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US Air Force (USAF) personnel, 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS), 352nd Special Operations Group (SOG), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Europe, RAF Mildenhall, England (ENG), use the winch onboard their Sikorsky MH-53M Pave Low IV Heavy Lift Helicopter to retrieve a stretcher-borne simulated casualty during a combat search and recovery and escape and evasion training exercise they are conducting with members of the 321st Special Tactics Squadron (STS), 352nd SOG

US Air Force (USAF) personnel, 21st Special Operations Squadron (SOS),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall State: Suffolk Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Franklin J. Perkins, USAF Release Status: Releas... More

AC-130U gunship Crew Chiefs from the 4th Aircraft

AC-130U gunship Crew Chiefs from the 4th Aircraft

AC-130U gunship Crew Chiefs from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, attach a panel back on to the plane during routine maintenance on Jan. 28, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is t... More

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II maintainers gather

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II maintainers gather

U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II maintainers gather to welcome the aircraft and its crew home from a nearly four-week mission around the world July 9, 2014, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. The mission was the ... 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. 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

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

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

An Airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron prepares

An Airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron prepares

An Airman assigned to the 57th Rescue Squadron prepares to land after a freefall jump during exercise Ares Shadow near Aviano, Italy, Aug. 9. During the exercise, RAF Lakenheath pararescuemen and combat rescue ... More

Senior Airman Sean Bonness, left, and Staff Sgt. Andre

Senior Airman Sean Bonness, left, and Staff Sgt. Andre

Senior Airman Sean Bonness, left, and Staff Sgt. Andre LaPerle, electrical power production technicians with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, review an operations manual for a generator at Hu... More

Members of Team Hurlburt's leadership recongize 16

Members of Team Hurlburt's leadership recongize 16

Members of Team Hurlburt's leadership recongize 16 chief master sergeant selects at Hurburt Field, Fla., Dec. 6, 2017. Chief master sergeant is the highest enlisted rank. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Cla... More

Master Sgt. Larry Mansell, a 146th Air Support Operations

Master Sgt. Larry Mansell, a 146th Air Support Operations

Master Sgt. Larry Mansell, a 146th Air Support Operations Squadron standards and evaluations evaluator, assists an Estonian tactical air control party specialist during a basic surface attack scenario with an o... More

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook assigned to U.S. Army Task

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook assigned to U.S. Army Task

A U.S. Army CH-47F Chinook assigned to U.S. Army Task Force Brawler, transport pararescuemen from the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during a personal recovery exercise in Afghanistan, March 06, 2018. The A... More

Security Patrols in Manbij

Security Patrols in Manbij

Coalition forces conduct security activities outside Manbij, Syria as part of the defeat-Daesh mission March 22-24, 2018. (U.S.Army photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy R. Koster)

Iraqi CTS EOD Training - A man in a military uniform standing in a trench

Iraqi CTS EOD Training - A man in a military uniform standing in a tre...

An Iraqi Counter Terrorism Services member prepares live explosives in a pit for explosive ordinance disposal training in Baghdad, Iraq on March 28, 2018. Iraqi Security Forces have made great strides in becom... More

DAYR AZ ZAWR CIVIL INSPECTING ZIR WATER PUMPING STATION

DAYR AZ ZAWR CIVIL INSPECTING ZIR WATER PUMPING STATION

Mustafa Khrayin and Jihad Liji, members of the Dawr Az Zawr Civil Council, inspect a water pumping station along a canal, which provides much-needed water for agriculture in Dawr Az Zawr Province, Syria, April ... More

Hammud Muhammad Salih, a contractor with the Dawr Az

Hammud Muhammad Salih, a contractor with the Dawr Az

Hammud Muhammad Salih, a contractor with the Dawr Az Zawr Civil Council, prepares a fuel line for a generator to demonstrate the functionality of the Zir Water Pumping Station to Coalition advisors near Busayra... More

Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guardsmen participate

Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guardsmen participate

Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guardsmen participate in a motorcycle safety day held at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania and the surrounding area, June 22, 2018. The course was taught by Pennsylvania Guard... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Hudnall, a heating,

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Hudnall, a heating,

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Hudnall, a heating, ventilation and air conditioning technician with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, reunites with his family during Operation Homecoming a... More

Senior Airman Justin Day, delivers the ceremonial first

Senior Airman Justin Day, delivers the ceremonial first

Senior Airman Justin Day, delivers the ceremonial first pitch during the Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets baseball game at Nationals Park, Washington D.C., Sept. 20, 2018. The Nationals dedicated the game... 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 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

The Reef Dining Facility has an à la carte style menu,

The Reef Dining Facility has an à la carte style menu,

The Reef Dining Facility has an à la carte style menu, where Airmen can order food as separate items rather than whole meals at Hurlburt Field, Florida. There are a wide variety of menu choices at the dining fa... More

A family member attaches a yellow ribbon to the 201st

A family member attaches a yellow ribbon to the 201st

A family member attaches a yellow ribbon to the 201st RED HORSE Squadron mascot “Charlie” monument, Sept. 14, 2019, in Annville, Pennsylvania. Friends, family and loved ones bid farewell to the 201st RHS Airmen... More

U.S. Air Force members of the 1st Special Operations

U.S. Air Force members of the 1st Special Operations

U.S. Air Force members of the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron and the 901st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron follow after an MC-130H Combat Talon II before it takes off during exerci... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Keyjana Lewis, left,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Keyjana Lewis, left,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Keyjana Lewis, left, an installation entry controller with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, and Department of the Air Force Police Officer Shannon Daniels, an... More

Cannon AAFES Makes Annual Donation to Base MWR Fund

Cannon AAFES Makes Annual Donation to Base MWR Fund

Cannon Air Force Base Army and Air Force Exchange Services management presents 27th Special Operations Wing leadership with a symbolic check representing their annual donation to the wing’s Morale, Welfare and ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myles Geter, a hydraulic

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Myles Geter, a hydraulic

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

An MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352d Special

An MC-130J Commando II, assigned to the 352d Special Operations Wing, flies over Sweden on November 13, 2020. U.S. and Swedish armed forces conduct qualified exercises together to strengthen defense capabilitie... More

Master Sgt. Rafael Garcia, 1st Special Operations Support

Master Sgt. Rafael Garcia, 1st Special Operations Support

Master Sgt. Rafael Garcia, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, inserts a nasopharyngeal airway on a simulated patient as Staff Sgt. Nicole Spickerman, 1st SOSS IDMT, pre... More

Members in the Post Pregnancy PT class, do high knee

Members in the Post Pregnancy PT class, do high knee

Members in the Post Pregnancy PT class, do high knee step aerobics at the Commando Health and Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 21. The class, sponsored by the Health and Wellness Center, is intended t... More

Juwan Howard, a Miami HEAT player, spends some time

Juwan Howard, a Miami HEAT player, spends some time

Juwan Howard, a Miami HEAT player, spends some time with a fan before heading into the team's first practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. ... More

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters land to offload

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters land to offload

U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopters land to offload special forces soldiers during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 7, 2012. Emerald Warrior provides annual pre-deployment training across multiple ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Survival Escape Resistance Evasion specialist, steadies a harness rope after an aircrew member jumps in the water during a water s... More

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz shakes

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz shakes

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy, July 12, 2012, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., following his last flight as an active-duty officer on an MC... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dennis Beasley, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dennis Beasley, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dennis Beasley, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, surveys the flightline before his on-camera interview up on the catwalk of the ATC tower at Cannon A... More

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, 1st Special Operations Civil

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, 1st Special Operations Civil

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal craftsman, and Senior Airman Christopher Dolan, 919th Special Operations Squadron explosive ordnance disposa... More

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line at Hurlburt

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line at Hurlburt

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flight line at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24, 2014.The MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission, medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft that is employed primarily as... More

Members from 320th Special Tactics Squadron Gold Team,

Members from 320th Special Tactics Squadron Gold Team,

Members from 320th Special Tactics Squadron Gold Team, receive Krav Maga training during exercise Gold Thunder 2.0 at Camp Hansen, Japan, June 23, 2015. Gold Thunder 2.0 is a humanitarian assistance disaster r... More

A bead breaking machine pushes on a tire that is about

A bead breaking machine pushes on a tire that is about

A bead breaking machine pushes on a tire that is about to be taken apart for cleaning and inspection Aug. 10, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The edge of the tire, known as the bead, can sometimes get stuck to... 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

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

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron discusses pre-flight checks during Emerald Warrior 17 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 4, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special O... More

Air Force Special Operations Command leadership and

Air Force Special Operations Command leadership and

Air Force Special Operations Command leadership and spouses welcome Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 8, 2017. For four days, Air Commandos will showcase the ... More

Susi Boudreaux and her husband, Col. John Boudreaux,

Susi Boudreaux and her husband, Col. John Boudreaux,

Susi Boudreaux and her husband, Col. John Boudreaux, have been married for over 28 years. On September 2016, John suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest requiring quadruple heart bypass surgery, a situation... More

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen

U.S. Air Force 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescuemen prepare a patient for medical evacuation during a simulated mass casualty scenario Jan. 9, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The purpose of the trainin... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ricketts, an electronic

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ricketts, an electronic

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ricketts, an electronic communications specialist with the 193rd Special Operations Squadron, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, briefs Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, director, Air Natio... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, waits on board a CH-47F Chinook flown by members of the U.S. Army's Task Force Brawler, before takeoff to conduct a site surve... More

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS)

Members of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) encounter realistic training scenarios in Besmaya, Iraq, Aug. 18, 2018. Since Jan. 2015 Coalition staff have overseen the training of more than 150,000 Iraq... More

The A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team performs

The A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team performs

The A-10C Thunderbolt II Demonstration Team performs a flyover during the Master Sgt. John Chapman Medal of Honor celebration aerial demonstration at Hurlburt Field, Fla, Oct. 26, 2018. Hurlburt Field hosted a ... More

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (left), commander

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (left), commander

U.S. Army Gen. Richard D. Clarke (left), commander of United States Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb (right), commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and Chief Master Sgt... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, special assistant

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, special assistant

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. William Holt, special assistant to the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, disembarks a U-28A Draco after completing his “Fini” flight at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 1... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Michael Alger, 1st Special

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Michael Alger, 1st Special

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Michael Alger, 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, prints a tool he designed at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 15, 2019. The EOD fligh... More

A Cypriot National Guard Special Forces member conducts

A Cypriot National Guard Special Forces member conducts

A Cypriot National Guard Special Forces member conducts fast rope insertion training with U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Operators during Eager Lion 2019 at King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center, ... More

Ray Castro, an employee with CJ Signs and Designs,

Ray Castro, an employee with CJ Signs and Designs,

Ray Castro, an employee with CJ Signs and Designs, applies a decal to a wall inside the FieldWerx building in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, Aug. 4, 2020. Members of the 1st Special Operations Wing Innovation Cell... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mathew Lenz (left)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mathew Lenz (left)

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Mathew Lenz (left) and Staff Sgt. Angel Torres (right), special missions aviators with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, prep a ramp in the back of an MC-130H Combat Talon II... More

A 71st Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey, flies over

A 71st Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey, flies over

A 71st Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey, flies over the skies of New Mexico practicing air refueling with a 522nd Special Operations Squadron MC-130J Combat Shadow II, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71st SOS is stationed at... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Adam Murphy, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron Survival Escape Resistance Evasion specialist, helps an aircrew member jump safely in the water during a water survival course at ... More

U.S. Army soldiers from 5 Special Force Group out of

U.S. Army soldiers from 5 Special Force Group out of

U.S. Army soldiers from 5 Special Force Group out of Fort Campbell, Ky., prepare gear for one of four halo jumps planned at the Eglin Range, Fla., June 13, 2012. The 5 SFG were going through their annual traini... More

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, 1st Special Operations Civil

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, 1st Special Operations Civil

Tech. Sgt. Brian Dunnagan, 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal craftsman, and Senior Airman Christopher Dolan, 919th Special Operations Squadron explosive ordnance journey... More

More than 400 Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division

More than 400 Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division

More than 400 Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachute into Camp Rudder, Fla., July 16, 2014. The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron HAVE-ACE coordinated a two-day joint training exercise to main... More

Staff Sgt. Samuel Levander, front, and Staff Sgt. Wyatt

Staff Sgt. Samuel Levander, front, and Staff Sgt. Wyatt

Staff Sgt. Samuel Levander, front, and Staff Sgt. Wyatt Leuck, flight engineers with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, performs a pre-flight inspection on a CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 27, 20... More

Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer and Staff Sgt. Robert LeMay

Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer and Staff Sgt. Robert LeMay

Master Sgt.Joseph Thayer and Staff Sgt. Robert LeMay both loadmasters assigned to the 9th Special Operations Squadron, Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., review pre-flight checklists aboard an MC-130J Commando II air... More

United States Special Operations Command partner nation

United States Special Operations Command partner nation

United States Special Operations Command partner nation rrepresentatives tour Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 19, 2017. Approximately 10 partner nation representatives partici... More

Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Green, Air Force Director of Civil

Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Green, Air Force Director of Civil

Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Green, Air Force Director of Civil Engineers, vists Hurlburt Field, Jan. 9, 2018. Green is responsible for installation support functions at a total of 182 Air Force bases worldwide with an... More

Surviving members of Operation Eagle Claw and families

Surviving members of Operation Eagle Claw and families

Surviving members of Operation Eagle Claw and families of the fallen look on as a wreath is laid during a remembrance ceremony on the 38th anniversary of Operation Eagle Claw, April 24, 2018, at Hurlburt Field,... More

Romanian Special Operation Forces exit a CV-22 Osprey

Romanian Special Operation Forces exit a CV-22 Osprey

Romanian Special Operation Forces exit a CV-22 Osprey assigned to a 352nd Special Operations Wing, during a combined training March 12, 2019, near Bacau, Romania. Side-by-side, US Air Force's 7th Special Operat... More

Col. Devin R. Wooden, former 137th Special Operations

Col. Devin R. Wooden, former 137th Special Operations

Col. Devin R. Wooden, former 137th Special Operations Wing commander, receives a flag from Airmen that represented each rank of his career during his retirement ceremony at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base, ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley Hirschfeld, NCO in

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley Hirschfeld, NCO in

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ashley Hirschfeld, NCO in charge of the communications and navigation mission systems element with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, sings the national anthem d... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cody Smith, a Special Tactics combat controller with the 26th Special Tactics Squadron, ... More

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 352d Special

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 352d Special

A U.S. Air Force flight engineer with the 352d Special Operations Wing, conducts a scanning of obstacles over a landing zone, in Northern Norway, prior to the landing of a CV-22B Osprey, March 8, 2020. The flig... More

The family of U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Conley, outgoing

The family of U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Conley, outgoing

The family of U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Conley, outgoing 1st Special Operations Wing commander, pin on his new rank of brigadier general during a promotion ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, June 8, 2020. It i... More

Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook stands in front

Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook stands in front

Col. (ret.) Clyde “Neal” Westbrook stands in front of an HC-130P Combat King special operations aerial refueling aircraft static display during his visit to Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., November 19, 2020. Westb... More

U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 27th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 27th Special Operations

U.S. Air Force firefighters with the 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron check water functionality and pressure during a controlled burn at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., March 15, 2012. Firefighting ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Tori, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Tori, 27th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Tori, 27th Special Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, gathers data from an automated tactical observing system near the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., ... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Spang, 20th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Spang, 20th Special

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Casey Spang, 20th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, sits harnessed near a M240 weapon in the back of a CV-22 Osprey while flying over Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., July 5, ... More

U.S. Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Security

U.S. Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Security

U.S. Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron (SOSFS) and the 27th SOSFS, and Navy SEALs conduct vehicle insert and extract training aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at H... More

Col. Daniel R. “Pinto” Fowler, incoming 137th Special

Col. Daniel R. “Pinto” Fowler, incoming 137th Special

Col. Daniel R. “Pinto” Fowler, incoming 137th Special Operations Group commander (left), speaks to attendees as Col. Devin R. Wooden, 137th Special Operations Wing commander (right), listens during the Group’s ... More

An MC-130J Commando II aircraft, manned by a 9th Special

An MC-130J Commando II aircraft, manned by a 9th Special

An MC-130J Commando II aircraft, manned by a 9th Special Operations Squadron aircrew, transports Danish Medics from Cannon AFB, N.M. to Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., during Emerald Warrior Feb. 27, 2018. (U.S.... More

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg, 9th Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg, 9th Special Operations

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Sternberg, 9th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, and Mike Boyles, 551st SOS, secure a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System into the back of a MC-130J Hercules at Cannon Air Force... More

CV-22 Ospreys with the 20th Special Operations Squadron

CV-22 Ospreys with the 20th Special Operations Squadron

CV-22 Ospreys with the 20th Special Operations Squadron trail behind an MC-130J Commando II during the Air Commando Capabilities demonstration at the Air Commandos on the High Plains air show May 28, 2016 at Ca... More

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron receives fuel from an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft assigned the 15th SOS over the Gulf of Mexico, Nov. 17, 2016. The 8th and... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, addresses Air Commandos and Carpetbaggers during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2019. Webb ... More

Oklahoma Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the

Oklahoma Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the

Oklahoma Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 137th Special Operations Medical Group (137th SOMDG) out of Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City work alongside fellow medical Airmen with Mich... More

A Greek Special Forces Operator defends a position

A Greek Special Forces Operator defends a position

A Greek Special Forces Operator defends a position as others move towards an objective while conducting a scenario during Exercise Eager Lion 2019 near the Sahab District, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sept. 3, ... More

Members of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron prepare

Members of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron prepare

Members of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron prepare to board a MC-130J Commando II aircraft at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Aug. 25, 2020. Members of the 26 STS perform static line and freefall jumps to ensure... 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 rescue hoist training at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 2, 2020. SERE specialists support aircrew re... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Barclay, a flight

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Barclay, a flight

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Barclay, a flight engineer with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, conducts a pre-flight inspection on a CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 12... More

An AC-130U Spooky takes off for its retirement flight

An AC-130U Spooky takes off for its retirement flight

An AC-130U Spooky takes off for its retirement flight at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 21, 2015. The AC-130U Spooky “Bad Omen” is the first "U" model to retire to the Bone Yard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ar... More

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship reconnaissance

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship reconnaissance

A U.S. Air Force AC-130U Spooky gunship reconnaissance systems officer with the 4th Special Operations Squadron plugs in his communication equipment before performing live fire close air support operations duri... More

Crew chiefs with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit,

Crew chiefs with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit,

Crew chiefs with the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, 727th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work through the night inspecting and repairing CV-22 Ospreys Oct. 18, 2016 at Cannon Air Force Base, ... More

Staff Sgt. Michael Dunning, the manager for the Forward

Staff Sgt. Michael Dunning, the manager for the Forward

Staff Sgt. Michael Dunning, the manager for the Forward Area Refueling Point program with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, speaks with students while anchoring a fuel hose during a class... More

2nd Lt. Will Mitchell, flight commander of financial

2nd Lt. Will Mitchell, flight commander of financial

2nd Lt. Will Mitchell, flight commander of financial analysis with the 1st Special Operations Comptroller Squadron, simulates an armed robbery during an exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2017. Mitchell ... 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 clears a weapon malfunction during Emerald Warrior 17 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., March 2, 2017. Emerald Warrior is a U.S.... More

A pararescue trainees from the 351st Battlefield Airmen

A pararescue trainees from the 351st Battlefield Airmen

A pararescue trainees from the 351st Battlefield Airmen Training Squadron competes in the unit's new assault course March 17 at Kirtland. The course includes challenges like low crawls, rope and rock climbing, ... More

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Force Special Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Force Special Operations Command

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, Air Force Special Operations Command Commander receives the 27th Special Operations Wing guidon from Col. Ben Maitre during the 27th SOW change of command ceremony, June 2, 2017, at Cannon A... More

Senior Airman Sean Bonness, left, and Staff Sgt. Andre

Senior Airman Sean Bonness, left, and Staff Sgt. Andre

Senior Airman Sean Bonness, left, and Staff Sgt. Andre LaPerle, electrical power production technicians with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, use a multimeter while troubleshooting the faulty... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Marty O’Brien, commander of

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Marty O’Brien, commander of

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Marty O’Brien, commander of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. Corey Fossbender, senior enlisted manager of the 4th SOS, unveil a sign at the Air Force Enlisted ... More

A 24th Special Operations Wing Special Tactics Airman,

A 24th Special Operations Wing Special Tactics Airman,

A 24th Special Operations Wing Special Tactics Airman, Hurlburt Field, Fla., corrects an equipment issue during Gunslinger-17 at Fort Sill, Okla., Nov. 15, 2017. The 137th Air Support Element from Will Rogers A... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, fires his rifle during weapons training training March 21, 2018. Pararescuemen conduct training ... More

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers,

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers,

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen and combat rescue officers, assigned to the 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, perform buddy checks on their gear before a a high altitude, low openin... More

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