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A Department of State member directs his teammates

A Department of State member directs his teammates

A Department of State member directs his teammates to provide rear security after receiving small arms fire during a medical bilateral casualty evacuation for Emerald Warrior 2015 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.,... More

A member of the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron

A member of the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron

A member of the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron (SOSS) prepares training surface to air missiles to engage incoming aircraft during Emerald Warrior 2015, at Elizabeth Drop Zone, Fla., April 22, 2015. Th... More

U.S. Air Force pilots prepare to perform air refueling

U.S. Air Force pilots prepare to perform air refueling

U.S. Air Force pilots prepare to perform air refueling in an MC-130J Combat Shadow II during Emerald Warrior 2015 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irr... More

U.S. Air Force combat controllers, 21st Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force combat controllers, 21st Special Tactics

U.S. Air Force combat controllers, 21st Special Tactics Squadron, prepare the range for an AC-130 Gunship live-fire mission during Emerald Warrior at Camp Shelby, Miss., April 22, 2015. Emerald Warrior 2015 is ... More

A U.S. Army member of Bravo Company, 1-111th Aviation

A U.S. Army member of Bravo Company, 1-111th Aviation

A U.S. Army member of Bravo Company, 1-111th Aviation Battalion, observes the starting of a CH-47 Chinook during Emerald Warrior 2015, Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., April 23, 2015. Two CH-4... More

A crew chief sits on a flight line awaiting for a Pilatus

A crew chief sits on a flight line awaiting for a Pilatus

A crew chief sits on a flight line awaiting for a Pilatus PC-12 to taxi during Emerald Warrior 2015 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., April 23, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's only irregular w... More

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew fires

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew fires

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System crew fires a reduced range practice rocket in support of Emerald Warrior April 27, 2015, at Melrose Air Force Range N.M. Emerald Warrior is the Department of Defense's on... More

A U.S. Air Force 8th Special Operations Squadron flight

A U.S. Air Force 8th Special Operations Squadron flight

A U.S. Air Force 8th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer reads the pre-flight checklist of a CV-22 Osprey during Emerald Warrior 2015, Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 27, 2015. The primary mission of the 8t... More

A U.S. Air Force 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial

A U.S. Air Force 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial

A U.S. Air Force 4th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner speaks to AC-130U Spooky aircrew members during Emerald Warrior 2015, Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 28, 2015. The 4 SOS plans, prepares and executes ... More

Members of the Chilean navy special operations forces

Members of the Chilean navy special operations forces

Members of the Chilean navy special operations forces and U.S. Army 7th Special Forces Group clear a building during Emerald Warrior in Apalachicola, Fla., April 28, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Department of D... More

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress with the 96th

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress with the 96th

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress with the 96th Bomb Squadron prepares for take-off on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., before taking off to support Emerald Warrior, April 29, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Depa... More

U.S. Air Force aircrew, 130th Airlift Squadron, walk

U.S. Air Force aircrew, 130th Airlift Squadron, walk

U.S. Air Force aircrew, 130th Airlift Squadron, walk toward a C-130H Hercules to prepare for an extraction mission in support of Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., 30, 2015. Emerald Warrior is the Departm... More

Air Force Maj. Randy Metzger explains testing procedures

Air Force Maj. Randy Metzger explains testing procedures

Air Force Maj. Randy Metzger explains testing procedures before students take their final exam for the Dynamics of International Terrorism course May 15 at the Camp Foster Theater. Metzger, the director, is res... More

The 137th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Devin R.

The 137th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Devin R.

The 137th Air Refueling Wing Commander Col. Devin R. Wooden greets Lt. Gen. Bradley A. Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander before a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Will Rogers Air National Guard... More

Air Commandos and members of the local community partake

Air Commandos and members of the local community partake

Air Commandos and members of the local community partake in a buffet of traditional Latin food during the Hispanic Heritage luncheon Sept. 25, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Hispanic Heritage Month origin... More

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat

A U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron combat controller assists a Nepalese Mahabir Ranger cut into a wall during collapsed structure training Oct. 16, 2017, in Kathmandu, Nepal. 320th STS operators te... More

Philip Blackwell, 560th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Philip Blackwell, 560th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

Philip Blackwell, 560th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sheet metal mechanic, attaches an Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130H’s clam shell door with the assistance of fellow mechanic Brian Tindall.

Cannon EMT proves to be trusted care hero

Cannon EMT proves to be trusted care hero

Senior Airman Paul Alkoby, 27th Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron aerospace medical technician, stands just outside the clinic March 2, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Alkoby has come to the a... More

An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command.

An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey attached to the Black Birds...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 22, 2016) An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-go landings o... More

Aircraft handlers direct two CV-22 Ospreys, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Aircraft handlers direct two CV-22 Ospreys, attached to the Black Bird...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 22, 2016) Aircraft handlers direct two CV-22 Ospreys, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the ... More

An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey, attached to the Black Bird...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 22, 2016) An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the ... More

Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations

Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, listens to an overview of the acceleration plan at Robins Air Force Base. Heithold was briefed on the programmed depot maintenance plan... More

An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey, attached to the Black Bird...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 22, 2016) An aircraft handler directs a CV-22 Osprey, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the ... More

Aircraft handlers direct two CV-22 Ospreys, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5).

Aircraft handlers direct two CV-22 Ospreys, attached to the Black Bird...

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Mar. 22, 2016) Aircraft handlers direct two CV-22 Ospreys, attached to the Black Birds of 8th Special Operation Squadron, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, during touch-and-goes on the ... More

Senior Airman Jonathan Hair, a fitness specialist with

Senior Airman Jonathan Hair, a fitness specialist with

Senior Airman Jonathan Hair, a fitness specialist with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, inspects the expiration date of a chicken wrap at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Mar... More

Tech Sgt. Antwon Mcphail, a dental laboratory technician

Tech Sgt. Antwon Mcphail, a dental laboratory technician

Tech Sgt. Antwon Mcphail, a dental laboratory technician with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron, shapes a mouth guard at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 18, 2016. The dental laboratory creates mouth applia... More

U.S. Air Force combat controllers with the 24th Special

U.S. Air Force combat controllers with the 24th Special

U.S. Air Force combat controllers with the 24th Special Operations Wing conduct live fire and close air support proficiency training during Emerald Warrior 16 May 10, 2016, at Eglin Range, Fla. Emerald Warrior ... More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II taxis on the flightline

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II taxis on the flightline

A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II taxis on the flightline during Emerald Warrior 16, May 3, 2016, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operation Command sponsored mission rehearsal exerc... More

A U.S. Air Force special tactics team member assigned

A U.S. Air Force special tactics team member assigned

A U.S. Air Force special tactics team member assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing, prepares to land from a MC-130J Commando II after a high altitude low opening jump over Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 3, 20... More

U.S. Air Force airmen administer intravenous therapy

U.S. Air Force airmen administer intravenous therapy

U.S. Air Force airmen administer intravenous therapy at Eglin Range, Fla., May, 4, 2016, during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal exer... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat controllers

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat controllers

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat controllers from the 24th Special Operations Wing jump out of an MC-130J Commando II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2016, during Exercise Emerald Warrior. Emerald Warrio... More

Aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron

Aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron

Aerial gunners with the 4th Special Operations Squadron load 105mm and 40mm rounds onto a U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship before performing live fire close air support operations during Exercise Emerald W... More

U.S. Air Force Special Operations C-130s sit on the

U.S. Air Force Special Operations C-130s sit on the

U.S. Air Force Special Operations C-130s sit on the ramp during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 5, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal... More

A U.S. Air Force aerial gunner assigned to the 8th

A U.S. Air Force aerial gunner assigned to the 8th

A U.S. Air Force aerial gunner assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron waits for takeoff on a CV-22 Osprey during Emerald Warrior 2016 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 5, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Spe... More

U.S. Army Spc. Jackie Bennett, an apache crew chief

U.S. Army Spc. Jackie Bennett, an apache crew chief

U.S. Army Spc. Jackie Bennett, an apache crew chief with Alpha Troop, 617th Calvary, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Infantry Division, performs maintenance on an AH-64 Apache during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 at... More

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator from the

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator from the

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator from the 4th Special Operations Squadron reloads a 105mm cannon on an AC-130U Spooky during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16, May 6, 2016, over Eglin Range, Fla. Emerald War... More

Emerald Warrior 2016, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Emerald Warrior 2016, Hurlburt Field, Florida

U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II aircrew members from the 1st Special Operations Wing discuss pre-flight checks during Exercise Emerald Warrior 2016, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 5, 2016. Emerald Warrior ... More

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 4th Special

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 4th Special

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron performs pre-flight checks on an AC-130U Spooky gunship during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 7, 2016. Emerald... More

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman assigned to

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman assigned to

A U.S. Air Force special tactics Airman assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing waits on a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook assigned to 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Eustis, Va., before conducting fr... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brennin Hill, a 9th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brennin Hill, a 9th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brennin Hill, a 9th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, wraps a cord at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 9, 2016, during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Speci... More

Solar panels power a joint operation center at Hurlburt

Solar panels power a joint operation center at Hurlburt

Solar panels power a joint operation center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 May 10, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal exercise du... More

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator works with

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator works with

A U.S. Air Force special missions aviator works with a civilian contractor to trouble-shoot the weapons system on an AC-130W Stinger II during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 May 10, 2016, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. E... More

U.S. Army Soldiers simulate capturing a high-value

U.S. Army Soldiers simulate capturing a high-value

U.S. Army Soldiers simulate capturing a high-value target at Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss., May 10, 2016, during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mis... More

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache hovers over the flightline

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache hovers over the flightline

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache hovers over the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2016, during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal e... More

U.S. Army AH-64D Apaches prepare to take off during

U.S. Army AH-64D Apaches prepare to take off during

U.S. Army AH-64D Apaches prepare to take off during Exercise Emerald Warrior 16 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal exercise d... More

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache flies over Eglin Range, Fla.,

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache flies over Eglin Range, Fla.,

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache flies over Eglin Range, Fla., during close air support training at Emerald Warrior 16 May 11, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operations Command sponsored mission rehearsal exe... More

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat

U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 Chargers, Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va., standby while an MH-60S Seahawk starts up during Exercise Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., M... More

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman

A deployed aircraft ground response element Airman with the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron stops a group of simulated refugees to search before bringing them on the aircraft during an exercise July 2... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Hilborn, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, marshals in a 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle after returning from an exercise, Aug. 2, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Th... More

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance

Senior Airman Joel Waller, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire technician, finishes building an aircraft tire Aug. 10, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The wheel and tire shop breaks down, cleans... More

Lt. Col. Christopher Fields, a mobility requirements

Lt. Col. Christopher Fields, a mobility requirements

Lt. Col. Christopher Fields, a mobility requirements manager with Air Force Special Operations Command, stands outside AFSOC headquarters building at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 23, 2016. Fields is scheduled to ... More

Air Commandos participate in the Green Dot Olympics

Air Commandos participate in the Green Dot Olympics

Air Commandos participate in the Green Dot Olympics at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016. The event was held to raise awareness about the Green Dot initiative, a program designed to teach principles on reduc... More

Members of the Senate Air Force Caucus Congressional

Members of the Senate Air Force Caucus Congressional

Members of the Senate Air Force Caucus Congressional Delegation speak with Air Force Special Operation Command personnel during a visit at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 9, 2016. The purpose of the visit was to cr... More

AFSOC Marathon Team- Col. Johnson

AFSOC Marathon Team- Col. Johnson

Col. James Johnson, the commander of the 720th Special Tactics Group, is scheduled to participate in the 20th Annual Air Force Marathon, Sept. 17, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as a member of the Ai... More

The 1st Special Operations Medical Group and the 319th

The 1st Special Operations Medical Group and the 319th

The 1st Special Operations Medical Group and the 319th Special Operations Squadron competed in the 2016 Intramural Soccer championship at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 13, 2016. The 1st SOMDG took home the trophy... More

Air Commandos and their families workout at the Commando

Air Commandos and their families workout at the Commando

Air Commandos and their families workout at the Commando Fitness Center on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2016. The staff of the fitness center are now issuing access cards to dependents and retirees allowing ... More

The Commando Fitness Center now offers 24/7 gym access

The Commando Fitness Center now offers 24/7 gym access

The Commando Fitness Center now offers 24/7 gym access to dependents and retirees at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 22, 2016. Retirees and dependents can apply at the Commando Fitness Center by filling out a state... More

Charlie “Chuck” Morrow, president of the Pararescue

Charlie “Chuck” Morrow, president of the Pararescue

Charlie “Chuck” Morrow, president of the Pararescue Association and former pararecueman, displays the pararesuce mascot, Charlie, at the 2016 Pararescue Reunion in Melbourne, Florida, Sept. 23, 2016. Morrow is ... More

An Air Commando from 1st Special Operations Logistics

An Air Commando from 1st Special Operations Logistics

An Air Commando from 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron manages base assets at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept 27, 2016. The 1st SOLRS is comprised of eight flights that provide support to the 1st S... More

Hurlburt commanders, command chief master sergeants

Hurlburt commanders, command chief master sergeants

Hurlburt commanders, command chief master sergeants and honorary commanders gathered for the Honorary Commander change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 30, 2016. The Honorary Commander Program... More

Honorary Commander CoC Strengthens ties with community

Honorary Commander CoC Strengthens ties with community

Hurlburt commanders, command chief master sergeants and honorary commanders gathered for the Honorary Commander change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 30, 2016. The Honorary Commander Program... More

Staff. Sgt. Raymond Soto-Pacheco, a food shift supervisor

Staff. Sgt. Raymond Soto-Pacheco, a food shift supervisor

Staff. Sgt. Raymond Soto-Pacheco, a food shift supervisor with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, prepares meat at the Reef dining facility on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 13, 2016. The Reef staff... More

Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special

Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special

Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special Operations Wing leadership await the arrival of the Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force Gen. Stephen W. Wilson at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 1, 2016. W... More

193rd Special Operations Wing Airmen gather for a group

193rd Special Operations Wing Airmen gather for a group

193rd Special Operations Wing Airmen gather for a group photo, while out visiting central Pennsylvania veterans, Nov. 11th, 2016. Master Sgt. Suzanne McMurray has been recruiting Airmen to do this with her for ... More

Two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the

Two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the

Two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron make their approach for a tiltrotor air-to-air refueling with an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft assigned the 15th SOS over t... More

Spouses of Air Commandos receive a brief during a Spouses

Spouses of Air Commandos receive a brief during a Spouses

Spouses of Air Commandos receive a brief during a Spouses Flight tour at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 19, 2016. Spouses had the opportunity to fly in different aircraft including the AC130-J Ghostrider, CV-22 Osp... More

Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller

Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller

Senior Airman Justin Barabash, an air traffic controller with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, received the Airman’s Medal at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. The Airman’s Medal is the highest, n... More

Team Hurlburt held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Team Hurlburt held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony

Team Hurlburt held a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2016. In addition to the tree lighting, Air Commandos and families celebrated the holiday season by pinning yellow ribbons ... More

Brent Steffensen, a leader of the Alpha Warrior competition,

Brent Steffensen, a leader of the Alpha Warrior competition,

Brent Steffensen, a leader of the Alpha Warrior competition, demonstrates how to complete the obstacle course during the Alpha Warrior competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 3, 2016. The course was composed ... More

Special Tactics Airmen, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Special Tactics Airmen, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Special Tactics Airmen provide a full-spectrum, air-focused special operations capability to the combatant commander in order to ensure airpower success. With their unique skill sets, Special Tactics operators ... More

MC-130J Commando II, Hurlburt Field, Florida

MC-130J Commando II, Hurlburt Field, Florida

The MC-130J “Commando II” flies clandestine low-level air refueling missions for special operations helicopters and tiltrotor aircraft. The Commando II also conducts infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of ... More

AC-130U Spooky, Hurlburt Field, Florida

AC-130U Spooky, Hurlburt Field, Florida

The AC-130U “Spooky” gunships’ primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. This heavily-armed aircraft incorporates side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated senso... More

AC-130W Stinger II, Hurlburt Field, Florida

AC-130W Stinger II, Hurlburt Field, Florida

The AC-130W “Stinger II” gunships’ primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. This highly modified C-130 features improved navigation, threat detection, countermeasures, ... More

CV-22 Osprey, Hurlburt Field, Florida

CV-22 Osprey, Hurlburt Field, Florida

The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop ai... More

An EC-130J Solo Commando aircraft visits Hurlburt Field,

An EC-130J Solo Commando aircraft visits Hurlburt Field,

An EC-130J Solo Commando aircraft visits Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 4, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)

Col. David Piesch retired at Hurlburt Field, Fla.,

Col. David Piesch retired at Hurlburt Field, Fla.,

Col. David Piesch retired at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 1, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)

Senior Airman Brandon Culpan, a health services manager

Senior Airman Brandon Culpan, a health services manager

Senior Airman Brandon Culpan, a health services manager with the 1st Special Operations Medical Group, is nominated to become a Trusted Care Hero at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 8, 2017. Culpan has been nominated... More

An AC 130 Whiskey Gunship parks on the Base Operations

An AC 130 Whiskey Gunship parks on the Base Operations

An AC 130 Whiskey Gunship parks on the Base Operations red carpet area at Robins Air Force Base Thursday, Feb. 9. Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander, flew in on the airc... More

An instructor with the 1st Special Operations Support

An instructor with the 1st Special Operations Support

An instructor with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Operational Support Joint Office, briefs a team of Soldiers on various all-terrain vehicle operations at Buck Pond in Navarre, Fla., March 14, 2017... More

The 11th SOIS holds a volunteer recognition ceremony

The 11th SOIS holds a volunteer recognition ceremony

The 11th SOIS holds a volunteer recognition ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 14, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac O. Guest IV)

Maj. Jama Stilwell, an operations officer with the

Maj. Jama Stilwell, an operations officer with the

Maj. Jama Stilwell, an operations officer with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, cuts a ribbon with children during an event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 17, 2017. The 1st SOFSS held an event... More

U.S. Marines and Airmen line up for a fin inspection

U.S. Marines and Airmen line up for a fin inspection

U.S. Marines and Airmen line up for a fin inspection during the Marine Special Operations School’s Individual Training Course, March 20, 2017 at Key West, Fla. For the first time, U.S. Air Force Special Tactics... More

Air Commandos attend an orientation briefing at the

Air Commandos attend an orientation briefing at the

Air Commandos attend an orientation briefing at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 20, 2017. The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship went to the climatic lab to test its competence to ... More

Airmen at Cannon observe as a jet takes off at Cannon

Airmen at Cannon observe as a jet takes off at Cannon

Airmen at Cannon observe as a jet takes off at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., May 25, 2018. Cannon Airmen prepared for the air show by dry running through it the day before. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman... More

Air Commandos gather at a luncheon at Hurlburt Field,

Air Commandos gather at a luncheon at Hurlburt Field,

Air Commandos gather at a luncheon at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 23, 2017. The 1st Special Operations Wing held a luncheon in honor of Women's History Month which was established in 1987 by Congress after bein... More

Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, vice commander of Air Force

Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, vice commander of Air Force

Maj. Gen. Eugene Haase, vice commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, flies his final flight as an active duty member in an 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt ... More

Chief Master Sgt. George Walsh invites his daughter

Chief Master Sgt. George Walsh invites his daughter

Chief Master Sgt. George Walsh invites his daughter on stage during a retirement ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 23, 2017. Walsh retired after serving for more than 25 years in aircraft maintenance. (U.S... More

Senior Airman Arry Milcette, a crew chief with the

Senior Airman Arry Milcette, a crew chief with the

Senior Airman Arry Milcette, a crew chief with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fires an M-16 rifle during a competition at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 4, 2017. Milcette participated in... More

Hurlburt hosted a softball championship, Battle of

Hurlburt hosted a softball championship, Battle of

Hurlburt hosted a softball championship, Battle of the Badges, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 14. The Battle of the Badges is a softball tournament in which police officers and firefighters from Okaloosa County... More

Maj. Ryan Mittelstet, Maj. Brett Cassidy and Tech.

Maj. Ryan Mittelstet, Maj. Brett Cassidy and Tech.

Maj. Ryan Mittelstet, Maj. Brett Cassidy and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Nin were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 21, 2017. While assigned to the 8th Expeditio... More

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, reads to children and their families during a Tell Me a Story (TMAS) event Nov. 17, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Webb read the book, Giraf... More

Air Commandos attend the 492nd Special Operations Wing

Air Commandos attend the 492nd Special Operations Wing

Air Commandos attend the 492nd Special Operations Wing activation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, May 10, 2017. The Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center was redesignated as the 492nd SOW during a ceremon... More

Air Commandos and families attend a banquet to recognize

Air Commandos and families attend a banquet to recognize

Air Commandos and families attend a banquet to recognize the Air Force Special Operations Command’s 2016 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 10, 2017. AFSOC formally recognized its outst... More

Members of the Air Force volleyball team walk to a

Members of the Air Force volleyball team walk to a

Members of the Air Force volleyball team walk to a CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft static display during a tour at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 11, 2017. Out of more than 50 applicants, 18 Airmen tried out and 12... More

Boy Scout builds Little Free Libraries on Hurlburt

Boy Scout builds Little Free Libraries on Hurlburt

Aiden Holt, a Boy Scout with Boy Scout Troop 509 on Hurlburt Field, poses for a photo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 23, 2017. Holt built three Little Free Libraries on Hurlburt. A Little Free Library is a “take ... More

Damien and Daniel Wright, sons of Capt. Tim Wright,

Damien and Daniel Wright, sons of Capt. Tim Wright,

Damien and Daniel Wright, sons of Capt. Tim Wright, a gunship electronic warfare officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, play with fixed fans at the Asian American and Pacific Islander Cultural Day ev... More

Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces

Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces

Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element move forward during a shoot, move, communicate drill at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 1, 2017. The drill consisted of... More

Capt. Conor Mulligan, left, the military personnel

Capt. Conor Mulligan, left, the military personnel

Capt. Conor Mulligan, left, the military personnel flight commander with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Taylor Pearson, a force support officer deputy with the 1st SOFSS, paddle ... More

Senior Airman Darren Pizarro, 27th Special Operations

Senior Airman Darren Pizarro, 27th Special Operations

Senior Airman Darren Pizarro, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems specialist, drives his work truck to the next work site at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 27, 2017. Pizarro an... More

Lt. Col. Rebecca Hart takes command of the 1st Special

Lt. Col. Rebecca Hart takes command of the 1st Special

Lt. Col. Rebecca Hart takes command of the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron from Lt. Col. Jonathan Izworki during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 5, 2017. (U.S. Air Force p... More

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