt Field Honor Guard members present the colors

Hurlburt Field Honor Guard members present the colors during the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 26, 2016. Lt. Col. Jason Fick relinquishe... More

Staff Sgt. Mark Scott, engineering support NCO in-charge

Staff Sgt. Mark Scott, engineering support NCO in-charge

Staff Sgt. Mark Scott, engineering support NCO in-charge with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, guides a forklift onto a scale at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 14, 2016. Air Commandos participat... More

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the commander of Air Force

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the commander of Air Force

Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks to children during “Tell me a Story” at the youth center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 8, 2016. “Tell me a Story” was created... More

Col. Matthew "Wolfe" Davidson, the commander of the

Col. Matthew "Wolfe" Davidson, the commander of the

Col. Matthew "Wolfe" Davidson, the commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, places a green dot magnet on his staff vehicle at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 6, 2016. Green Dot prepares organizations to imple... More

Creating an Air Commando, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Creating an Air Commando, Hurlburt Field, Florida

The Air Commando Development program standardizes the best training practices across Air Force Special Operations Command, to create expert Airmen in their particular career fields at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The p... More

Airmen and families gather to remember Operation Eagle

Airmen and families gather to remember Operation Eagle

Airmen and families gather to remember Operation Eagle Claw on its 36th anniversary at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 25, 2016. The attempted joint-services mission was conducted April 24, 1980, to rescue American... More

Staff Sgt. Samuel Levander, a flight engineer with

Staff Sgt. Samuel Levander, a flight engineer with

Staff Sgt. Samuel Levander, a flight engineer with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection on a CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 27, 2016. Pre-flight inspections are don... More

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