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Water survival training

A special operations instructor reaches the 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey during a test of the hoist system above the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Force’s only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the special operations Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Water survival training

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey lifts a special operations instructor out of the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida to test the aircraft’s hoist system Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Force’s only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the special operations Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Water survival training

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey lifts a 492nd Special Operations Wing Airman out of the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Force’s only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Water survival training

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey hovers as a 492nd Special Operations Wing Airman gets into the hoist device in the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Force’s only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Water survival training

A 413th Flight Test Squadron UH-1 Huey hovers waiting to hoist a 492nd Special Operations Wing Airman out of the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The 413th FLTS, the Air Force’s only rotary wing developmental test unit, provided an extra bit of realism to the survival, evasion, resistance and escape training letting the Airmen experience the feeling of a real water rescue. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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Water survival training

Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape students from the 492nd Special Operations Wing toss a flotation device into the waters near Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 16. The Airmen completed their water survival portion of SERE training with the help of the 413th Flight Test Squadron’s UH-1 Huey’s hoist system. The UH-1 lifted each student out of the water hoisting them to the bottom of the aircraft and back down. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

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492d SOW Front Page

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220405-F-ZJ963-1041

Former classmates U.S. Air Force Maj. Dan Jackson, 6th Special Operations Squadron combat aviation advisor evaluator pilot, and Philippine Air Force Maj. Dennis Marzo, right, 15th Strike Wing A-29 pilot, discuss joint tactics during exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, April 5, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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220405-F-ZJ963-1020

U.S. Air Force Maj. Dan Jackson, left, 6th Special Operations Squadron combat aviation advisor evaluator pilot, appraises a Philippine Air Force A-29 Super Tucano from the cockpit alongside his former classmate, Philippine Air Force Maj. Dennis Marzo, right, 15th Strike Wing A-29 pilot, during exercise Balikatan at Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines, April 5, 2022. Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. Balikatan 22 is the 37th iteration of the exercise and coincides with the 75th anniversary of U.S.-Philippine security cooperation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Anna Nolte)

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Moore, 492d Special Operations Training Group senior enlisted advisor, goes through a virtual reality simulation as part of an Air Force Integrated Technology Platform Virtual Reality demonstration, April 5-6, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Air Force ITP provides access to realistic 3D virtualized aircraft when access to mission aircraft is not available. It has also helped to improve the effectiveness of operational and maintenance training, and reduces the cost of training, while increasing the skills and improved knowledge retention of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo)

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220407-F-KM026-1001

U.S. Air Force Col. Caleb Nimmo, 492d Special Operations Wing commander (right) and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Moore, 492d Special Operations Training Group senior enlisted advisor, arrive at the 19th Special Operations Squadron for an Air Force Integrated Technology Platform Virtual Reality demonstration, April 5-6, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Air Force ITP provides access to realistic 3D virtualized aircraft when access to mission aircraft is not available. It has also helped to improve the effectiveness of operational and maintenance training, and reduces the cost of training, while increasing the skills and improved knowledge retention of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo)

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220405-F-KM026-0007

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Mark Moore, 492d Special Operations Training Group senior enlisted advisor, simulates using a flashlight as part of an Air Force Integrated Technology Platform Virtual Reality demonstration, April 5-6, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Air Force ITP provides access to realistic 3D virtualized aircraft when access to mission aircraft is not available. It has also helped to improve the effectiveness of operational and maintenance training, and reduces the cost of training, while increasing the skills and improved knowledge retention of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo)

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220405-F-KM026-0005

Airmen take part in a virtual reality simulation as part of an Air Force Integrated Technology Platform Virtual Reality demonstration, April 5-6, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Air Force ITP provided access to realistic 3D virtualized aircraft when access to mission aircraft is not available. IThe Air Force ITP provides access to realistic 3D virtualized aircraft when access to mission aircraft is not available. It has also helped to improve the effectiveness of operational and maintenance training, and reduces the cost of training, while increasing the skills and improved knowledge retention of Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Valdes Montijo)

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492nd SOW Logo

492nd SOW Logo

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210331-F-JJ788-1297

U.S. Air Force Capt. Riley Feeney, an instructor pilot assigned to the 19th Special Operations Squadron, flys an AC-130J Ghostrider during a training flight, Eglin Range complex, Florida, March 31, 2021. The 19th SOS is the Air Force Special Operations Command's formal school for the AC-130J Ghostrider and MC-130H Talon II, and they are responsible for assessing, educating and professionally developing SOF Airmen and rapidly developing innovative courses and technologies to meet emerging AFSOC requirements. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michelle Di Ciolli)

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Col. Caleb Nimmo, 492nd SOW commander

Col. Caleb Nimmo, 492nd SOW commander

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USAFSOS

USAFSOS

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Maxwell AFB, Ala. - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., addresses attendees of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Commanders Symposium, Nov. 3, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trey Ward/Released)

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