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24 (Yes, twenty-four) Air Commandos were awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses at...

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#ICYMI Hurlburt Field retired an AC-130U Spooky to the Davis-Monthan Air Force B...

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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson visited Hurlburt Field for her AFSOC m...

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A U.S. Air Force Special Tactics combat controller with the 24th Special Operations Wing maintains visuals on an Ohio Air National Guard 127th Airlift Wing C-130H Hercules during an airfield reconn mission during Exercise Eager Lion May 16, 2017, in Jordan. Special Tactics teams can assess, open, and control major airfields to clandestine dirt strips in either permissive or hostile locations, providing strategic access for U.S. or allied partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Conroy)

Senior Airman Maggie Jakaitis, an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, safety wires a fuel nozzle on an AC-130U Spooky gunship at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 6, 2017. Aerospace propulsion technicians test, maintain and repair AC-130U engines, preparing them to execute the mission any time, any place. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Yates)

A U.S. Air Force 1st Special Operations Squadron pilot looks out the window of a U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II during a formation flight with Royal New Zealand Air Force 40th Squadron, April 22, 2017 at RNZAF Base Woodbourne, New Zealand. Exercise Teak Net provided the opportunity at further developing interoperability with counterparts from the RNZAF through daily airborne operations to include low-level formation work and tactical operations on night vision goggles. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jessica Tait)

Four U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando IIs from the 17th Special Operations Squadron execute a simultaneous overhead break June 22, 2017 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, during a mass launch training mission. Airmen from the 17th SOS conduct training operations often to ensure they are always ready perform a variety of high-priority, low-visibility missions throughout the Indo-Asia-Pacific-Region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)

U.S. Air Force Special Tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing conduct a freefall jump from a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook assigned to 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, Fort Eustis, Va., during Emerald Warrior 16 over Eglin Range, Fla., May 7, 2016. Emerald Warrior is a U.S. Special Operation Command-sponsored mission rehearsal exercise during which joint special operations forces train to respond to real and emerging worldwide threats. (U.S. Air Force still frame from video by Tech. Sgt. Gregory Brook)

Air Force Honor Guard pallbearers carry the remains of Capt. Matthew Roland to his final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Sept. 18, 2015. Roland was fatally wounded in an attack near a vehicle checkpoint at Camp Antonik, a forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Roland was a special tactics officer at the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nichelle Anderson)

Lt. Col. (ret.) Richard “Dick” Cole greets Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command at the Doolittle Raider’s exhibit July 30, 2016 at the U.S. Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Webb spoke at the ceremony and highlighted the importance of Cole and his history as one of the founding members of the 1st Air Commando Group. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

A special mission aviator at the 8th Special Operations Squadron mans the .50 caliber gun on a CV-22 Osprey near Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 12, 2016. Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, was onboard to observe the aircraft’s capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Melanie Holochwost)

An AC-130H Combat Talon II flies past the flightline during an airfield seizure demonstration, Aug. 26, 2015, at Hurlburt Field Fla. More than 20 civic leaders toured Air Force Special Operations Command as part of the Secretary of Defense’s Senior Leader Engagement Program here. This program has exposed hundreds of national public opinion leaders to each branch of service since 1948, growing their knowledge in both military and national defense issues. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Conroy)

Airman 1st Class Clinton Butler, 801st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, removes screws from a CV-22 Osprey engine on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 13, 2014. The 801st SOAMXS routinely troubleshoots, repairs, launches and recovers aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)