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 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
CV-22 Osprey co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck from the
CV-22 Osprey co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-flights his plane, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The CV-22 Ospreys prima... More
CV-22 Osprey flight engineer Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins
CV-22 Osprey flight engineer Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" sits on the back ramp scanning as the plane lands, Jan. 26, during a local training mission at Hurlbur... More
CV-22 Ospreys flight engineers Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins
CV-22 Ospreys flight engineers Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins and Master Sgt. Erik Davis from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-brief, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fl... More
A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives
A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522 SOS, MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71 SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N... More
A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives
A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522 SOS, MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71 SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N... More
Aircrew members with the 20th Special operations squadron
Aircrew members with the 20th Special operations squadron inspect the interior of a CV-22 Osprey on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 1, 2012. The $80 million aircraft relies on routine auster... More
CV-22 Ospreys sit on the flightline on Hurlburt Field,
CV-22 Ospreys sit on the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 10, 2013. The CV-22 Osprey is a tilt-rotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter wit... More
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
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, 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
Inside the Gates, US Air Force Photo
This is a graphic designed for the Hurlburt Field "Inside the Gate" social media campaign. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
Hurlburt Field: Special Operations
Hurlburt Field is a U.S. Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County, Florida, immediately west of the town of Mary Esther. It is part of the greater Eglin Air Force Base reservation and is home to Headqu... More
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
CV-22 in the sunset, Hurlburt Field, Florida
Airmen perform maintenance checks on a CV-22 Osprey during Emerald Warrior at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 3, 2014. The Cv-22s are flown during the annual, joint exercise to train special operations, conventional... More
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
Maj. Nick Noreus, 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22
Maj. Nick Noreus, 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey pilot, exits the aircraft on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 4, 2014. Pilots and aircrew members train day and night to ensure accuracy and maintain the... More
Air Commando Highlight: Alert avionics tech
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lucas Weber, 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron CV-22 avionics intermediate systems technician, poses in front of avionics test station equipment June 27, 2014, at Cann... More
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
Air commandos prepare to board a CV-22 Osprey from
Air commandos prepare to board a CV-22 Osprey from the 352nd Special Operations Wing in Almagro, Spain, Oct. 24, 2015. The event was held as a part of Trident Juncture, where partner nations trained air and gro... More
Maintainers with the 727th Special Operations Aircraft
Maintainers with the 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and aircrew with the 20th Special Operations Squadron prepare CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for an aerial and ground demonstration ... More
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
CV-22 maintainers operate through the night
U.S. Airmen from the 352nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron work through the fog and darkness, Jan. 20, 2016 at RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom. Regardless of the weather, maintenance Airmen work day and ... More
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
Families enjoy static displays and aerial performances
Families enjoy static displays and aerial performances during the Cannon Air Show May 29, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 2016 Cannon Air Show highlights the unique capabilities and qualities of Canno... More
Tech. Sgt. Vincent Telmanik, a loadmaster with the
Tech. Sgt. Vincent Telmanik, a loadmaster with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, sits onboard an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft during a routine training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 7, 2016. Co... More
Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil
Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, move generators during the build up of Joint Special Operations Air Detachment at the Gulf Port-Biloxi International Airport, Gulf Port, Mi... More
Rounds of 9mm used with the Barretta M9 pistol at Camp
Rounds of 9mm used with the Barretta M9 pistol at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 23, 2016. Air Commandos received in-depth combat arms training from combat arms maintenance and training instructors from the 1st Specia... More
Air Commandos prepare for their mission during exercise
Air Commandos prepare for their mission during exercise Southern Srike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 25, 2016. The Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group used the training they receive... More
An MC-130H Combat Talon II drops cargo bundles during
An MC-130H Combat Talon II drops cargo bundles during Task Force Task Force Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Nov. 1, 2016. The MC-130H’s mission involves global day and night, insertion, extracti... More
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
U.S. special-mission aviators assigned to the 7th Special
U.S. special-mission aviators assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron approach a CV-22 Osprey to perform pre-flight checks Jan. 30, 2017, on Zadar Air Base, Croatia. More than 50 Airmen from the 352d Sp... More
Staff Sgt. Justin O’Brien, 7th Special Operations Squadron
Staff Sgt. Justin O’Brien, 7th Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator, mans the .50-caliber GAU-21 heavy machine gun of a CV-22 Osprey while departing Slunj Range, Croatia, Jan. 30, 2017. In the fr... More
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., Feb. 3, 2017. Th... More
U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special
U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron perform a military free fall from an MC-130J Commando II March 17, 2017, over RAF Mildenhall, England. Air Commandos practice military free f... More
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
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
Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise
Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise 17-3 in south Indiana, July 7 through 9, 2017. Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Wing conduct exercises with joint services to strengthen the devel... More
Cannon AFB Flyover Friday
Cody De Longchamp, 20th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, prepares for takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey. Flight engineers monitor and operate aircraft systems to ensure everything is working properly for th... More
Air Commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft
Air Commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on an 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 23, 2017. Th... More
U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the
U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, speaks at the Voas-Lackey memorial dedication at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 16, 2018. The traffic circle that holds the fallen CV... More
Hurlburt's CV-22 Osprey, Hurlburt Field, Florida
A CV-22 Osprey sits on a flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 20, 2018. The CV-22's mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Ai... More
Air Commandos assigned to the 353rd Special Operations
Air Commandos assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group Detachment 1 unload five CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft deployed from the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Yokohama North Dock, Japan, April 4, 20... More
An Air Commando with the 353rd Special Operations Group
An Air Commando with the 353rd Special Operations Group Detachment 1 performs pre-flight inspections of a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Yokohama North Dock, Japan, April 5, 2018. Approximately 100 Airmen a... More
Aircrew members with the 353rd Special Operation Group
Aircrew members with the 353rd Special Operation Group Detachment 1 conduct pre-flight inspections on CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 15, 2018. Approximately 100 Airmen and five... More
Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special
Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special Operations Wing senior leaders salute for the arrival of the Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 14, 2018. Aircrew mem... More
A member of the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration
A member of the A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team inspects an aircraft before an aerial demonstration at the U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Chapman Medal of Honor celebration at Hurlburt Field, Florid... More
CV-22 Ospreys from the 27th Special Operations Air
CV-22 Ospreys from the 27th Special Operations Air Operations Squadron arrive for Emerald Warrior/Trident, January 14, 2019, at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Emerald Warrior/Trident is the largest join... More
Senior Airman Daniel Williams, 727th Special Operations
Senior Airman Daniel Williams, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief conducts preflight procedures, January 15, 2019, at Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. Emerald Warrior/Triden... More
CV-22, Thailand
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to take off Feb. 8, 2019 at U-Tapao airfield, Thailand.
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Bostwick, 20th Special Operations
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Bostwick, 20th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, sits on the ramp of a CV-22 Osprey aircraft during low-level evasion maneuvers March 7, 2019, over the Southwest region of ... More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Stone, 6th Air Refueling
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Stone, 6th Air Refueling Squadron flight engineer instructor, goes over pre-flight checks before a KC-10 Extender flight at Travis Air Force Base California, March 10, 2019. Tra... More
U.S. Air Force with the 7th Special Operations Squadron
U.S. Air Force with the 7th Special Operations Squadron and Romanian Special Operation Forces exit a 352nd Special Operations Wing CV-22 Osprey during a combined training mission, March 12, 2019, near Bacau, Ro... More
A production company films the cockpit of a CV-22 Osprey
A production company films the cockpit of a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 3, 2019. The aircraft was used as a set piece for an... More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathanial Lundy, left,
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathanial Lundy, left, and U.S. Air Force Treven Stallman, crew chiefs with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, inspect a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft... More
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special
U.S. Air Force CV-22 Ospreys assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing prepare to taxi prior to a formation flight in support of the 75th anniversary commemoration of D-Day at RAF Mildenhall, England, June 5... More
Airman 1st Class Rodney Keen, 20th Air Maintenance
Airman 1st Class Rodney Keen, 20th Air Maintenance Unit CV-22 Osprey aircraft crew chief, scans his badge to open a digital tool kit at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 5, 2019. The digital toolkit is an alter... More
Air Commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft
Air Commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron accept delivery of a new CV-22b Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jun. 2, 2020. The 801st SOAMXS helps keep Ospr... More
Senior Airman Olivia Vrba, a conventional maintenance
Senior Airman Olivia Vrba, a conventional maintenance specialist assigned to the 27th Special Operations Maintenance Squadron munitions flight, obliterates identifying information on former packaging for 105 MM... More
A CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with the 8th Special
A CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with the 8th Special Operations Squadron taxis on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 12, 2020. The CV-22 is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeof... More
A Cannon Air Force Base CV-22 Osprey lands on the flightline
A Cannon Air Force Base CV-22 Osprey lands on the flightline of Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City during Sentry Rescue III, Aug. 24, 2020. Sentry Rescue III is a training event that integrate... More
A CV-22B Osprey, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K.,
A CV-22B Osprey, based out of RAF Mildenhall, U.K., takes off from Rygge Air Station, Norway, during a training mission on August 25, 2020. Integration with the Royal Norwegian Air Force allowed the 352 SOW to ... More
Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists
Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron conduct rescue hoist training at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 2, 2020. SERE specialists support aircrew re... More
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces conduct fast rope
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces conduct fast rope insertion and extraction system training with the U.S. Army 10th Special Forces Group near Berdychiv, Ukraine, Sept. 20, 2020. Ukrainian SOF and the U.S. Ar... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Cameron, a special
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tyler Cameron, a special missions aviator with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, unloads .50-caliber ammunition prior to a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft training mission at Hurlb... More
Special Tactics Airmen offload at Combined Arms Training
Special Tactics Airmen offload at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Japan, during a combat search and rescue exercise during Keen Sword on Oct. 29, 2020. Keen Sword is a joint, bilateral, biennial field-... More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Beal, an aircraft
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Beal, an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, uses a mallet to hammer the blade of a CV-22B Osprey tiltro... More
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 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
CV-22 Osprey flight engineer Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins
CV-22 Osprey flight engineer Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-flights his plane, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The CV-22 Ospr... More
CV-22 Osprey pilot Maj. James Rowe and co-pilot Capt.
CV-22 Osprey pilot Maj. James Rowe and co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" fly, Jan. 26, during a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The CV-22 Ospre... More
CV-22 Ospreys co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck and flight
CV-22 Ospreys co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck and flight engineers Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins and Master Sgt. Erik Davis from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-brief, Jan. 26, before a local tra... More
A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives
A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522 SOS, MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base,... More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gerald Heckwine, 727th Special
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Gerald Heckwine, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, cleans interior components of a CV-22 Osprey on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 2, 2012. Th... More
a CV-22 Osprey sit on the flightline on Hurlburt Field,
a CV-22 Osprey sit on the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 10, 2013. The first operational CV-22 was delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command's 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fl... More
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, sands an engine from a C-130 aircraft at Corrosion Cont... More
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. Hurlburt transported three Os... More
Matt Jackson, a videographer for Blink Films, takes
Matt Jackson, a videographer for Blink Films, takes video of the CV-22 Osprey aircraft takeoff and its maintenance on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 25, 2013. The Blink Films crew came to Hurlburt as part of Discov... More
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 prepares to land at Hurlburt Field,
A CV-22 Osprey prepares to land at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 27, 2014. The Osprey's mission is to conduct long-range infiltration, exfiltration and resupply missions for special operations forces. (U.S. Air For... More
Maj. Nick Noreus 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22
Maj. Nick Noreus 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey pilot, operates a CV-22 Osprey on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 4, 2014. Noreus and his crew returned to Hurlburt after a successful training mission. ... More
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
Commandos from four NATO nations fast-rope from a 352nd
Commandos from four NATO nations fast-rope from a 352nd Special Operations Wing CV-22 Osprey at Air Base 6 Montijo, Portugal, during Trident Juncture, Oct. 27, 2015. TRJE15 tested the response forces’ air, sea,... More
Maintainers with the 727th Special Operations Aircraft
Maintainers with the 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and aircrew with the 20th Special Operations Squadron prepare CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft for an aerial and ground demonstration ... More
An AC-130U Spooky gunship pilot with the 4th Special
An AC-130U Spooky gunship pilot with the 4th Special Operations Squadron makes visual adjustments during a training flight for Exercise Frigid Archer 2016 at Eglin Range, Jan. 11, 2016. Frigid Archer was a wee... More
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. The Osprey is a multi-mission ... More
Families enjoy static displays and aerial performances
Families enjoy static displays and aerial performances during the Cannon Air Show May 29, 2016, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The 2016 Cannon Air Show highlights the unique capabilities and qualities of Canno... More
Media members from North West Florida Daily News and
Media members from North West Florida Daily News and Air Force Times sit on the ramp of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft during a media day at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 7, 2016. During the media day, the n... More
Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil
Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, move generators during the build up of Joint Special Operations Air Detachment at the Gulf Port-Biloxi International Airport, Gulf Port, Mi... More
Staff Sgt, Casey Paine, a combat arms training and
Staff Sgt, Casey Paine, a combat arms training and maintenance instructor from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, briefs Air Commandos on weapons and range safety at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 23... More
Air Commandos meet with a key leader during exercise
Air Commandos meet with a key leader during exercise Southern Srike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 25, 2016. The Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group used the training they received o... More
Cargo bundles fall to the ground during Task Force
Cargo bundles fall to the ground during Task Force Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Nov. 1, 2016. The bundles were dropped out of an MC-130H Combat Talon II during a training mission. (U.S. Air F... More
A U.S. crew chief assigned to the 352d Special Operations
A U.S. crew chief assigned to the 352d Special Operations Maintenance Squadron waits on the ramp of a CV-22 Osprey prior to aircrew arrival Jan. 30, 2017, on Zadar Air Base, Croatia. Maintenance, communication ... More
CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th
CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor 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., Feb. 3, 2017. Th... More
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., Feb. 3, 2017. Th... More
Staff Sgt. Justin O’Brien, 7th Special Operations Squadron
Staff Sgt. Justin O’Brien, 7th Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator, performs preflight checks on a CV-22 Osprey’s ramp-mounted weapon system, a .50-caliber GAU-21 heavy machine gun Mar. 7, 2017,... More
U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special
U.S. Air Force Air Commandos from the 321st Special Tactics Squadron perform a military free fall from an MC-130J Commando II March 17, 2017, over RAF Mildenhall, England. Air Commandos practice military free f... More
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
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