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8th SOS - "Black Birds" - CV-22 Osprey
US Air Force photo by Master SGT. Jeremy Lock
A flight engineer with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, the "Black Birds", performs pre-flight tests on a CV-22 Osprey at the squadron's home base of Hulburt Field, Florida.
The 8th SOS is the only front-line Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) squadron to operate the innovative tilt-rotor aircraft.
