The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Technical Sergeant Ron Bishop, an MC-130E Combat Talon loadmaster from the 16th Special Operations Wing, Hulbert Field, Florida More
A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 55th Rescue Squadron sits on the flightline at alert during pre-flight at Davis Monthan Air Force Base while participating in Angel Thunder 2011 on OC More
U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots, assigned to the 354th Fighter Sqaudron Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., discuss pre-flight operations and complete flight documentation prior to stepping to the jet during An More
Afghan National Army commandos board an AC-130 Hercules transport at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan, March 30. The commandos from 1st Commando Kandak and coalition special operations forces packed their gear a More
An MC-130 assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Group at RAF Mildenhall, England, finishes taxiing March 12, 2013, near Sculthorpe, England. The MC-130 is used by U.S. Air Force Special Operations Airmen to More
The Eglin Honor Guard presents the colors in the shadow of an MC-130E Combat Talon I during its retirement ceremony at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and More
This is a graphic designed for the Hurlburt Field "Inside the Gate" social media campaign. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Staff Sgt. John Bainter)
Airmen from the 374th Maintenance Group at Yokota Air Base, Japan, work around the clock performing checks and repairs on a MC-130P Combat Shadow assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Force More
Propellers begin to spin on the C-145 Skytruck prior to a sortie at Duke Field, Fla. The Aviation Foreign Internal Defense and Skytruck mission is a joint active-duty and reserve Air Force Special Operations C More
Sgt. Maj. Brian Curtis reveals a new name to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Wall during the 45th Annual EOD Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new names of Army and Marine EO More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow prepares for takeoff, May 15, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. Since Desert Storm, the MC-130P has been involved in many operations: Northern and Southern Watch, Deny Flight in Yugoslavia, More
A U.S. Air Force combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron calls in an Australian army S-70A Black Hawk during exercise Talisman Sabre in the Northern Territory of Australia June 29, 2015. Talis More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Mathew Nevius, 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs low-level maneuvers in an MC-130H Combat Talon II during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 2, 2015 More
A special tactics combat controller and special operations weatherman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plan for a static line parachute drop during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australi More
Members of the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron hang out before preparing an MC-130H Combat Talon II for takeoff in the Northern Territory of Australia, July 13, 2015. Exercises like Talisman Sabre More
A U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II from the 17th Special Operations Squadron taxis down the Kadena Air Base, Japan, flightline before takeoff Aug. 5, 2015. The 17th SOS evacuated the aircraft in anticipation More
An MC-130P Combat Shadow is towed down Independence Road, Aug. 15, 2015, on Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Combat Shadow was towed from the flightline and staged for installation in the Hurlburt Field Air Park. The M More
Senior Airman David Marzano, a wheel and tire technician with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, places washers on tire bolts while building a C-130 nose tire at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 30, 20 More
Tech Sgt. Nick Camino, 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, secures a chock block before take-off during Red Flag-Alaska 16-1 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 5, 2016. RFA provides joint More
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, fly in formation with a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 17th Special More
Japan Marine Self-Defense Force Captain Tetsuro Sato and U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jason Kidder, both U.S. Forces Japan/J3 deputy directors of operations, tour the flightline with members of the 320th Special Tactics More
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 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
U.S. Naval Special Warfare personnel board an U.S. Air Force MC-130 Combat Talon II at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Miss., during Southern Strike 17, Oct. 25, 2016. SSTK 17 is a total force, m More
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 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
U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Bingham, 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II evaluator pilot, performs a pre-flight inspection before a training sortie March 21, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Bin More
Aircrew with the 15th Special Operations Squadron perform pre-flight checks and load pallets onto an MC-130 Combat Talon II here, April 7. Pre-flight inspections are done to check for any issues that may interf More
Staff Sgt. Josh Kindell, a loadmaster with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, guides a cargo loader onto an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 30, 2017. Loadmasters loaded the Combat Talon More
The Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory anytime, anyplace. A 15th Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Comb More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Valdez a loadmaster with the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Field, California Air National Guard, scans for hurricane survivors while flying a mission in support of Hurricane Harvey More
Airmen with the 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load equipment onto an MC-130H Combat Talon II, Sept. 9, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st Special Operations Wing, exercising an a More
Oregon Air National Guard members with the 125th Special Tactics Squadron and a combat broadcast journalist from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron prepare to depart Hurlburt Field, Florida, to conduct a reconnaiss More
Air Force Pilots, Capt. Justin Burrier (left) and Capt. Jacob Wiseman (right), 9th Special Operations Squadron, discuss flight plans with Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Paul Hendee (center), an artillery operations More
Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffery Hale, a launcher chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, directs a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) into position before being loaded onto an A More
Staff Sgt. Spencer Smyser, an aircraft electrician with the 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, recovers an oxygen regulator to make repairs during routine maintenance at Hurlburt Field, Fla More
Aiirman Scott Rodriguez, above, 363rd Training Squadron armament apprentice course student, works on a bomb rack as instructor Staff Sgt. Stephen Jervis watches at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 15, 2018. More
Aircrew members with the 15th Special Operations Squadron wait to load cargo onto an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 12, 2018. Various units from Hurlburt Field provided relief to Tynda More
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
A U.S. Air Force MC-130 Hercules Combat Talon II from the 15th Special Operations Squadron sits on the ramp at Hurlburt Field, Fl., before conducting flight operations for training as part of Exercise Emerald W More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Barnes, a loadmaster with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, conducts pre-flight inspections of an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 15, 2019. Aircrew More
Wilson Colf spreads his arms under an F-15E Strike Eagle during the 2019 Thunder Over Dover Air Show, Sept. 15, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The F-15E is an all-weather tactical fighter designed for supe More
A group of Airmen tour an MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., during a Midnight Marauders immersion at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020. Each Midnight Marauder visit is open t More
An Airmen walks on the wings of an MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020. The U.S. Air Forces’ MC-130 provides infiltration, exfiltration, an More
An MC-130J Commando II cargo aircraft, assigned to the 14th Weapons Squadron at Hurlburt Field, drops a bundle simulating a military vehicle drop for a training scenario with Air Force Special Tactics operators More
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators conduct military free fall near RAF Mildenhall, June 9, 2020. The event featured air operations using the 352 SOW’s MC-130J Commando II, and CV22-B Osprey. Special Operation More
U.S. Special Operations Forces member repels onto the deck of a ship from a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron during Exercise Gryphon Jet at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Ju More
A member of the 67th Special Operations Squadron from RAF Mildenhall, pilots a MC-130J Commando II during a training mission over the Black Sea Region, July 22, 2020. The ability to quickly respond and reassure More
A 353rd Special Operations Group forward area refueling point Airman stands in front of an MC-130J Commando II during Exercise Westpac Rumrunner, July 31, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP mission exten More
A 353rd Special Operations Group forward area refueling point Airman watches as a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle gets refueled during Exercise Westpac Rumrunner, July 31, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The FARP mi More
An E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft from Tinker Air Force Base, Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System aircraft from Robins AFB, MQ-9 Reapers operated from Ellington Field Join More
A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, rides in a CV-22 Osprey during exercise Fiction Urchin near Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sept. 17, 2020 More
Ukraine Special Operations Forces members assigned to the 3rd Regiment prepare to conduct fast rope insertion and extraction system training with a U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey during exercise Fiction Urchin nea More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, prepares to conduct fast rope insertion and extraction system training near Berdychiv, Ukraine, S More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, prepares to land near Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sept. 21, 2020. The 352d SOW deployed to Ukraine to dem More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, flies near Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sept. 22, 2020. The 352d SOW deployed to Ukraine to demonstrate co More
A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, flies near Vinnytsia, Ukraine, Sept. 23, 2020. The 352d SOW deployed to Ukraine to demonstrate co More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Marcus Maloy, a fuels distribution journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, annotates a fuel load delivered to an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned More
A U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130 Combat Shadow air refueling aircraft and a MH-47 Chinook helicopter, both from Hurlburt Field, Florida, awaits with engines running on the airfield at McEntire More
U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pave Hawk pilot hangs out of helicopter during pre-flight during Angel Thunder 2011 at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Oct. 11, 2011. Approximately 1,400 U.S. military, federal and state empl More
An AC-130 Hercules air crewman communicates with his pilot, mid-flight over Afghanistan, March 30. The plane carried Afghan National Army commandos from the 1st Commando Kandak and coalition special operations More
Airmen and civilians check out the displays prior to the retirement ceremony for the MC-130E Combat Talon I at Duke Field, Fla., April 25. Aircrew, maintainers and many others turned out to remember and bid far More
Senior Airman Matthew Johnson, a 592nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron maintainer, salutes as a C-145 Skytruck taxies out for a sortie at Duke Field, Fla. The Aviation Foreign Internal Defense and Skytr More
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno comforts Mandi Bennett, widow of Staff Sgt. Wade Bennett, during the 45th Annual Explosive Ordnance Disposal Memorial Ceremony May 3, at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Eight new More
A U.S. Air force combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron calls in an Australian Army S-70A Blackhawk during exercise Talisman Sabre in the Northern Territory of Australia June 29, 2015. Talism More
U.S. Air Force Capt. John Bowman, 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot, performs low level maneuvers in an MC-130H Combat Talon II during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 2, 2015. More
A special tactics special operations weatherman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron plans for a static line parachute drop during exercise Talisman Sabre in Northern Territory, Australia, July 8, 2015. The More
Two U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon IIs from the 1st Special Operations Squadron prepare to take off from the Kadena Air Base, Japan, flightline Aug. 5, 2015. The evacuation is standard procedure which allo More
Loadmasters from the 9th Special Operations Squadron load a Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System on an MC-130J Commando II at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., Nov. 10, 2015.The craft was loaded in preparation for t More
Senior Airman David Marzano and Senior Airman Shane Schubot, wheel and tire technicians with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, place an aircraft wheel on a universal build-up stand at Hurlburt Fi More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Larue, 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II loadmaster, surveys a flight line as an MC-130H taxis down a runway July 19, 2016, at Marine Corps Station Camp Muj More
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
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary Kelhi, 15th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, looks out the back of an MC-130 Combat Talon II after U.S. Naval Warfare personnel conducted a high altitude, low opening ju More
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 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
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, 18th Wing commander, orientates himself on the flight deck of a 17th Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Commando II before a training sortie March 21, 2017, at Kadena A More
Staff Sgt. Josh Kindell, a loadmaster with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, sets the lock tension of cargo pallets on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 30, 2017.The lock tension prope More
An aircrew with the 15th Special Operations Squadron conduct a training flight in an MC-130H Combat Talon II above northwest Florida, June 28, 2017. Aircrew with the 15th SOS conducted personnel airdrop, low-le More
An aerial view of the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey taken from a U.S. Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow from the 129th Rescue Wing, Moffett Field, California Air National Guard, near Houston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017 More
A member of the 1st Special Operations Wing marshals in a MC-130P Combat Shadow from the California Air National Guard at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 8, 2017. The Alaska and California Air National Guard tra More
Oregon Air National Guard members with the 125th Special Tactics Squadron arrive at Hurlburt Field, Florida, from a reconnaissance flight surveying air fields in Marathon and Key West, Florida, as part of Hurri More
Airmen from 9th Special Operations Squadron and Marines from Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Regiment, discuss flight plans at Fort Campbell, Ky., March 29, 2018. Marines from Kilo Battery used an Air More
Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Lowe (right), a loadmaster with the 9th Special Operations Squadron, and Marine Corps Sgt. Jeffery Hale (left), a launcher chief with Kilo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 14th Marine Reg More
Staff Sgt. Spencer Smyser, an aircraft electrician with the 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands ready in front of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft during routine aircraft maintenan More
The MC-130P Combat Shadow originally from Moffett Federal Field, California, now stands with other C-130s at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 15, 2018. This particular MC-130 has seen combat in Vietnam, has More
Aircrew members with the 15th Special Operations Squadron load cargo onto an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 12, 2018. Various units from Hurlburt Field provided relief to Tyndall Air F More
A Royal Danish Air Force C-130J Hercules flies in formation with a U.S. Air Force MC-130 Hercules Combat Talon II from the 15th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fl., while conducting flight operatio More
Aircrew members with the 15th Special Operations Squadron conduct a routine training mission in an MC-130H Combat Talon II above north Georgia, Aug. 15, 2019. Aircrew with the 15th SOS conducted cargo airdrops More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II sits as a static display during the 2019 Thunder Over Dover Air Show, Sept. 15, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the “Warthog,” was designed for More
An Airmen walks on a MC-130 Combat Talon II, assigned to Hurlburt Field, Fla., at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, March 14, 2020. The U.S. Air Forces’ MC-130 provides infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of More
Bundles, simulating military vehicles, drop to the ground during a training scenario with Hurlburt Field’s Weapons School detachment and Air Force Special Tactics operators at Eglin Range, Florida, April 30, 20 More
U.S. Naval Special Warfare Operators prepare to board a U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, to conduct military free fall near RAF Mildenhall, June 9, 2020. The event fea More
A CV-22 Osprey assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron flies over Yokota Air Base, Japan, June 15, 2020, during Exercise Gryphon Jet. Gryphon Jet is an integrated training exercise focused on improving More
A MC-130J Commando II from RAF Mildenhall, U.K., performs low-altitude flying maneuvers during a training mission on the Black Sea, July 22, 2020. The ability to quickly respond and reassure NATO allies and par More