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919th SOW photo gallery

A 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group Airman marshals a C-145A Skytruck toward its mission at Duke Field, Fla. The Skytrucks are primarily used for new aircrew qualifications and flight proficiency missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Tech. Sgt. David Mobley and Capt. Chuck Anderson, 711th Special Operations Squadron, perform combat first aid on a simulated victim during a training session at Duke Field, Fla. The Airmen are combat aviation advisors. A CAA mission sends a small team of Airmen to assess, advise, train, and assist friendly and allied forces with their own airpower resources. The training aims to improve the partner nation's air capabilities quickly and show them a way to move forward effectively. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Capt. Pat Taylor, Lt. Col. Michael Black and Capt. Kris Williams, 919th Special Operations Wing pilots, walk toward an aircraft on the Duke Field, Fla., flightline. The reserve pilots began their career as enlisted loadmasters with the 919th SOW and were later selected to become officers and pilots with the special operations unit. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Airman Virginia Davis, 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, carries an American flag up a flight of stairs while wearing her firefighting gear during a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb event at Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 11. The 24-hour climb began at 8:46 a.m. Sept. 10 with the 919th Special Operations Wing commander walking the flag up the outside stairwell of the base’s billeting facility. Wing Airmen took turns walking the flag up and down the stairwell the entire day until it was delivered to a firefighter and security forces color guard at 8:46 a.m. the next morning for a 9/11 Remembrance ceremony. More than 115 Airmen carried the flag throughout the day and night for a total of more than 207,000 steps. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
A parachuted bundle soars out of the back of a C-145 Skytruck during an airdrop mission over the Eglin Air Force Base range. New and prior-qualified loadmasters release sandbags and 300-pound boxes from the 919th Special Operations Wing aircraft to as part of their initial airdrop or proficiency training. The 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron’s Airmen are responsible for packing, securing and recovering the equipment and parachutes. (U.S. Air Force photo/Sam King) Chief Master Sgt. Pete Webb, 919th Special Operations Wing, carries a flag down the road toward the site of the unit’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony Sept. 11 at Duke Field, Fla. The chief was escorted by wing security forces members. The flag he carried was used during the 24-hour Memorial stair climb event that began the day before. The stair climb event culminated in the delivery of the flag to the memorial ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) A C-146 Wolfhound passes a C-145 Skytruck while flying over the Duke Field runway Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) A team of 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters battle a huge blaze during a live-fire training exercise March 4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Reserve Airmen teamed with their active-duty special operations firefighters to complete their annual live-fire training during the March unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
C-145 Skytrucks wait for their next flight on the Duke Field flightline Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) A team of 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters battle a huge blaze during a live-fire training exercise March 4 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Reserve Airmen teamed with their active-duty special operations firefighters to complete their annual live-fire training during the March unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Senior Master Sgt. Bill Bethke, 711th Special Operations Squadron, completes his postflight checks on a C-146 Wolfhound at Duke Field, Fla., Oct. 21. The Air Force Special Operations Wing aircraft are used specifically in the training and operation of the 919th Special Operations Wing’s nonstandard aviation mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Senior Airman Shaniqua Johnson, 919th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, stands at attention prior to an open ranks inspection Dec. 5 at Duke Field, Fla. The goal of the inspection is for the Airmen to ensure their service dress and appearance conform to Air Force standards. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)
Staff Sgt. Stephen Volheim, 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Goup, removes the chocks from the C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor) Senior Airman Charelle Baxter, 919th Special Operations Force Support Squadron, inserts a beam during small shelter system training at Duke Field, Fla., Sept. 13. The shelter takes six fully trained personnel approximately three and a half hours to complete. The SSS training is part of annual home station readiness training for all members of the squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor) Airman Mario Hill, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, checks the intake of an engine on a C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOAMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Senior Airman Brandon Elliott, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, begins to tow the C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th SOMXG is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jasmin Taylor)
Senior Airman Aaron Bradley, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, looks out over the vast landscape during the squadron’s annual training at Camp Guernsey, Wyo., Aug. 3. More than 20 Airmen went out West to help train two other Reserve security forces squadrons in ground combat and field training. The 919th SOSFS Airmen lived in the makeshift camps and acted as opposing forces and local villagers interacting with the occupying security teams. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King) Senior Airman Kristopher Golden, 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group, removes the external power from the C-145 June 6 at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th Special Operations Maintenance Group is comprised of 919th SOMXS, 919th SOAMXS, 919th SOMOF, and the 592nd SOMXS. Their primary mission is the maintenance of the C-145 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sam King)