Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Lt. Col. Jacquelyn Shawaryn, 919th Special Operations Mission Support Group deputy commander, talks to Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, during his tour at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. The congressman viewed various static displays that showcased the skills of members in the organization possess for mission sustainment requirements at home and abroad. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, shakes hands with Master Sgt. Trevor Kalkstein, 919th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron member, outside an aircraft hangar at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. Kalkstein talked to Representative Gaetz about the Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element mission, showcased the 919th SOSFS all-terrain vehicle, and thanked the......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, discusses issues relating to readiness and modernization inside an aircraft hangar at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. Austin Bury, Director of Military Affairs, and Derrick Miller, Military Legislative Assistant, traveled with Representative Gaetz and took notes on items of importance to help advocate for 919th Special Operations Wing......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Senior Airman Seth Ivanoff, 859th Special Operations Squadron member, greets Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, inside an aircraft hangar at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. Representative Gaetz talked with the pilots and loadmasters about their mission in the Reserve and some of the current challenges they are facing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Michelle Gigante)...
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Col. Jason Grandy, 919th Special Operations Wing commander, and Rep. Matt Gaetz, Florida’s First District congressman, and other senior leaders from the Air Force Reserve take a moment to chat near the flightline at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. Representative Gaetz was accompanied by Austin Bury, Director of Military Affairs and Derrick Miller, Military Legislative Assistant, during......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Col. Jason Grandy, 919th Special Operations Wing commander, shows Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, and senior leaders, including Honorary Commanders, the inside of Spectre Hall auditorium at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. The congressman visited the base to learn more about how he can help advocate funding and improve the quality of life for Airmen and the local......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, talks to employees inside the base shoppette at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. Representative Gaetz stopped at various locations on a tour to include the base's medical clinic to the flightline, and other facilities to include an aircraft hangar where Airmen were waiting to demonstrate mission sets performed at the base. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Michelle Gigante | 919th Special Operations Wing | 04.14.2023
Rep. Matt Gaetz, from Florida’s First District, along with Austin Bury, Director of Military Affairs, and Derrick Miller, Military Legislative Assistant, follows Col. Jason Grandy, 919th Special Operations Wing commander to see items available to Airmen at the local on-base shoppette at Duke Field, Florida, April 14, 2023. Representative Gaetz toured various facilities on base during his......