April 13, 2021 Duke Field maintainers implement innovative training program Accomplishing missions any time, any place, is standard for Duke Field’s Citizen Air Commandos. Airmen with the 919th Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are implementing new training to ensure that standard is met with an innovative program that delivers expert maintenance in smaller
April 12, 2021 919 SOW announces new Key Spouse Mentor The 919th Special Operations Wing recently appointed a new Key Spouse Mentor to help reinvigorate and grow the existing Key Spouse Program to enhance resiliency support efforts for Citizen Air Commandos and their families.
March 24, 2021 Female aviators key element to the CAA mission Female aviators play an important role in the 711th Special Operations Squadron’s Combat Aviation Advisor mission at home and around the globe. Combat Aviation Advisors advise, assist and instruct service members from our partner nations on how to best perform this specialized mission.
March 17, 2021 919 SOW’s first female Airman reflects on career Ann Avant was unsure what to do after graduating high school and one day took a trip with her dad to visit the newly established 919th Tactical Airlift Group at Duke Field. Before the trip was over, Avant had enlisted in the United States Air Force. Little did she know that she had just made history
Feb. 22, 2021 Reserve Citizen Airmen support aerial delivery mission The 919th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron has a team of aerial transportation specialists who provide for the aerial delivery mission. They assist our aerial training missions, total force partners, and partner nations by packing, rigging, transporting, and collecting cargo for
Feb. 5, 2021 919 SOMDS begins COVID-19 vaccinations The 919th Special Operations Medical Squadron began vaccinating Citizen Air Commandos against COVID-19 on February 1, 2021, after receiving their first shipment of vaccines.
Dec. 9, 2020 Duke Field fuel cell hangar fire suppression test marks final steps towards renovation completion The 919th Special Operations Wing and 492 SOW will soon have a newly renovated fuel cell hangar ready for use. Civil engineers and contractors performed a fire suppression test last week marking one of the final steps for project completion.
Nov. 18, 2020 Drive-thru vaccination line keeps 919 SOW Airmen medically ready Capt. Lindsay Piechowiak, 919th SOMDS Infection Control Officer, organized a drive-thru flu shot line for the November unit training assembly to provide vaccinations for Citizen Air Commandos while following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Nov. 16, 2020 Duke Field breaks ground on aircraft simulator facility Members of Air Force Special Operations Command broke ground on a aircraft simulator facility at Duke Field, Florida, Nov. 9, 2020, during a joint ceremony hosted by the 492d and 919th Special Operations Wings.
Oct. 21, 2020 Resiliency Support Team continues to innovate during COVID-19 Members from multiple helping agencies and services come together every month as part of the 919th SOW Resiliency Support Team to work together to create events and provide services for Citizen Air Commandos and their families. When COVID-19 restrictions limited in-person meetings, the team was able