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Air Commandos gather for 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hannah Walls, a mission analyst with the 11th Special Operation Intelligence Squadron, ask retired World War II veterans about their Operation Thursday experience during a veteran panel discussion and breakfast at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. Operation Thursday took place on March 5, 1944, and was an unorthodox operation where the first Air Commandos worked alongside British “Chindits” to insert troops behind Japanese lines in Burma during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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Air Commandos gather for 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday

Former U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Patt Meara, a B-25H Mitchell gunner during World War II, responds to questions about his role in Operation Thursday during a veteran panel discussion and breakfast at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. Meara was one of three WWII veterans to attend the panel - one of several events held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday. Operation Thursday was an unorthodox operation when the first Air Commandos worked alongside British “Chindits” to insert thousands of troops behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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Air Commandos gather for 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday

Dr. Dennis Okerstrom, English professor at Park University, Parkville, Missouri, talks to Air Commandos about the history of the 1st Air Commando Group, the predecessors of the 1st Special Operations Wing, during a veteran panel discussion and breakfast at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. The breakfast was one of several events held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday. During Operation Thursday, Air Commando and British “Chindits” traveled more than 200 miles to insert approximately 10,000 men, 1,000 mules and horses, and 250 tons of supplies behind Japanese lines in Burma. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, attaches the distinguished unit citation streamer to the 1st Special Operations Wing guidon during a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. The ceremony honored Air Commandos who made the ultimate sacrifice during the aerial invasion of Japanese-occupied Burma in World War II. The first Air Commandos of the 1st Air Commando Group displayed teamwork, destroyed the enemy position, carried assault troops and engineers behind enemy lines, and supplied them until mission completion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, left, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, right, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Hobbs Sibayan, lead instructor for the base honor guard, lay a wreath during a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. The wreath was placed in honor of the Air Commandos who made the ultimate sacrifice during the aerial invasion of Japanese-occupied Burma in World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)
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U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks during a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. The ceremony honored Air Commandos who made the ultimate sacrifice during the aerial invasion of Japanese-occupied Burma in World War II. The first Air Commandos of the 1st Air Commando Group displayed teamwork, destroyed the enemy position, carried assault troops and engineers behind enemy lines, and supplied them until mission completion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)
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190305-F-CL787-1050

U.S. Air Force retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, left, U.S. Air Force retired Senior Master Sgt. William Cartwright, middle, and former U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. Patt Meara, right, attend a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. Air Commandos gathered to remember and honor the group of individuals whose actions laid the foundation for the evolution of the 1st Special Operations Wing and Air Force Special Operations Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)
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Members of Hurlburt Field attend a commemoration ceremony in honor of the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. The Air Commandos protected the British “Chindits” by harassing Japanese forces with P-51A Mustangs and B-25H Mitchell gunships. The B-25Hs were equipped with a 75mm cannon in the nose and twin .50-caliber machine guns, used in bombing bridges and parked aircraft, strafing, air-to-air combat, and destroying the communications, transportation and military infrastructure. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, left, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. William Adams, right, command chief of the 1st SOW, presents a token of appreciation to U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. retired Richard Cole, during a veteran discussion panel at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. The breakfast was one of several events held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday. Operation Thursday was an unorthodox operation in which the first Air Commandos worked alongside British “Chindits” to insert thousands of troops behind enemy lines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist Brackin)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, gives the closing remarks during a veteran discussion panel at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 5, 2019. During the event, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. retired Richard Cole, U.S. Air Force retired Senior Master Sgt. William Cartwright and former U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Patt Meara spoke to Air Commandos about their roles during Operation Thursday. The breakfast was one of several events held to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday. Operation Thursday was an unorthodox operation in which the first Air Commandos worked alongside British “Chindits” to insert thousands of troops behind enemy lines during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist Brackin)
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65th SOS Hero Shot

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Blair is the commander of the 65th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The 65th SOS provides combatant commanders with the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and precision, strike capabilities needed to enable remotely piloted aircraft operations around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joel Miller)
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AFSOC DFC Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, center, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, and 6 Air Commando stand during a Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 22, 2019. The Air Commandos were presented the DFCs for their heroic actions in support of Operations Inherent Resolve as an MC-130 Commando II aircraft crew with the 67th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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AFSOC DFC Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, left, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, congratulates six Air Commandos during a Distinguished Flying Cross ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 22, 2019. The Air Commandos were presented the DFCs for their heroic actions in support of Operations Inherent Resolve as an MC-130 Commando II aircraft crew with the 67th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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AFSOC DFC Ceremony

Six Distinguished Flying Crosses lay on a table at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 22, 2019. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presented the DFCs to Air Commandos for their heroic actions while assigned to the 67th Special Operations Squadron in support of Operations Inherent Resolve. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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AFSOC DFC Ceremony

U.S. Air Force Capt. Justin Nadal, right, a pilot assigned to the 27th Special Operation Air Operations Squadron, salutes U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, after being presented the Distinguished Flying Cross at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 22, 2019. Nadal and five other Air Commandos were presented the DFCs for their heroic actions in support of Operations Inherent Resolve as an MC-130 Commando II aircraft crew with the 67th Special Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)
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U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, addresses Air Commandos during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. As the commander, Conley will oversee the wing’s primary mission which is to rapidly plan and execute specialized and contingency operations in support of national priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Air Commandos gather for the 1st Special Operations Wing change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, outgoing commander of the 1st SOW, relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, former vice commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, after leading the wing for approximately three years as both the vice and wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Air Commandos gather for the 1st Special Operations Wing change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, outgoing commander of the 1st SOW, relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, former vice commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, after leading the wing for approximately three years as both the vice and wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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180622-F-UQ958-1277

U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, renders his final salute to the Air Commandos of the 1st SOW during a change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. Palenske relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Col. Mike Conley, the former vice commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Canon Air Force Base, New Mexico, after commanding the wing for approximately three years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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Air Commandos gather for the 1st Special Operations Wing change of command ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22, 2018. U.S. Air Force Col. Tom Palenske, outgoing commander of the 1st SOW, relinquished command to U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Conley, former vice commander of the 27th Special Operations Wing, Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, after leading the wing for approximately three years as both the vice and wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Pick)
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