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Dr. Dennis Okerstrom, English professor at Park University,

Dr. Dennis Okerstrom, English professor at Park University,

Dr. Dennis Okerstrom, English professor at Park University, Parkville, Missouri, talks to Air Commandos about the history of the 1st Air Commando Group, the predecessors of the 1st Special Operations Wing, duri... More

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special Operations Squadron from Lt. Col. Erick Turasz during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 12, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt... More

A sign is displayed outside of the 1st Special Operations

A sign is displayed outside of the 1st Special Operations

A sign is displayed outside of the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron nursing room in the 1 SOSS at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 29, 2020. Approximately 14 units on Hurlburt have designated safe, clean a... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Jett, commander of the 492nd

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Jett, commander of the 492nd

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Jett, commander of the 492nd Special Operations Wing, addresses Carpetbaggers during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 20, 2019. The 492nd Special Operatio... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Cardenas,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Cardenas,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Cardenas, a radio frequency transmissions technician with the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron, explains how tactical radios work to attendees during th... More

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33 Memorial Ceremony at the air park, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. During the ceremony, the commanders of the 25th Intelligence Squadron, 34th Special O... More

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33 Memorial Ceremony at the air park, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. During the ceremony, the commanders of the 25th Intelligence Squadron, 34th Special O... More

An MC-130J Commando II taxis down the runway at Hurlburt

An MC-130J Commando II taxis down the runway at Hurlburt

An MC-130J Commando II taxis down the runway at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 11, 2016. This aircraft is scheduled to be modified into an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship in the coming months. The Ghostrider will have a... More

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33

Team Hurlburt came together to attend the Ratchet 33 Memorial Ceremony at the air park, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 16, 2017. During the ceremony, the commanders of the 25th Intelligence Squadron, 34th Special O... More

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command

Airmen assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command and Air Combat Command offload equipment from an MC-130J Commando II assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron during Agile Flag 21-1 at Hurlburt Fi... More

Lt. Col.Matthew Norton, left, commander of the 25th

Lt. Col.Matthew Norton, left, commander of the 25th

Lt. Col.Matthew Norton, left, commander of the 25th Intelligence Squadron, Lt. Col. Erick Turasz, center, commander of the 34th Special Operations Squadron, and Capt. Josiah Rawlings, acting commander of the 31... More

(From left) Capt. Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics officer

(From left) Capt. Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics officer

(From left) Capt. Chris Walsh, a Special Tactics officer with the 24th Special Operations Wing, and Capt. Dakota Lynch, a U-28A pilot with the 34th Special Operations Squadron, are push athletes who are competi... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Albright, an emergency

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Albright, an emergency

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Albright, an emergency medical technician with the 1st Special Operations Healthcare Operations Squadron, simulates administering an emergency thermal blanket during an annual an... More

Airman 1st Class Kamden Sokeland, an air traffic control

Airman 1st Class Kamden Sokeland, an air traffic control

Airman 1st Class Kamden Sokeland, an air traffic control apprentice, conducts training on a virtual control tower at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 17, 2016. Air traffic controllers provide a safe, orderly and expe... More

National Vietnam War Veterans Day

National Vietnam War Veterans Day

#DYK that today is the first-ever #NationalVietnamWarVeteransDay?! Exactly 44 years ago on March 29, 1973, the final withdrawal of combat units and support personnel left South Vietnam. America's #Airmen follow... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Plummer, an aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Plummer, an aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Plummer, an aircraft metals technology craftsman with the 1st Operations Maintenance Squadron, uses a TIG welder at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 5, 2021. Aircraft metals techno... More

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez,

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez,

Retired U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Andres Rodriguez, a member of the 2019 Air Force Warrior Games Team, serves the ball during wheelchair tennis practice at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 15, 2019. Hurlburt Fie... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Plummer, an aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Plummer, an aircraft

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Plummer, an aircraft metals technology craftsman with the 1st Operations Maintenance Squadron, uses a TIG welder on a stainless-steel welding coupon at Hurlburt Field, Florida, ... More

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special Operations Squadron from Lt. Col. Erick Turasz during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 12, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt... More

Air Commandos with the 492d Special Operations Wing

Air Commandos with the 492d Special Operations Wing

Air Commandos with the 492d Special Operations Wing stand with retired veteran pilots who were part of “Operation Waterpump” during a visit at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct 18, 2019. During “Operation Waterpump”... More

Mike Greene, a structural technician with Boeing, replaces

Mike Greene, a structural technician with Boeing, replaces

Mike Greene, a structural technician with Boeing, replaces and installs standoff attachment points inside a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during the 801st 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadr... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman,

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman,

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Courtney Freeman, command chief of the 1st Special Operations Wing, uses a virtual reality headset during the FieldWerx military open in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Aug. 24, 202... More

The U-28A is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s

The U-28A is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s

The U-28A is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s non-standard aircraft fleet and is operated by the 19th, 34th and 319th Special Operations Squadrons at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The U-28A provides a ... More

The 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron keeps Air

The 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron keeps Air

The 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron keeps Air Commandos at Hurlburt Field, Fla., ready to deploy any time, any place. The unit promotes and maintains the health of 8,000 active duty, reserve, civilian pe... More

Hurlburt Field’s Special Operations Youth Group pose

Hurlburt Field’s Special Operations Youth Group pose

Hurlburt Field’s Special Operations Youth Group pose for a group photo outside of the chapel at Hurlburt Field June 16, 2016. The group performed service and repair work at the Airman & Family Readiness Center,... More

U.S. Space Force Tech. Sgt. Brianna French, NCO in

U.S. Space Force Tech. Sgt. Brianna French, NCO in

U.S. Space Force Tech. Sgt. Brianna French, NCO in charge of client systems, signs her reenlistment papers at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 5, 2021. French transferred into the Space Force alongside three of he... More

A U.S. Air Force analyst assigned to the 11th Intelligence

A U.S. Air Force analyst assigned to the 11th Intelligence

A U.S. Air Force analyst assigned to the 11th Intelligence Squadron reviews data prior to a full-motion exploitation mission on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 11, 2015. The 11th IS executes procession, exploitation... More

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special

Lt. Col. John Ross takes command of the 34th Special Operations Squadron from Lt. Col. Erick Turasz during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 12, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt... More

Senior Airman Christopher Elder, a 9th Special Operations

Senior Airman Christopher Elder, a 9th Special Operations

Senior Airman Christopher Elder, a 9th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, prepares to give the ready to refuel signal to a U.S. Army MH-60K Blackhawk assigned to the 101st Airborne Division during a traini... More

Members of the Ukraine military monitor and maintain

Members of the Ukraine military monitor and maintain

Members of the Ukraine military monitor and maintain network access during Combined Endeavor 2011, in Grafenwoehr Germany, Sept. 19. Combined Endeavor is a multi-nation exercise involving nearly 40 NATO, Partne... More

Members of the Eglin Eagles basketball team anticipate

Members of the Eglin Eagles basketball team anticipate

Members of the Eglin Eagles basketball team anticipate a rebound from a free-throw during a basketball game at the Aderholt Fitness Center on Hurlburt Field Fla., Nov. 19. The Hurlburt Field Commandos have won ... 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.K. Royal Air Force lead aircraftsman Warren Birkin

U.K. Royal Air Force lead aircraftsman Warren Birkin

U.K. Royal Air Force lead aircraftsman Warren Birkin (left), a RAF team basketball player, and Sgt. Sunith Defonseka, a RAF team basketball player, warm-up at the Aderholt Gym on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 20, ... More

U.S. Air Force airmen listen to an instructor during

U.S. Air Force airmen listen to an instructor during

U.S. Air Force airmen listen to an instructor during a Combat Arms and Maintenance course on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 24, 2012. CATM instructors train airmen on various weapons such as pistols, shotguns, gren... More

A cake commemorating the U.S. Air Forces' 65th birthday

A cake commemorating the U.S. Air Forces' 65th birthday

A cake commemorating the U.S. Air Forces' 65th birthday sits on display at the Riptide Dining Facility at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 18, 2012. The cake was designed specifically to symbolize the Air Force. (U.... More

Impact Aid is a year-round program created to assist

Impact Aid is a year-round program created to assist

Impact Aid is a year-round program created to assist school systems in increasing revenue needed to educate military and civilian children on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 7, 2012. Due to tax breaks given to famil... More

United States Air Force Senior Airman Derrick Raley

United States Air Force Senior Airman Derrick Raley

United States Air Force Senior Airman Derrick Raley Jr., fitness specialist of 1st Special Operations Force Support squadron, high-fives a child at the Veteran's Day Parade at the Santa Rosa Mall in Mary Esther... 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

Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron along

Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron along

Members of the 8th Special Operations Squadron along with Special Tactics Airmen perform infiltration and exfiltration training over Eglin Range, Fla., July 23, 2014. The CV-22 Osprey can conduct long-range inf... More

A pressure cut-out switch is being replaced at Hurlburt

A pressure cut-out switch is being replaced at Hurlburt

A pressure cut-out switch is being replaced at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 3, 2015. The cut-out switch cuts off hydraulic pressure to actuate the blades, which causes the blades to feather.(U.S. Air Force photo ... More

Chaplain Mark Hunsinger lights candles during the Holocaust

Chaplain Mark Hunsinger lights candles during the Holocaust

Chaplain Mark Hunsinger lights candles during the Holocaust memorial service at the base chapel on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 22, 2015. The memorial was held as a remembrance to honor those who lost their live... More

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support

Staff Sgt. Ambyr Lalone, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment craftsman, inspects parachute lines prior to re-packing on Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 23, 2015. Aircrew flight equipment... More

Master Sgt. James Knight right, 18th Flight Test Squadron

Master Sgt. James Knight right, 18th Flight Test Squadron

Master Sgt. James Knight right, 18th Flight Test Squadron aerial gunner, instructs Staff Sgt. Rob Turner left, 1st Special Operations Group Detachment 2 aerial gunner, on new changes regarding pre-flight inspec... More

Lt. Col. Lee Comerford, commander of the 1st Special

Lt. Col. Lee Comerford, commander of the 1st Special

Lt. Col. Lee Comerford, commander of the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, shoots a T-shirt gun during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 2, 2015. The 1st SOF... More

Teams participating in the Inaugural Gulf Shores Detection

Teams participating in the Inaugural Gulf Shores Detection

Teams participating in the Inaugural Gulf Shores Detection Showdown gather before the start of the event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 5, 2015. Open to military and civilian K-9 units, a total of 28 teams atten... 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

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

at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in

at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in

at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort and Spa in Sandestin, Fla., April 25, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)

Hurlburt families participate in the base library’s

Hurlburt families participate in the base library’s

Hurlburt families participate in the base library’s Summer Reading Program kickoff at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 9, 2016. The program opened with a summer Olympics-themed event where Hurlburt youth participated... More

A child waves an American Flag in front of a fan during

A child waves an American Flag in front of a fan during

A child waves an American Flag in front of a fan during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. This event welcomed several Airmen home after a deployment overseas in support of Operation In... More

Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil

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

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

Master Sgt. James Albanesi, the team chief for the

Master Sgt. James Albanesi, the team chief for the

Master Sgt. James Albanesi, the team chief for the Forward Area Refueling Point program with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, shows students how to connect a fuel hose to a fuel truck du... More

The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron compete

The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron compete

The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron compete for the 2017 John Hennessy Award at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb.15, 2017. The John L. Hennessy Trophies are an annual set of awards presented to Air Force... More

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

15th SOS ensures Talon II’s global vigilance

15th SOS ensures Talon II’s global vigilance

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

Air Commando Ruckers

Air Commando Ruckers

We will #GoLive with the #AirCommandoRuckers as they finish their 450-mile ruck at Hurlburt Field from MacDill Air Force Base. Join us as we welcome them home from their honorable journey. #AlwaysThere

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

CV-22 Night Maintenance

CV-22 Night Maintenance

Not all jobs in the United States Air Force are 9 to 5! #AirCommandos are #breakingbarriers as members of the finest joint warfighting team on the planet by providing unrivaled air, space and cyber dominance ac... More

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen with the 24th Special Operations Wing and Italy's 17th Stormo Incursori troops prepare to board an Ohio Air National Guard C-130H Hercules before a military free fall durin... More

A black bear lays in a tree at the Soundside playground

A black bear lays in a tree at the Soundside playground

A black bear lays in a tree at the Soundside playground on Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 22, 2017. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation personnel have set out traps and encourage residents to clean and store thei... More

Master Sgt. Michael Perkins, an in-service recruiter

Master Sgt. Michael Perkins, an in-service recruiter

Master Sgt. Michael Perkins, an in-service recruiter assigned to the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, meets with a potential candidate during the 2017 Career Symposium at the Soundside Club, Hurlb... More

Airman 1st Class Richard Navvaro and Tyler Kelso,

Airman 1st Class Richard Navvaro and Tyler Kelso,

Airman 1st Class Richard Navvaro and Tyler Kelso, installation entry controllers with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, stand at the soundside entrance gate at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 2, 2... More

Kaitlyn Thomas, 9, reads a storybook to children at

Kaitlyn Thomas, 9, reads a storybook to children at

Kaitlyn Thomas, 9, reads a storybook to children at the Landing Zone on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 15, 2017. The Landing Zone hosts a Summer Reading Program every year to encourage kids to read during summer va... More

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 1st

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 1st

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron operate an X-Ray machine during a hostage exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21, 2017. This machine allows ... More

Lt. Col. Paul I. Koecher, former Director of Operations

Lt. Col. Paul I. Koecher, former Director of Operations

Lt. Col. Paul I. Koecher, former Director of Operations for the 75th Operations Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes command of the 23rd Special Operations Weather Squadron from Lt. Col Brad Har... More

Hurlburt Field medical staff combats West Nile virus

Hurlburt Field medical staff combats West Nile virus

Members of the public health section of the 1st Special Operations Medical Group captured a mosquito infected with the West Nile virus at the Gator Lakes golf course this year. Annually, Hurlburt personnel trap... More

A Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd Special Tactics

A Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd Special Tactics

A Special Tactics Airman with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron directs Junior ROTC cadets on an obstacle during a Monster Mash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 30, 2017. The JROTC Summer Leadership School brough... 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

Maj. John Sidor takes command of the 1st Special Operations

Maj. John Sidor takes command of the 1st Special Operations

Maj. John Sidor takes command of the 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron from Lt. Col. Richard Dawson during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by ... 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 takes off for a training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2017. Aircrew with the 15th SOS train to be able to operate the MC-1... More

Air Commandos participated in Total Force Exercise

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

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists

Survival, evasion, resistance and escape specialists with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron conduct rotary wing water survival training with 8th Special Operations Squadron aircrew at Hurlburt Field, ... More

1st Special Operations Support Squadron takes a group

1st Special Operations Support Squadron takes a group

1st Special Operations Support Squadron takes a group photo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 25, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dennis Spain)

A group of Team Hurlburt youth watch an animal specialist

A group of Team Hurlburt youth watch an animal specialist

A group of Team Hurlburt youth watch an animal specialist give a presentation at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 27, 2017. The animal exhibit presentation was part of the Hurlburt Field Library’s Summer Reading Prog... More

Members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base honor

Members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base honor

Members of the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base honor guard prepare to present the colors during a ceremony dedicating an Ohio highway to a special operations hero, Aug. 14, 2017. Six miles of County Highway 121... More

Theodore Van Nevel, son of Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Van

Theodore Van Nevel, son of Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Van

Theodore Van Nevel, son of Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Van Nevel, a flight chief with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, plays in a cardboard aircraft during the “Into the Wild Blue Yonder” reading event at Hurlburt ... More

Air Commandos with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Air Commandos with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

Air Commandos with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit look on as pre-flight checks are performed on a 15th Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II at Barbados, Sept. 27, 2017. Approximately 50 Air C... More

Senior Airman David Rodriguez, an aircrew flight equipment

Senior Airman David Rodriguez, an aircrew flight equipment

Senior Airman David Rodriguez, an aircrew flight equipment journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, performs a preflight inspection on a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Fl... More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David M. Franklin,

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David M. Franklin,

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David M. Franklin, superintendent of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations Region 1, gives a speech at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 13, 2017. Franklin spoke at the dedica... More

Chief Master Sgt. Justin Wright retires after 26 years

Chief Master Sgt. Justin Wright retires after 26 years

Chief Master Sgt. Justin Wright retires after 26 years of service at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 22, 2018.

Air Commandos attend the 1st Special Operations Medical

Air Commandos attend the 1st Special Operations Medical

Air Commandos attend the 1st Special Operations Medical Group wall breaking ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2017. The wall breaking commenced the start of renovations in the pharmacy. (U.S. Air Force ... More

Air Commandos attend the 19th Special Operations Squadron

Air Commandos attend the 19th Special Operations Squadron

Air Commandos attend the 19th Special Operations Squadron change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2018. Lt. Col. Brian Helton, incoming commander, took command of the 19th Special Operations... More

Staff Sgt. Brian O’Donnell (left) and Senior Airman

Staff Sgt. Brian O’Donnell (left) and Senior Airman

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

Upon the return of the Eagle Claw participants, eight

Upon the return of the Eagle Claw participants, eight

Upon the return of the Eagle Claw participants, eight rose bushes were planted outside the 8th Special Operations Squadron building in honor of the eight servicemen who lost their lives at Desert One. On April ... More

Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Security

Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Security

Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron kicked off police week with an opening ceremony to remember and commemorate fallen law enforcement officers May 15, 2018, at Hurlburt Field... More

A U.S. Marine Corps Raider with the 3d Marine Raider

A U.S. Marine Corps Raider with the 3d Marine Raider

A U.S. Marine Corps Raider with the 3d Marine Raider Battalion adjusts the sight on an M224 mortar at Eglin Range, Fla., May 22, 2018. The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Operations Support Joint Office... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Jarrett, a pharmacy

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Jarrett, a pharmacy

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Jarrett, a pharmacy technician with the 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron, separates and counts prescription medicine at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 30, 2018. T... More

Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein,

Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein,

Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Gen. David Goldfein, speaks at the Air Commando Association Hall of Fame Banquet on Oct. 27, 2018, at the Emerald Coast Convention Center in Fort Walton Beach, Florida. The ACA ... More

Four F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft with the 4th Fighter

Four F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft with the 4th Fighter

Four F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft with the 4th Fighter Wing flyover the U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Chapman Medal of Honor memorial unveiling ceremony on Oct. 27, 2018, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Chapman... More

The U-28A is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s

The U-28A is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s

The U-28A is part of Air Force Special Operations Command’s non-standard aircraft fleet and is operated by the 19th, 34th and 319th Special Operations Squadrons at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The U-28A provides a ... More

Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Larisa Harrington,

Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Larisa Harrington,

Retired U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Larisa Harrington, a yoga coach for the 2019 Air Force Warrior Games Team, warms-up with a teammate during track practice at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 17, 2019. Harrington... More

Carpetbaggers and Air Commandos from the 492nd Special

Carpetbaggers and Air Commandos from the 492nd Special

Carpetbaggers and Air Commandos from the 492nd Special Operations Wing, gather for a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2019. U.S. Air Force Col. Todd A. Fogle relinquished command of... More

Air Commandos stand at parade rest at the 492nd Special

Air Commandos stand at parade rest at the 492nd Special

Air Commandos stand at parade rest at the 492nd Special Operations Training Group change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 20, 2019. The 492nd SOTRG conducts qualification flight training, co... More

Lt. Col. Shannon O’Neal takes command of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron

Lt. Col. Shannon O’Neal takes command of the 1st Special Operations Se...

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Shannon O’Neal is the commander of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st SOSFS provides security, entry control, armed response and poli... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Giselle Guerrero, a pediatric

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Giselle Guerrero, a pediatric

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Giselle Guerrero, a pediatric medical technician with the 1st Special Operations Healthcare Operations Squadron, holds a patient while they're offered stickers at Hurlburt Field, Fl... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amy Poe, a crew chief section

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amy Poe, a crew chief section

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Amy Poe, a crew chief section chief with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, supervises Airmen during a flightline operation at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 13, 2020. Air Commandos at... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Varriale, a geospatial

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Varriale, a geospatial

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dominic Varriale, a geospatial intelligence analyst with the 11th Special Operations Intelligence Squadron, poses for a portrait at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 17, 2020. Varriale ... More

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