Air Commando Heritage Foundation

Help us build the Air Commando Museum by 2030! Learn about our heroes and donate at link in bio! #AFSOC #MilitaryHistory #aircommandos #Legacy #specialoperations #museum

Momentum is building. The Air Commando Museum plan continues to move forward at Hurlburt Field, and our community support makes all the difference! Grateful to Niceville.com for shining a spotlight on this important milestone. Read more here: niceville.com/air-commando-m…

We are truly thankful to the HSU Educational Foundation for their generous $1,000 gift to the Air Commando Heritage Foundation. 🇺🇸 Your support fuels our mission to preserve the legacy and valor of America’s Air Commandos. #LegacyAndValor #AirCommandos #achf #Museum #support

Who loves museums? We do. Especially when they honor the legacy and valor of those who dared to go first. Tell us: what’s your favorite museum to visit? Drop it in the comments, and we’ll tag them to show the love. #museum #aircommandos #legacy #honor #history #bravery #achf

We’re building a museum that finally tells the full story of the Air Commandos. Not just the aircraft… but the missions, the people, and the legacy they left behind. We’d love to hear from you. What stories should be told? Who made an impact on you? What does “Air Commando” mean to you? Let’s get the conversation going. #AirCommandoMuseum #LegacyAndValor #AirCommandos #museum #donate #conversation #hero #specialoperations

‼️BREAKING: Your Future Favorite Museum Needs You!!! Coming in hot (in like… 5 years), the Air Commando Museum will be the only place on Earth where you can walk through the shadowy world of the Quiet Professionals who get the job done when no one else can. We’re talking legendary Air Commando missions, daring rescues, covert ops, and aircraft so cool they make your truck jealous. But… we need your help to get it off the ground. And by “help,” we mean money. Cold hard patriotic dollars. -Want to honor heroes? Donate. -Want to impress your future grandkids? Donate. -Want to casually drop “I helped build a museum” into conversations at BBQs? Yep—donate. Because while Air Commandos specialize in the impossible… we still can’t build a museum on grit and duct tape alone. (We tried.) 👉 aircommandoheritagefoundation.org

June 8, 1997: The 7th SOS pulled off a heroic rescue in Brazzaville, evacuating 56 during Operation Firm Response. For their valor, they earned the Mackay Trophy. 23 minutes on the ground. 56 lives saved. Help us honor them—support the future Air Commando Museum. aircommandoheritagefoundation.org

Their story shaped the past. Your gift shapes the future... aircommandoheritagefoundation.org #aircommandos #honor #Legacy #action #museum #hurlburtfield #specialoperations

The next Mission: Impossible is in theaters... But the real impossible missions? --Happened in the dead of night. --Flown by Air Commandos. A museum is coming to tell their stories. No stunt doubles...just heroes. (@TomCruise is the exception!) Mission Possible: Air Commando Museum Follow. Share. Support. aircommandoheritagefoundation.org #MissionPossible #AirCommandoMuseum #LegacyAndValor #QuietProfessionals #AFSOC #RealHeroesNoStunts #ThisIsHistory #aircommandos #heroes

Not Just a Long Weekend…A Sacred Reminder We chose to share this message after Memorial Day, when the cookouts have cooled and the crowds have gone home, because sometimes the most meaningful moments of reflection come in the quiet. Many spent the day in the sun with loved ones, just as it should be in a free country. And that freedom? It came at a cost. For some of us, this day also held weight. We couldn’t help but think of names we carry close, and the teammates and friends we’ve lost…especially among our Air Commandos, who took on the most dangerous missions, often without recognition, and far too often, without return. This isn’t about guilt, it’s about gratitude. We remember not to dampen joy, but to honor the legacy of those who made that joy possible. To our fallen Air Commandos, we carry your stories, your bravery, and your sacrifice in everything we do. Legacy. Valor. Never Forgotten. #AirCommandos #LegacyAndValor #MemorialDayReflection #FreedomIsntfree #aircommandomuseum

First Air Commando Group – Air Commandos have the pleasure of many “firsts”. Did you know the first use of a helicopter in combat was by an Air Commando? On 22 Apr 1944, Lt Col Clinton Gaty, led a flight of six R-4 helicopters on a daring combat search and rescue mission behind enemy lines! Technical Sergeant Ed “Murphy” Hladovcak, the pilot of a Stinson L-1A Vigilant liaison airplane, had crashed in the jungle behind Japanese lines while transporting three wounded British soldiers. The search and rescue mission was to take six R-4 helicopters deep into the jungle and locate the downed aircraft and personnel. Col Gaty was a true Air Commando pioneer and became the 2nd commander of the 1st Air Commando Group. #aircommandos #firsts #history #valor #museum #aircommandomuseum #helicopter #combat

How excited are YOU for the Air Commando Museum to open? Give us your honest reaction in emojis, words, or full-on fanfare—we’re listening! #comingsoon #excited #important #legacy #valor #aircommandos #museum #special

To all the amazing moms behind our Air Commandos, thank you for being their first hero, their biggest supporter, and their constant strength! Your love holds it all together, even when they are far from home. We wish you a beautiful Mother’s Day! ♥️ #MothersDay #MothersDay2025 #Military #love #aircommandos

Happy Saturday, friends! We’re building something truly special right here in our community—the Air Commando Museum—a place to honor the legacy and valor of our Quiet Professionals who’ve shaped history behind the scenes. We’d love to hear from you: Do you know someone who served as an Air Commando? Have a story that deserves to be remembered? Let’s make this museum more than a building—let’s make it a living tribute. Tag someone, share a memory, or just drop us a “Can’t wait!” in the comments. Learn more: aircommandoheritagefoundation.org #LegacyAndValor #AirCommandoMuseum #StorytellingSaturday #SpecialOperationsHistory

@TheLtColUSMC Incredible sir. Thank you for your service and for that beautiful performance.

Goosebumps. At 100 years old, Iwo Jima survivor Cpl Dan Graves kicked off the NASCAR race by singing the National Anthem—a WWII hero reminding us all what sacrifice looks like. We stand on the shoulders of giants. Semper Fi, Cpl Graves! 🇺🇸🫡

What story do YOU think belongs in the Air Commando Museum? We’re building a museum to honor the legacy and valor of Air Commandos—from the daring roots in 1944 to today’s Quiet Professionals. Know someone who served? Got a story passed down? Drop it in the comments. Let’s make sure the world never forgets. #AirCommandoMuseum #LegacyAndValor #QuietProfessionals #SpecialOperations #HonorTheirStory

May the fourth be with you… but if not, send an Air commando! Because sometimes, it takes more than a light saber to get the job done! Help us honor the real warriors behind the mission. Donate now. Share their legacy. Build the museum! (Link in bio) #maythe4thbewithyou #legacyandvalor #museum #bravery #aircommandomuseum #achf #starwars #starwarsday

It was already official but now even more so…awesome article about the future Air Commando Museum written by the Hurlburt Field PA team. Check it out and help us build history! Donate today!! aircommandoheritagefoundation.org/news.html #AirCommandos #VALOR #legacy #honor #museum #aircommandomuseum #donatetoday

Who’s the Air Commando you still carry with you? The one who made you tougher when life got ugly. The one who kept you laughing when the world went dark. The one you hear in your head even now, telling you to get back up when you fall. Their stories deserve better than fading memories. They deserve a place carved into history itself. That’s why we’re building the Air Commando Museum — a place where courage, sacrifice, and brotherhood aren’t just words on a wall. They're the lifeblood of every exhibit, every story, every soul who walks through the doors. If someone made you better... If someone taught you what honor really means... Help us tell their story. Help us build it! Go to the link in our bio… #LegacyAndValor #AirCommandoMuseum #TestimonyTuesday #QuietProfessionals #BrothersAndSistersInArms #aircommando #Hero

Their sacrifice—and the legacy of all Air Commandos—will be honored at the future Air Commando Museum. Their story will be told. Their names will be remembered. Help us build history at the link in our bio! #bravery #sacrifice #aircommandos #museum #legacy

They never made it home, but they forever changed the future of American special operations. Out of heartbreak came rebirth—lessons that shaped AFSOC and today’s Special Operations Forces.

Sometimes courage isn’t measured by success—it’s measured by the willingness to try, knowing the risks. On April 24, 1980, Air Commandos of the 8th Special Operations Squadron and Marine aviators launched into the unknown to rescue American hostages in Iran.