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

Air Commandos and family gather on the flight line to commemorate the MC-130H Combat Talon IIs final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. Combat Talon IIs first arrived at Hurlburt June 29, 1992, and after acceptance testing, began official flying operations Oct. 17, 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam Beaver, the 19th Special Operations Squadron mobility section supervisor, looks out the window of an MC-130H Combat Talon II during 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 evacuations of non-combatant Americans and other civilians from conflicts in Liberia in 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Helton, 492nd Special Operations Training Group commander, pilots and 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 evacuations of non-combatant Americans and other civilians from conflicts in Liberia in 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adam Beaver, the 19th Special Operations Squadron mobility section supervisor, untangles a cord before the final MC-130H Combat Talon II 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 evacuations of non-combatant Americans and other civilians from conflicts in Liberia in 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Garcia, 19th Special Operations Squadron operations superintendent, waits to close the door on an MC-130H Combat Talon II for its final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. Combat Talon IIs first arrived at Hurlburt June 29, 1992, and after acceptance testing, began official flying operations Oct. 17, 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Garcia, left, 19th Special Operations Squadron operations superintendent, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Frank Veres, right, 492nd Special Operations Training Support Squadron MC-130H program manager, check harness lengths for the MC-130H Combat Talon II final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. Combat Talon IIs first arrived at Hurlburt June 29, 1992, and after acceptance testing, began official flying operations Oct. 17, 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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The MC-130H Combat Talon II used for the airframe’s final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing is photographed before take-off at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. Combat Talon IIs first arrived at Hurlburt June 29, 1992, and after acceptance testing, began official flying operations Oct. 17, 1992. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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Air Commandos load into a bus to be taken to an MC-130H Combat Talon II, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022. The MC-130H Combat Talon II provides infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney)

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

Published June 7, 2022
By Staff Sgt. Miranda Mahoney
1st Special Operation Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. --

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 evacuations of non-combatant Americans and other civilians from conflicts in Liberia in 1996.

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

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