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Gunny feels the heat

R. Lee Ermey, host of the Mail Call military technology show, watches the effects of a molotov cocktail thrown by Lt Col Gary Reynolds, USAF Special Operations School instructor, during a weapons demonstration by the cadre of Dynamics in Terrorism at Hurlburt Field, Fla.. "Gunny" Ermey toured the USAF Special Operations School during his recent visit here for an upcoming episode of the show focusing on Air Force Special Operations Command. During his visit he sat in on a Middle Eastern Orientation class, watched a demonstration on vehicle search techniques, received a breifing on weapons used by terrorists around the world and fired an Israeli Galil and a Styer-aug. "Gunny" Ermey, a retired Marine, is well known both for hosting the show and for his role as a tough-as-nails drill instructor in the film "Full Metal Jacket."
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Osprey gets new nest

1st Lt. Anna Orstadius with the 58th Operational Support Squadron steadies a CV-22 welcome home banner while Lt. Gen. Mike Wooley, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, autographs it at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M, following arrival of the first CV-22 to the base. (Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Markus Maier)
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Survive

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Master Sgt. John Buckler, 41st Rescue Squadron, and Capt. Joseph Booth, 347th Operations Support Squadron, cross a stream during combat survival training March 14 at Grand Bay Wildlife Management Area here. Six Moody aircrew members completed the refresher training, which teaches survival skills in combat and peacetime situations. (Photo by Airman Eric Schloeffel)
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Maps

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Senior Airman Shanna Hunter and Master Sgt. Jerome Thomas, 71st Rescue Squadron, review their navigational route using a map, compass and teamwork during combat survival training March 14 here. The refresher training teaches survival skills in combat and peacetime situations. (Photo by Airman Eric Schloeffel)
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Fire

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Senior Airman Ryan Wilkerson, 347th Operations Support Squadron Survival Evasion Resistance Escape specialist, teaches students how to create fire with minimum supplies during combat survival training here March 14 (Photo by Airman Eric Schloeffel)
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Securty Forces pat down

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Staff Sgt. Clinton Ellis, 347th Security Forces Squadron augmentee course instructor, shows Staff Sgt. Latasha Stokes, 347th Services Squadron, and Airman Sarah Hagood, 347th Communications Squadron, proper handcuffing techniques during augmentee training with First Term Airmen Course students Feb. 14. The five day course teaches base safety measures. (Photo by Airman Eric Schloeffel)
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Pavelow Secure

Airman 1st Class Travis Dalton provides security for an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter during an exercise on 22 Feb. Airman Dalton is a combat controller in the Advanced Skills Training Program at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The exercise was filmed for the next series of Air Force commercials. Theme of the commercials will be "Do something amazing." The film crew also shot footage of AC-130U Spooky gunship, Combat Control Team and MC-130 Combat Talon operations, as well as a Special Tactics High Altitude Low Opening parachute jump during their visit to Hurlburt.
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Checking the winds

Airman 1st Class Kyle Kramer collects wind speed data for a Special Tactics High Altitude Low Opening parachute jump on Feb. 22 while Airman 1st Class Travis Dalton records data. Both Airmen are combat controllers in the Advanced Skills Training Program at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The HALO jumpers and Combat Control Team were filmed for the next series of Air Force commercials. Theme of the commercials will be Do something amazing. The film crew also shot footage of AC-130U Spooky gunship, MH-53 Pave Low and MC-130 Combat Talon operations during their visit to Hurlburt.
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Folding the flag

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Staff Sgt. Michael Youngblood, 347th Maintenace Operations Squadron, trains Staff Sgt. Ben Wilson, 824th Security Forces Squadron, on how to perfect each move required to properly fold an U.S. flag Jan. 29 here. This flag is traditionally given to the next of kin by the NCO in charge of the ceremony. (USAF Photo by SrA Angelita Collins)
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Knights of Honor

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - The Knights of Honor, the honor guard team here, practices the precise movements required to fold a flag during a funeral ceremony. When these Airmen are not performing at a ceremony, they are training. This type of intense training is how they achieve their motto of the best of the best. (USAF Photo by SrA Angelita Collins)
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Honoring our fallen

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - The Knights of Honor stand in quiet reverence before a flag-draped coffin Jan. 29 during a mock funeral here. During a real funeral, they would be posted behind the hurst preparing to pull the coffin out of the vehicle. One person pulls the coffin out and walks backward with the coffin as the other five people grab the coffin and prepare to lift it off the hurst. (USAF Photo by SrA Angelita Collins)
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Helo on ship

PENSACOLA BAY, Fla. - An HH-60G Pave Hawk, from the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., is guided into the Baylander, a Navy vessel used for helicopter training, during ship board operations Jan. 25 and 26 here. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Riensche)
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Pave Hawk landing on th Baylander

PENSACOLA BAY, Fla. - A 41st Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter lands on the Baylander, a Navy vessel used for helicopter training, during ship boarding operations Jan. 25 and 26 at Pensacola Bay, Fla. The exercise is a mandatory training requirement for the 41st RQS, stationed at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., and improves its search and rescue capabilities. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Mark Riensche)
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Soar

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Senior Airman Cody Mass, 347th Communications Squadron ground radio technician, sets up a satellite communication device. Airman Mass is the only Air Force Special Operations Command selection for the Scholarship for Outstanding Airman program. The program provides Airman Mass $15,000 per year to enroll in college and return to the Air Force after graduation as a second lieutenant. (Photo by Airman Eric Schloeffel)
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homecoming

MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. - Airman 1st Class Jason Smith, 41st Helicopter Maintenance Unit, is greeted by Amy Pierce shortly after home from Balad Air Base, Iraq, Saturday. Approximately 25 Airmen from the 41st HMU and 41st Rescue Squadron arrived via a C-5 Galaxy after more than two months at Balad. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Shannon Fielder)
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Bronze 1

Master Sgt. Robert Colannino, 20th Special Operations Squadron, stands after receiving a Bronze Star with Valor for his actions April 12, 2004 in a ceremony Dec. 16 in Freedom Hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heidi Davis)
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Bronze 2

Capt. Matthew Berry, 20th Special Operations Squadron, receives his Distinguished Cross with Valor from Col. Mark Alsid, 20th SOS commander, during a ceremony Dec. 16 in Freedom Hangar. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heidi Davis)
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Honduras

Lt. Col. Rob Toth, 15th SOS commander, is swarmed by children at Aldea Infantil Sos La Ceiba, Honduras. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Heidi Davis)
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structure guys

(Bottom to top) Tech Sgt. Patrick Smith, Staff Sgt. Thomas Downward, Staff Sgt. Christopher Ortega, Staff Sgt. Nicholas Souza, Airman 1st Class Bryan Bowers and Staff Sgt. Ivan Sterpin, 347th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., completed depot-level maintenance Dec. 2 on a 347th Rescue Wing's HC-130P/N. They completed the repairs 20 days ahead of schedule saving the Air Force approximately $30,000. (Photo by Senior Airman S.I. Fielder)
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Fastrope sub

Air Force special operations forces from the 22nd and 23rd Special Tactics Squadrons fast rope onto the deck of USS Alabama (SSBN 731) in the Pacific Ocean during a recent exercise to test special operations infiltration and rescue tactics. The joint effort also tests the capabilities of the SSGN class submarines entering service next year. The SSGN class submarines are being converted from ballistic missile submarines to guided missile submarines with new capabilities. US Navy photo by FTCM (SS) Daniel J. Niclas
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