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Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

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Duane Hewitt
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Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Duane Hewitt » Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:35 pm

The 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) took place in its usual location of Tampa, Florida between May 21 and 24th this year. Every other year elements from the US Army's 160th SOAR (A) deploy to the area to provide an airborne infiltration asset for the capabilities demo that consists of land, air and sea assets and operators from around the world. The actual display took place on the Wednesday, but a rehearsal took place on the Tuesday, allowing me to get 2 angles in total.

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

ImageSOFIC 2018 by Duane Hewitt, on Flickr

Cheers.

Duane
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by BOLLO » Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:12 pm

Blimey what a stunning set of shots.
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by herc15 » Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:35 pm

:Wow: stunning job Duane :clap: :clap:
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by JAWS » Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:40 pm

Outstanding , Duane !
Regards Steve............

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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Herkchaser » Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:27 pm

Excellent.
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Dan D'Air » Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:35 pm

Flipping brilliant shots. Thanks for posting.
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Paultojo » Thu Jun 14, 2018 4:39 pm

Those are cracking shots
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by matt e » Thu Jun 14, 2018 5:12 pm

stunning set
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by toom317 » Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:16 pm

Very nice Duane. If I ever get a chance for a flight on a killer egg, I think I'll ask for an aisle seat. :O
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Blackaces41 » Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:27 pm

Awesome shots.
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by slogen51 » Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:50 pm

Whoa! What a really great set

Special Ops choppers are right up there on the wants list

Best set of chopper pics I can remember seeing on here.
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by awacsfan » Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:04 pm

Wow fantastic pictures... absolutely great... Thank you very much for sharing those with us!
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by dragonchaser » Thu Jun 14, 2018 9:07 pm

Mega set there, simply awesome! :ninja: :thumb:
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by paddyboy » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:32 am

Hi Duane :P

If that set doesn't take your breath away nothing will :Wow:

Thanks for posting :thumb:

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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by The Phantom » Fri Jun 15, 2018 6:25 am

Amazing images :Wow: :thumbs:
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Morseman » Fri Jun 15, 2018 8:23 am

Cracking. Thanks
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Knife 04 » Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:01 am

Truely awesome shots - well done on the event!

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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by lozza » Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:46 pm

Awesome set of images
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by Supra » Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:25 pm

Damn! these are good. Loving the interspersed double aspect viewpoint of both days. Great action, superb photography. :thumbs:
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Re: Special Operations Forces Industry Conference 2018

Post by BFM » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:51 pm

Wow what an awesome set , thanks for posting.
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