The 19th Special Operations Squadron is an Air Force Special Operations Command unit, part of the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida. It conducts crew training for AC-130 and Lockheed MC-130 aircraft.

Apr 30, 2021 · Established in May of 1996, the 19th Special Operations Squadron (19 SOS), located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, is the primary Formal Training Unit Air Force Special Operations Command.

The 19th SOS is responsible for providing initial mission qualification, instructor upgrade, and refresher training for multi-airframe Direct Support Operators (DSO) and in SOF aviation platforms including the AC-130J, MC-130H, U-28A.

Jun 7, 2022 · The 19th Special Operations Squadron is the AFSOC formal school for AC-130H, AC-130U, and MC-130E training and mission rehearsal. The squadron teaches more than 1,100 classes in 70 distinct syllabi of instruction for initial mission qualification, instructor upgrade and continuation refresher training.

Jan 13, 2022 · Established in May of 1996, the 19th Special Operations Squadron, located at Hurlburt Field, FL, is the primary Formal Training Unit for Air Force Special Operations Command. The 19th SOS is responsible for providing initial mission qualification, instructor upgrade, and refresher training for.

Jun 7, 2022 · U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Adrian Garcia, 19th Special Operations Squadron operations superintendent, waits to close the door on an MC-130H Combat Talon II for its final flight under the 492nd Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 31, 2022.

May 4, 2007 · It is the home of the 19th Special Operations Squadron, which provides training for all aircrew positions: pilots, navigators, fire control officers, sensor operators and gunners, according to Maj. Karl Marusak, 19th SOS electronic warfare evaluator and AC-130 instructor.

The 19th Special Operations Squadron, located at Hurlburt Field, Fla., is the Air Force Special Operations Command's largest formal school house. The 19th SOS teaches initial qualification and...

Jun 26, 2024 · Air Force Lt. Col. Brent P. Byng was relieved as commander of the 19th Special Operations Squadron after being arrested on June 23 in Florida.

Lt. Col. Brent P. Byng, the commander of the 19th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail on charges of abuse of a child and obstructing...