Photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2024
Col. Scott Hurrelbrink, 919th Special Operations Wing incoming commander, addresses his new unit during the wing's change of command ceremony July 13, 2024, Duke Field, Florida. Members of the 919th SOW, an Air Force Reserve unit, provide vital combat capability by ensuring the wing’s 1,600 special operations forces are ready worldwide deployments while also supporting combat commanders with......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2024
Col. Jason Grandy, 919th Special Operations Wing outgoing commander, speaks at the wing's change of command ceremony, July 13, 2024, Duke Field, Florida. Grandy previously served as the commander of the 2nd Special Operations Squadron as well as the 919th Special Operations Group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2024
Members of the 919th Special Operations Wing render a salute to their outgoing commander during the wing's change of command ceremony July 13, 2024, Duke Field, Florida. Citizen Airmen assigned to the wing conduct flight instruction and deploy as required in the U-28, PC-12, AC-130J and C-146A aircraft. Reservists from the 919 SOW also fly the MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft in support......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 07.13.2024
Col. Scott Hurrelbrink, 919th Special Operations Wing incoming commander, speaks at the wing's change of command ceremony on July 13, 2024, Duke Field, Florida. Hurrelbrink provides leadership to organize, train, equip and maintain the Air Force Reserve's only special operations wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dylan Gentile)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 12.15.2022
Four C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft taxi onto the flightline at Duke Field, Florida, Dec. 15, 2022 at the end of their last flight. The 919th Special Operations Wing was the last U.S. Air Force unit to fly the aircraft before they were decommissioned. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 08.31.2022
The sun rises over a row of U-28A Draco aircraft at Kabul International Airport, August 2021. Once airborne, crewmembers assigned to the U-28 informed coalition forces on the ground of perimeter breaches and crowd movements during the U.S. withdrawal rom Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Scott Hardman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 08.31.2022
Crowds fill the tarmac while coalition forces form a security perimeter around the runway at Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2021. Once airborne, aircrew assigned to the U-28A Draco provided surveillance and reconnaissance of the ground situation at the airport during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Scott Hardman)...
Photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile | 919th Special Operations Wing | 08.31.2022
A U-28A Draco sits under a hangar at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Sept. 2, 2022. U-28 Draco aircraft are uniquely outfitted to execute a highly-specialized reconnaissance and surveillance mission set. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Gentile)...