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  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nico Di Guadio, a crew chief with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, marshals out an MC-130H Combat Talon II assigned to the 15th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct. 28, 2020. Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Wing evacuated Hurlburt Field aircraft in preparation for the possible impact of Hurricane Zeta. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

    Hurlburt Field evacuates aircraft in preparation of Hurricane Zeta

    Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Wing evacuated Hurlburt Field aircraft in preparation for the possible impact of Hurricane Zeta.
  • U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Hector Gonzalez Ortiz, an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, looks over an Air Force Special Operations Command legacy C-130 engine in the engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is AFSOC’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lynette M. Rolen)

    1 SOMXS maintains AFSOC’s legacy C-130 engines

    Aerospace propulsion craftsmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, conduct an engine run in the 1st SOMXS engine test cell at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 28, 2020. The 1st SOMXS engine test cell is AFSOC’s only active-duty component for servicing legacy C-130 aircraft engines and propellers.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Ocasio, a crew chief with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, removes an MC-130H Combat Talon II panel at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 25, 2020. Crew chiefs with the 15th AMU are trained to diagnose malfunctions on the Combat Talon II during pre-flight and post-flight inspections, repair and refuel the aircraft, keep detailed records, marshal aircraft and ensure the aircraft are mission ready at all times. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Blake Wiles)

    901st SOAMXS keeps Talons ready

    Crew chiefs with the 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are trained to diagnose malfunctions on the MC-130H Combat Talon II during pre-flight and post-flight inspections, repair and refuel the aircraft, keep detailed records, marshal aircraft and ensure the aircraft are mission ready at all times. Combat Talon IIs provide infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile or denied territory.
  • U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Michael Mallick, a nondestructive inspection specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, inspects suspended sediment in a centrifuge at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 27, 2020. NDI specialists ensure aircraft safety by using magnetic particles, fluorescent penetrants, and eddy currents to detect cracks in aircraft parts invisible to the naked eye. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger)

    NDI Airmen investigate for the unseen

    Nondestructive inspection specialists ensure aircraft safety by using magnetic particles, fluorescent penetrants, and eddy currents to detect cracks in aircraft parts invisible to the naked eye. Fluorescent penetrants reveal cracks in aircraft parts that become visible under a black light, allowing 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Air Commandos to spot and repair defects, enabling 1st Special Operations Wing aviators to train and be combat-ready any time, any place.
  • U.S. Air Force Maj. Theresa Izell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, stands in front of an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 19, 2020. The mission of the 1st SOAMXS is to generate combat capability in the form of safe and reliable special mission aircraft such as the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Robyn Hunsinger)

    1st SOAMXS welcomes new commander

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Theresa Izell took command of the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, Aug. 19, 2020. The mission of the 1st SOAMXS is to generate combat capability in the form of safe and reliable special mission aircraft such as the AC-130J Ghostrider gunship.
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    Air Commandos persevere during aircraft hangar emergency

    "Get everybody out!” Through complete chaos, those three words instantly popped into the head of U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Barron, a production superintendent with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, when the fire suppression system activated in the hangar he was supervising, unleashing high expansion foam in every direction.
  • Airman 1st Class Patrick Nunn, an airfield systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, pulls a circuit board for inspection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 17, 2016. Airfield systems technicians install, remove and maintain navigation and air traffic control ground-to-air radio systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

    1st SOSS: Controlling the air

    Airman 1st Class Patrick Nunn, an airfield systems technician with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, pulls a circuit board for inspection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 17, 2016. Airfield systems technicians install, remove and maintain navigation and air traffic control ground-to-air radio systems. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st
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