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A soldier with the 19th Special Forces Group adjusts an antenna on a Humvee during a training mission at Melrose Air Force Range, N.M., Sept. 19, 2012. Melrose has been an integral part of Cannon Air Force Base More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Victor S.M. Owens Release Status: Releas More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hurlburt Field State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Victor S.M. Owens Release Status: Releas More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Maxwell Air Force Base State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Af Historical Research Agency Release More

Retired Staff Sgt. Jason Morgan embraces his service dog, Rue, while touring the Special Tactics Training Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 7, 2018. Morgan, who was a combat weatherman before being injur More

Three retired air commandos, who served in World War II and played intricate parts in the D-Day success, visited Hurlburt Field, Fla., to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the historic event June 6, 2014. More More

Members of the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard perform ceremonial duties at the Jockey-14 25th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2019. Jockey-14 experienced an in-flight explosion, More

French civilians flock toward a ceremony near a Memorial Park on June 4, 2016 in Sainte-Mère-Église, France. Memorial Park is dedicated to American airborne troops who lost their lives during the airdrops on D- More

Master Sgt. Kevin Shafer, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief section chief, left, and Staff Sgt. Joshua Ohienmhen, 16 AMU Non-Commissioned Officer in charge, stand in front of an AC-130W Stinger II gunsh More

Air Commandos, friends and family of the Jockey-14 crew attend the 25th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 14, 2019. Jockey-14 was the tactical call sign of an AC-130H Spectre gunsh More

Air Commandos with the Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center stand in formation before the 492nd Special Operations Wing activation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 10, 2017. The designator for t More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Wing, observes a ceremony from the inside of an MC130J Commando II, following a military-free-fall jump June 9, 2019, in Normandy, France. Th More

First Lieutenant Sarah Berryhill, 16th Special Operations Squadron navigator, works out at the 27th Special Operations Wing’s new human performance center Jan. 9, 2019, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. According More

A historian from RAF Spanhoe provides an in-depth brief, April 17, 2019, at RAF Spanhoe Airfield, on the history of the U.S. Army Air Force, 315th Troop Carrier Group, which flew from the site on airborne missi More

Air Commandos with the 352nd Special Operations Wing, based out of RAF Mildenhall, fly over Carentan, Normandy June 5, 2019, to honor the tasks Allied forces undertook during Operation Overlord on the early mor More

A U.S. Air Force Airman with the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron leaps over a wall as part of an obstacle course during the 16th Annual Squadron Fire Muster Oct. 16, 2015, at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M More

Col. Stewart A. Hammons, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, speaks during the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Dec. 7, 2018. The ceremony memorialized those who lost their More

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) John Folkerts (left center), Vice Commander, Air Force Special Operations Command ( More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: TSgt Ron Werle, crew chief, 55th rescue squadron, inspects the hoist used in aiding pararescuemen and those they are trying to s More

The sun rises behind a C-130J at the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing at Harrisburg International Airport here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matt Schwartz)

CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron, with Hurlburt Field, and 20th SOS, with Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., fly in formation over Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 3, 2017. T More

A CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft sits on display on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, July 23, 2018. Airmen with the 505th Command and Control Wing toured various Air Force Special Operations Command More

U.S. Air Force Airmen 1st Class Greg Stanley and Jordan Ortiz, 27th Special Operations Communications Squadron radar maintainers, make their way to the Digital Airport Surveillance Radar at Cannon Air Force Bas More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Holt, 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, practices suspect take-down bite drills with K-9 unit Ben K326 at an obstacle course for MW More

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey flys over the Eglin Air Force Range, Fla. The Osprey demonstrated some of its capabilities to participants of the Joint Civilian Orientation Course (JCOC). JCOC is a Secretary of D More

Bomb Cat crew members from the 413th Flight Test Squadron rush to the finish line during the 22nd Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 2. The Bomb Cat took second place in the fastest boa More

Fort Walton Beach Police Department officers sweep rooms while conducting active shooter training in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., July 8, 2010. This training allows officers and airmen from the 1st Special Operatio More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jacques Cousineau and Staff Sgt. Alissa Leviskia, both from the 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron, triage a simulated victim at the casualty collection point outside the More

One simulated victim lies dead as another awaits medical attention at the Deployment Control Center during an active shooter exercise at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 12, 2010. The active shooter exercise tested t More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Roberto Matos stands his ground as he waits for Tech. Sgt. Pedro Guerrero to give Britta, a military working dog, the order to attack in a controlled water aggression exercise at Hurlb More

Staff Sgt. Nicole Spickerman, right, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Independent Duty Medical Technician, prepares to insert a decompression needle into the chest of a simulated patient, as Master Sgt. More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua McCoy, a fuels laboratory technician with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, works inside the fuels laboratory at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 20. Fuel techn More

Senior Airman Fiatagata Ulukivaiola, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, does high knee step aerobics during Post Pregnancy PT at the Commando Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 21. The class More

Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron enter a building during active shooter training in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., July 22, 2010. For the past two years, the 1 SOSFS has worked in conju More

Amanda Palvich, a health educator,1st Special Operations Aeromedical Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, Hurlburt Field Air Force Base, Fla., briefs participants of the first "Be Well" fitness improvement cl More

Two U.S. Army Special Forces members fold an American flag during an U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command member's re-enlistment ceremony at Camp Morehead, Afghanistan, Aug. 2, 2010. AFSOC service members More

A Lithuanian Special Operations Forces soldier, left, and an U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Squadron operator assigned to the 321st Special Tactics Squadron based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, U.K., engage tar More

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., participate in pre-scuba training Sept. 21.

U.S. Air Force members from the Special Tactics Training Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., rest on the side of the pool during pre-scuba training Sept. 21.

An airman assigned to the 352nd Special Operations Group, based at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, U.K., mount a bike after it was aerial dropped out of an MC-130P Combat Shadow Sept. 22 during the Jackal Stone 10 More

Dwayne Wade, guard, gives a fan his autograph during the Miami HEATs arrival at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for their 2010 Training Camp, Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the HEAT has taken their tr More

Chris Bosh from the Miami Heat answers questions from the media during their 2010 training camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla,. Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the Heat has ta More

U.S. Air Force members from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, walk toward a C-130 Hercules at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 27, 2010. The airmen will practice combat operati More

Fans cheer during the Miami HEATs arrival to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for their 2010 Training Camp at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 27. This is the first time in 23 years the HEAT has taken their training camp More

Erik Spoelstra, Miami Heat head coach, answers questions during a press conference after a pre-season practice session at the Aderholt Fitness Center at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28. The team requested the us More

Zyndrunas Ilgauskas, a Miami HEAT player, autographs a basketball before heading into the team's first practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sep More

LeBron James, a Miami HEAT player, autographs a basketball for 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., More

Members of the Miami Heat team sign autographs for fans before heading into practice during the Miami HEAT 2010 Training Camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 29. This is the first ti More

U. S. Air Force Senior Airman George Snyder, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, talks with Miami HEAT players during a surprise lunch at the Reef Dining Facility, Hurlburt Field. Fla., Sept. More

Kenny Hasbrouck, a Miami HEAT player, works on a team building activity with children at the Youth Center, Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 30. The HEAT got a chance to tour Hurlburt Field while taking a break from t More

Mixed martial arts fighter Matt Mitrione executes a landing in a KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator during a visit here Oct. 14. Mitrione and two other MMA fighters visited with members of the 352nd Special O More

Navy Seaman Apprentice Kyle Baker, information systems technician (left), a forward for the All-Navy Soccer team, races Army Sgt. Tyler Stratford, right, a midfielder for the Army Soccer team, for control of th More

U.S. Navy Seaman James Fenner, a member of the Navy soccer team, blocks U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kevin Rosser's shot on goal during Armed Forces Men's Soccer Championship Round Robin match at Morgan Sports Comple More

Senior Airman Steven Santos, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, conducts air traffic control Dec. 10, 2010, at Eglin Air Force Base's Field 6, Fla., at night. Over a dozen 23rd STS Airmen parachuted from a C-130 in More

Tech. Sgt. Gregory Bantilan, 32nd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, prepares to soldier a capacitor back into the landing gear warning horn of an MC-130P Combat Shadow, Dec. 23, 2010. The Combat Shadow h More

Crew chiefs from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, ride out in their truck to an AC-130U gunship on the flight line, Janu. 25, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of More

CV-22 Osprey flight engineer Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" sits on the back ramp scanning as the plane lands, Jan. 26, during a local training mission at Hurlbur More

CV-22 Osprey co-pilot Capt. Timothy Skypeck from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-flights his plane, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The CV-22 Ospreys prima More

CV-22 Ospreys flight engineers Staff Sgt. Eric Wiggins and Master Sgt. Erik Davis from the 8th Special Operations Squadron "Black Birds" pre-brief, Jan. 26, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fl More

An AC-130U Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies over the range firing its 105mm gun during a local training mission on Jan. 27, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is t More

An AC-130U Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies a local training mission on Jan. 27, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of Air Force Special Oper More

AC-130U gunship loadmaster Senior Airman Oleksandr Slidenko from the 4th Special Operations Squadron pre-flights the plane before take off, Jan. 27, 2011 before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. More

AC-130U Gunship Pilot Capt. Chris Jennette and Co-Pilot Nick Beihl from the 4th Special Operations Squadron conduct a debrief after flying a local training mission on Jan. 27, 2011, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The More

An AC-130U Gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron flies a local training mission, Jan. 27,at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the primary weapon of Air Force Special Operations Com More

Aircrew members from the 4th Special Operations Squadron ride out to their AC-130U Gunship for pre-flight, Jan. 27, before a local training mission at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The AC-130U "Spooky" gunship is the pr More

Chief Master Sgt. William Turner, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, discusses tips to a happy marriage with Senior Airman William Boone, 352nd Special Operations Group, following lunch with 35 More

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 Tech. Sgt. Christopher Klug (right), self-defense instructor, and 2nd Lt. Amber Gasparetto, 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron, demonstrate how to escape holds during a self-defense cour More

Master Sgt. Paola West, Airman 1st Class John Vincent Airman Leadership School commandant, speaks during a memorial ceremony for Vincent, April 18, at Hurlburt Field's ALS. Vincent was killed by lightning 15 ye More

Retired Chief Master Sgt. William Walter assembles a Rocket Propelled Grenade launcher, April 26, at a range on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Mr. Walter, Air Force Special Operations Command A5 strike requirements More

A loadmaster from the 352nd Special Operations Group, RAF Mildenhall, England, gives a hand signal to a Romanian special operations forces member prior to a static line jump from a 352 SOG MC-130P Combat Shadow More

A red "X" in the status box denotes that there are discrepancies significant enough to ground an aircraft. A red "/" denotes discrepancies that are not significant enough to ground the aircraft. If there are ze More

U.S. Air Force Col. Albert M. "Buck" Elton II, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, receives his first salute from the wing in a change of command ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 8. Elton repla More

United States Air Force Col. Buck Elton, 27th Special Operations Wing commander, explains the history of Maj. Gen. John Alison, USAF (Ret.) to airmen at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., July 15, 2011. Alison passed More

The 9/11 memorial formation marches towards the fire station at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 11. The memorial walk was held to honor the almost 3,000 people that died on 9/11 over 200 people participated More

Scott McEntyre and Joe McCluan from the Florida Stay Alive From Education program, teach the dangers of driving through their Street Smart Presentation at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 13, 2011. Car crashe More

A Special Operations pararescueman (PJ) from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron (Red Team) secures a rappelling line to the training tower at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 20, 2011. PJs perform a wide variety of t More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Cloudier, a pararescueman (PJ) with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Red Team, practices new rappelling techniques on Hurlburt Field, Fla. PJ's are capable of deploying anywhere More

Airman 1st Class Dylan Lewark, 16th Special Operations Squadron aerial gunner, loads ammunition onto the gun rack of an AC-130H Spectre gunship during Operation Dark Night at Melrose Range, N.M., Sept. 22, 2011 More

Staff Sgt. Brandon Pfannenstiel, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineering Squadron, shows kids the F-6A Robot during open house at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 24. The F-6A robot was shown during the mun More

A new U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II aircraft taxis on the flight line at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Sept. 29, 2011. The aircraft was delivered to Cannon by Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of Air Force Spec More

Family members await the return of their loved ones during Operation Homecoming as an aircraft prepares to land on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 6, 2011. Operation Homecoming was created s More

An Afghanistan National Army soldier looks to Lt. Col. Jade Barrow for assurance before a non-invasive procedure, Oct. 10, 2011. Barrow is the special operations surgical team lead and the team’s certified regi More

Lt. Col. Derrick Willsey performs an ultrasound on the lung of Roquia, an Afghan child, Oct. 10, 2011. Willsey is part of the Special Operations Surgical Team, deployed from the 1st Special Operations Support S More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Rebeca, 27th Special Operations Comptroller Squadron, teaches children Spanish during a cultural event at the Child Development Center at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Oct. 14, 2011. Th More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Woliver, 16th Aircraft Maintenance Unit aircraft hydraulics systems journeyman, works on the utility system hydraulic vent line filter aboard the AC-130H Spectre gunship at Ca More

Airmen 1st Class Tyler Fornal, Steven Theodorou, and Richard Largey siphon out oil from one of their generators and check key components while performing routine maintenance at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. More

Family members await the return of their loved ones from deployment on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Nov. 8, 2011. Operation Homecoming is a monthly occurrence where families come together to w More

A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522 SOS, MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71 SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N More

A 71st Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey receives fuel from a 522 SOS, MC-130J Combat Shadow II aircraft, over the skies of New Mexico, Jan. 4, 2012. The 71 SOS is stationed at Kirtland Air Force Base, N More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jason Brooks, 27th Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, practices chest compressions on his CPR dummy in a training detachment at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melinda Morris, 27th Special Operations Wing Equal Opportunity, proudly holds up a framed image of herself on the Community College of the Air Force marketing poster in her office at C More

U.S.Navy members prepare to launch patrol boats during Emerald Warrior near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and More

A Marine scout sniper looks through a spotting scope Feb. 28, 2012, during Emerald Warrior Exercise at the Stennis Space Center, Miss. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations co More

A U.S. Air Force MC-130H loadmaster conducts a pre-flight check on his oxygen mask during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special oper More

U.S. Air Force aircrew members perform duties aboard an AC-130 "Spooky" Gunship during Emerald Warrior, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 29, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operati More

U.S. Navy members conduct boat patrols during Emerald Warrior, Feb. 29, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components in urban and irregular warfare settings to suppo More

U.S. Army soldiers ride aboard a naval special operations boat during Emerald Warrior, near Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special operations components More

A U.S. Navy Special Warfare Combatant Craftsman participates in training during Emerald Warrior 2012, Stennis Space Center, Miss., March 1, 2012. The primary purpose of Emerald Warrior is to exercise special op More