Colonel Allison Black enlisted in the United States Air Force in1992 and served as a SERE (survival, evasion, resistance, & escape) specialist for over 6 years. Allison earned her undergraduate degree from Wayland Baptist University and was commissioned in 1998. She served the next 24 years of her career in USSOCOM & Air Force Special Operations (AFSOC).
She has flown a total of over 3400 hours with 2000 combat hours in the AC-130H Spectre Gunship & U-28A Draco. In 2001, Allison deployed in support of TF Dagger as the initial response to the attacks on September 11th, earning the moniker “Angel of Death” for the decisive battlefield effects of the AC-130 crew.
Allison has commanded at all levels of leadership and culminated her career as the Commander of the 1st Special Operation Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida, retiring as a United States Air Force Colonel with a distinguished 32-year military career.
Interview recorded on November 8, 2024
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Video Credits:
Interviewer – Tom Gibbs
Director of Photography – Alexey Brazhnikov
Editor – Daniel Taksas
