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  • Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons load crew team, insert a 25mm Gatling gun into an AC-130U Gunship on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Jan. 12, 2015. The weapons flight Airmen fix and maintain the weapons systems on the AC-130. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

    Weapons flight Airmen keep gunners gunning

    Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron insert a 25mm Gatling gun into an AC-130U Gunship.
  • Staff Sgt. James Klutts, 9th Aircraft Maintenance Unit dedicated crew chief, handles equipment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 8, 2014. The 15th AMU’s mission is to perform equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

    15th AMU help keep Talons flying

    The 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit's mission is to perform equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions. The Combat Talon II is a derivative of the C-130 Hercules modified for special operations.
  • “Wicked Wanda” an AC-130H Spectre gunship taxis for the last time after serving 43 years with the 16th Special Operations Squadron and 4th SOS on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 19, 2014. “Wicked Wanda” flew her last flight here Dec. 19, and is scheduled to officially retire to the Hurlburt Field Air Park in 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Desiree W. Moye)

    “Wicked Wanda” flies final mission

    Often described as low, slow and discreetly lethal, “Wicked Wanda” flew her last flight here Dec. 19, and is scheduled to officially retire in 2015. This historical AC-130H Spectre gunship has deployed in nearly every conflict the U.S. has been involved in, officially and unofficially, since the end of the Vietnam War. There were many missions
  • Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James pins the Air Force Cross to the uniform of Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman from the 56th Rescue Squadron, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, during a ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014. While deployed to Afghanistan with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, Ruiz protected his injured special operations forces teammates with fire support and provided emergency medical care under intense enemy fire in the dark, Dec. 10, 2013. The last six Air Force Crosses have all been awarded to AFSOC Special Tactics Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

    PJ’s extraordinary heroism earns Air Force Cross

    Recognizing extraordinary heroism shown in combat, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James presented the Air Force Cross to an Air Commando during a ceremony here, Dec. 17.Master Sgt. Ivan Ruiz, a pararescueman deployed with the 22nd Expeditionary Special Tactics Squadron, was awarded the U.S. military’s second highest decoration for an
  • A muzzle is placed on an Air Force military working dog prior to a patrol scenario during the Emerald Coast K-9 Clash at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 15, 2014. Military working dog jobs require a high degree of obedience, they can work with or without a leash or harness and are taught when it is and isn’t appropriate to attack. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kentavist P. Brackin)

    Hurlburt hosts Emerald Coast K-9 Clash

    Air Force and Army military working dog handlers and their four-legged partners gathered for the Emerald Coast K-9 Clash on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 15. The event, hosted by the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, is the first of its kind to be held here.The clash allowed military working dog teams from across the Department of
  • A group photo from the Fall Awards Dinner at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Va. (Courtesy photo)

    Mackay Trophy returns to AFSOC

    Under heavy enemy fire Dec. 21, 2013, the crew of Rooster 73 performed expert aerial maneuvers while simultaneously providing medical care to the critically-injured passengers on board their CV-22 Osprey. The 8th Special Operations Squadron crew’s heroic efforts during the flight resulted in the safe evacuation of American citizens from the remote
  • Tech. Sgt. Joseph Williams 1st Special operations Support Squadron independent duty medical technician, checks a patient at Hurlburt Field, Fl., Nov. 4, 2014. Williams is part of the operational medicine flights embedded into flying squadrons around Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

    1st SOSS medics take care of fliers

    The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron’s operational medicine flight has come a long way since its creation two years ago by Air Force Special Operations Command. Before the operational medicine flights were implemented on Hurlburt Field, flying squadrons could only rely on the medical group to have their medical needs met. This caused AFSOC
  • Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, explains an urban environment scenario to a student in her Code of Conduct Continuation training class at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. In today’s warfare an urban environment is a common place for Air Commando deployments. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

    SERE class trains in urban environment

    Staff Sgt. Charlene Plante, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape Specialist, explains an urban environment scenario to a student in her Code of Conduct Continuation training class at B-76 Urban Training Area, Eglin Range, Fla., Nov. 5, 2014. In today’s warfare an urban environment is a common place for
  • Senior Airman Jonathan Ammons, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament journeyman, cleans and inspects a 40 mm automatic loader at the armament shop on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 4, 2014. Automatic loaders are cleaned and inspected weekly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

    Armament Airmen keep Air Commandos firing

    Senior Airman Jonathan Ammons, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron armament journeyman, cleans and inspects a 40 mm automatic loader at the armament shop on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 4, 2014. Automatic loaders are cleaned and inspected weekly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)
  • Staff Sgt. Jason Mayfield, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance lead technician, bends sheet metal with a 90- degree grinder on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 29, 2014. The sheet metal, after it is molded and shaped correctly, will be used to make repairs on MC-130P Combat Shadow. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Posey)

    1st SOEMS, not just patchwork

    Aircraft structural Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron repair damage, replace parts and inspect the structure of an aircraft 24 hours a day to keep the mission going at Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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