The 5th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 919th Special Operations Wing. The 5th is based at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It operates U-28 aircraft providing special operations capability.
U-28A as flown by the squadron
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A 5th SOS U-10B over Vietnam, 1969.
Duke Field
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Duke Field, also known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3, is a military airport located three miles south of the central business district of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States.
5th Special Operations Squadron
…squadrons were consolidated as the 5th Special Operations Squadron in 1985, but remained inactive. In 1994, the squadron was activated in the reserves at Duke Field, Florida, 919th Special Operations Wing. It has trained for special operations, Air refueling of special operations helicopters, and resupply missions…
A Dornier C-146A Wolfhound of the 919th Special Operations Wing based at Duke Field.
A MC-130E Combat Talon I, takes off for the final time from Duke Field, moments after it was officially retired from the 919th Special Operations Wing on 18 September 2012.
A parachuted bundle soars out of the back of a C-145 Skytruck during an air-drop mission over the Eglin Air Force Base range.