Airman 1st Class Michael Brandi, an aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs a safety wire on a propeller at Hurlburt Field, Fla., More
Staff Sgt. Brian O’Donnell (left) and Senior Airman Austin Hubbard munitions technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, open cartridges of 30mm rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 6, 201 More
Staff Sgt. Charles Paulson, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, opens a crate of 105mm rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technician More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Mallick, a nondestructive inspection specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inspects suspended sediment in a centrifuge at Hurlburt Field, Flori More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myles Geter, a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, uses a hose-cutting machine at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The 1st SOMXS More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myles Geter, a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, cuts a hose using a hose-cutting machine at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. More
Munitions technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron inspect and package 30mm rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 6, 2018. They inspect the rounds for any missing parts or dents that woul More
105mm target practice rounds rest on a pallet at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron process, assemble and transport 105mm roun More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myles Geter, a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, wears personal protective equipment while completing tasks at Hurlburt Field, Flori More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myles Geter, a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inspects an aircraft component at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The 1st SO More
Airman 1st Class Michael Brandi, an aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, completes the safety wiring of a propeller at Hurlburt Field, F More
A munitions technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron inspects 30mm rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 6, 2018. Once crew members are done inspecting the ammunition, they pack them into More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Mallick, a nondestructive inspection specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, reviews technical orders at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. More
A hydraulic test stand is used by Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron to test hydraulic and pneumatic components from various aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The 1st S More
Staff Sgt. Robert I. McLendon, sheet metal technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, is welcomed home by his son during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2016. Operat More
Aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeymen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on C-130 engines at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 3, 2017. Aerospace propulsion tur More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Tippens, a conventional maintenance crew chief with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, and Senior Airman Johnathen Zimmer, a munitions technician with the 1st SOM More
105mm target practice rounds rest on a table at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron process, assemble and transport 105mm round More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Hoyt, a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, reviews work orders at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The 1st SOMXS supports More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airmen Jason Hoyt, left, and Myles Geter, center, hydraulic systems journeymen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, and Airman Jacob Lopez, a hydraulic systems apprentice More
Airman 1st Class Francis Cox, an aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, gathers needed parts for maintaining a C-130 engine at Hurlburt Fi More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Tippens, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, lays a 105mm target practice round transport case on a table at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 201 More
A munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron unloads 105 mm high-explosive rounds from storage to transport to a 4th Special Operations Squadron AC-130U Spooky gunship at More
Personal protective equipment is worn by hydraulic systems Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron to protect them from various hazards while repairing aircraft components at Hurlburt More
U.S. Air Force Airman Jacob Lopez, a hydraulic systems apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, wears personal protective equipment while using a hose cutting-machine at Hurlburt Field, More
Aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeymen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, replace propeller dome seals at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 3, 2017. The seals are replaced every 60 More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Tippens, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, removes tape from a 105mm target practice round transport case at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2 More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Mallick, a nondestructive inspection specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inspects an aircraft part at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Hoyt, left, and Airman Jacob Lopez, hydraulic systems specialists with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, set up a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft drag strut ac More
U.S. Air Force Airman Jacob Lopez, a hydraulic systems apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, operates a crane at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The 1st SOMXS supports the Air More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason Hoyt, a hydraulic systems journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inventories tools and spare components at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The More
Staff Sgt. Brian O’Donnell, a munitions technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, prepares 30mm rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 6, 2018. Crew members inspect the ammunition for any m More
Airman 1st Class Jessica Poindexter, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, spray paints a 105mm target practice round at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Muniti More
U.S. Air Force Airman Jacob Lopez, a hydraulic systems apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, uses a control panel to move a crane at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 4, 2020. The 1st SOM More
Munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron discard 105mm round transport casings at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians manage production, m More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Mallick, a nondestructive inspection specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, energizes a magnetic machine at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 20 More
Senior Airman Jamal Tabor, an aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, removes a part from a propeller dome at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 3, More
Staff Sgt. Matthew Tippens, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, removes a 105mm target practice round from a transport casing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 20 More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Mallick, a nondestructive inspection specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, removes oil residue from an aircraft part at Hurlburt Field, Florida More
Munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron process 105mm high explosive and target practice rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians ma More
Senior Airman Jamal Tabor, left, and Airman 1st Class Michael Brandi, aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeymen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, replace the seals of a propel More
A munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron spray paints a 105mm target practice round at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians manage product More
Airman 1st Class Michael Brandi, an aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, installs safety wire to a propeller dome at Hurlburt Field, Fla More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Charles Paulson, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inspects 105mm target practice rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munit More
A munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron loads 105mm target practice rounds onto a transportation cart at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technic More
Airman 1st Class Brittany Killen, left, and Jessica Poindexter, munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, process a 105mm target practice round at Hurlburt Field, Fla., More
105mm target practice rounds lay in storage for future missions at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron process, assemble and tr More
105mm high explosive rounds lay on a table at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron process, assemble and transport 105mm rounds More
Airman 1st Class Noah Lee, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, removes tape from a 105mm target practice round case at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Muniti More
Staff Sgt. Charles Paulson, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, spray paints a 105mm target practice round at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions syste More
Airman 1st Class Noah Lee, left, and Brittany Killen, munitions systems technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, process a 105mm target practice round at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2 More
Airman 1st Class Noah Lee, a munitions systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, opens a crate of 105mm high explosive rounds at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 15, 2018. Munitions syst More