24th SOW commander final jump

Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing prepare for a water landing after conducting a military free-fall jump at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 7, 2018. The free-fall was Col. Mike Martin's final jump as commander of the 24th SOW before his change of command ceremony the following day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Yates)

24th SOW commander final jump

Col. Spencer Cocanour, left, vice commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Guilmain, superintendent of the 720th Special Tactics Group, walk back on-shore after performing a military free-fall jump at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 7, 2018. More than a dozen Special Tactics operators participated in the jump, honoring the outgoing commander of the 24th Special Operations Wing before a change of command ceremony the following day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

24th SOW commander final jump

A C-17 Globemaster III from Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, flies under an AC-130U Spooky gunship over Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 7, 2018. The C-17 is the newest, most flexible cargo aircraft in the Air Force inventory, with the first C-17 squadron declared operationally ready in 1995, while the AC-130U has been in service since the Vietnam War, providing close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance to troops on the ground for decades. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Victor J. Caputo)

24th SOW commander final jump

Published March 23, 2018
By Staff Sgt Victor J. Caputo & Airman 1st Class Rachel Yates
24th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Special Tactics operators from the 24th Special Operations Wing prepare for a water landing after conducting a military free-fall jump at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 7, 2018. The free-fall was Col. Mike Martin's final jump as commander of the 24th SOW before his change of command ceremony the following day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Yates)