Video by Master Sgt. Jonathan D McCallum | 492d Special Operations Wing | 10.15.2025
The 19th Special Operations Squadron, 492nd Special Operations Wing, home to Air Force Special Operations Command's formal training of the AC-130 Gunship, commemorates and honors the achievements of the formal training unit and its history Oct. 17, 2025. Prior members of the 19th SOS and Gunship community share their stories of the training unit's growth through the years. The initial, formal......
Video by Airman 1st Class Raul Mercado | 1st Special Operations Wing | 05.21.2024
U.S. Air Force Airman Karen Palacios Torres, 492nd Special Operations Wing administrative technician, shares her journey of being the first in her family to join the U.S. Air Force during an interview at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 21, 2024. Palacios Torres, a role model for her nieces and nephews, aspires to become a noncommissioned officer before the end of her first contract. (U.S. Air......
Video by Senior Airman Blake Wiles | 1st Special Operations Wing | 06.30.2021
U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron and the 6th Special Operations Squadron conduct Operation Blood Rain at Duke Field, Florida, June 30, 2021. Operation Blood Rain is a research project in support of United States Special Operations Command, testing the safety of blood after it has experienced environmental and gravitational forces during the air drop, and......
Video by Senior Airman Frank Rohrig | Air Force Special Operations Command | 02.22.2021
A U.S. Air Force Cessna AC-208 assigned to the 492d Special Operations Wing and a U.S. Air Force C-146A Wolfhound assigned to the 492 SOW lands at Grenada Municipal Airport, Mississippi, during Emerald Warrior 21.1, Feb. 22, 2021. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise where U.S. Special Operations Command forces train to respond to various threats across the spectrum......
Video by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 492d Special Operations Wing | 08.11.2020
The 492d Special Operations Wing hosted a ceremony following COVID 19 guidelines to honor the second quarter award winners....
Video by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 492d Special Operations Wing | 05.29.2020
The 492 SOW is made up of resilient men and women who adapt during adverse times to carry out a mission that cannot stop. (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Caleb Pavao)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 492d Special Operations Wing | 05.28.2020
B Roll of 492 SOW's Airmen following COVID-19 guidelines while carrying out the mission. Timestamps: 0:00 - AC-130J Pre-Flight 3:47 - Classroom/Briefing 4:34 - AC-130J Flight Simulator 6:00 - AC-130J Flight Deck Simulator 8:29 - U-28 Pre-Flight (U.S. Air Force video by Senior Airman Caleb Pavao)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Caleb Pavao | 492d Special Operations Wing | 04.18.2020
492 SOW Command Teams Answers COVID-19 Questions
