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  • 1 SOLRS: Fuel for Thought

    1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels laboratory technicians conduct tests on fuel samples June 15, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Without clean fuel, aircraft can’t get off the ground and Air Commando’s would be unable to carry out missions.

  • 1st SOLRS: LOXed and Loaded

    1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities technicians transport liquid oxygen June 15, 2022, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 1st SOLRS provides quality control for oxygen the aircrews are provided with during each flight.

  • So close you can almost taste it

    Culinary specialists from Hurlburt Field, Eglin Air Force Base and Tyndall AFB participated in the 2022 Reginal Chef Competition June 30, 2022, at Eglin AFB, Florida. The competition was the first of its kind in the area and the theme for the event was “Represent Your Culture!”

  • MC-130J take off

    The 901st SOAMXS’s mission is to organize, train, and equip Airmen to perform high-quality aircraft maintenance in order to provide safe and mission-effective aircraft supporting home-station and contingency taskings.

  • Hurlburt Field returns to HPCon Bravo

    U.S. Air Force Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, directs Health Protection Condition Bravo due to the increased community transmission of COVID-19 across the local communities, effective June 29.

  • 1 SOSS aircrew flight equipment specialists pack life-saving parachutes

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. (ret.) Gerald Rodrigues, a 1st Special Operations Support Squadron training manager, instructs U.S. Air Force Airman Kennedy Salvetti, a 1st Special Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment specialist, on the proper method of packing a low-profile parachute, at

  • Spectre 17 Gunship 50th Anniversary oral history video

    Vietnam-era crew recalls famed Spectre 17 flight. The crew, assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, were operating a combat mission supporting Operation Commando Hunt, a campaign of the Vietnam War. Their aircraft was struck by 57mm round, leaving the aircraft damaged and crew members

  • MC-130H Combat Talon II: 19th SOS final formal training mission

    The 19th Special Operations Squadron takes an MC-130H Combat Talon II for its final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. The MC-130H has played a vital role in Air Force Special Operations Command operations, and its highlights include the