Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command personnel and U.S. Naval Special Warfare personnel participated in a joint force exercise off the coast of Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Malachi Pinedo, an 8th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, waits for takeoff at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2023. Special mission aviators are dual qualified to operate from the front flight engineer position and the tail scanner position on the ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Malachi Pinedo, an 8th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, guides a fuel truck at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2023. The primary mission of the 8th SOS is insertion, extraction, and resupply of unconventional warfare forces and equipment into hostile, or enemy-controlled, territory using airland or airdrop procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Casey Spang, an 8th Special Operations Squadron special mission aviator, waits for takeoff at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2023. Special mission aviators have many duties, including preflight inspections, the monitoring of engines and other critical aircraft systems, mission management, defensive system operations and fuel computations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey waits for takeoff at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2023. The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter with the long-range, fuel efficiency and speed characteristics of a turboprop aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Malachi Pinedo, an 8th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, sits during takeoff in a CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2023. Members of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command and Naval Special Warfare conduct integration training often to complete a variety of mission sets, preparing forces for real-world scenarios and increasing the effectiveness of future joint force operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Malachi Pinedo, an 8th Special Operations Squadron special missions aviator, stands watch on a .50 caliber M2 machine gun during a CV-22 Osprey flight near Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 4, 2023. The M2 Browning machine gun has been used extensively as a vehicle weapon and for aircraft armament by the United States since the 1930s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman)

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Hurlburt Field exercises joint force capability

Published May 8, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Bailey Wyman
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HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command personnel and U.S. Naval Special Warfare personnel participated in a joint force exercise off the coast of Hurlburt Field, Fla.