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  • Retired Navy Lt. Jim Downing addresses Air Commandos at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 10, 2017.

    Pearl Harbor survivor speaks to Air Commandos

    “How do we react to anything out of our comfort zone? With resiliency.” At 104 years old, retired Navy Lt. Jim Downing, the second oldest living Pearl Harbor survivor, understands what it takes to overcome adversity, as he told his life story during a special event here, Aug. 10, 2017.
  • Tennessee bridge dedication ceremony in honor of fallen Air Commando, Staff Sgt. Robert "Bobby" J. McGuire, Jr.

    Tennessee bridge dedicated in honor of fallen Air Commando, Staff Sgt. Robert "Bobby" J. McGuire, Jr

    A bridge in Norene, Tenn., was named in honor of Staff Sgt. Robert “Bobby” J. McGuire, Jr., a loadmaster with the 16th Special Operations Squadron, who died Aug. 7, 2002, when the MC-130H Combat Talon II he was in crashed during a training mission south of San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing all 10 members onboard. McGuire grew up in Watertown, Tenn.,
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    Air Force Selects Airmen for the 2017 All-Air Force Women’s Softball Team Trial Camp

    The Air Force recently selected the 2017 All-Air Force Women’s Softball Team Trial Camp to be held at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Aug. 31 - Sept. 17, 2017.
  • Family and friends of Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II, unveil a highway sign during a ceremony dedicating a six-mile stretch of Highway 121 in honor of his namesake, in Greenville, Ohio, Aug. 14, 2017. McDaniel was part of a joint, special operations team who were infiltrating an island in Southern Philippines when the MH-47 Chinook helicopter he was in crashed into the Sulu Sea Feb. 22, 2002. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wesley Farnsworth)

    Ohio highway dedicated to SOF hero

    Two F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing provided a final salute to their brother in arms during a ceremony dedicating an Ohio highway to a special operations hero, Aug. 14.Six miles of County Highway 121 was dedicated in Master Sgt. William L. McDaniel II’s namesake, a Special Tactics pararescueman who was
  • 1st SOMDG provides free physicals to more than 200 children

    1st SOMDG provides free physicals to more than 200 children

    The 1st Special Operations Medical Group hosted the Hurlburt Field School & Sports Physicals 2017 event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 5, 2017. The event prepared more than 200 children for the new school year. This is the first time in more than seven years that the 1st SOMDG has provided this service to service members and their children. (U.S.
  • Defenders are sharp as a DAGRE

    Defenders are sharp as a DAGRE

    The clouds cover the moon on a pitch black drizzling night. The quiet footsteps of Air Commandos approach a compound. Their mission: find and capture a high value target.As they enter the compound they find contact; it's the enemy. Tactfully and skillfully they take down the two enemies wielding AK-47 assault rifles. The night continues on, after
  • Security forces

    Only the best protect the rest

    The warm dark nights of Hurlburt Field are peaceful, besides the humming of aircraft, it’s quiet around here.With silence however, can come trouble, and the defenders of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron are here to protect the nearly 6,700 acres of land and approximately 8,000 military personnel 24/7.“Defenders from the 1 SOSFS
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    1st SOMXS Air Commandos maintain C-130 engines

    Aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft journeymen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron perform maintenance on C-130 engines at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 3. Aerospace propulsion turboprop and turboshaft technicians test, maintain and repair Air Force Special Operations Command C-130 engines, preparing them to execute missions

  • 505th CCW hosts multi-domain C2 joint exercise

    The 505th Command and Control Wing hosted subject matter experts from around the world during a ground-breaking exercise here July 17 - 21, focused on developing the concept of multi-domain command and control.
  • An python escaping an instructors grasp.

    Hurlburt Field youth meet exotic animals

    A group of Team Hurlburt youth watch an animal specialist give a presentation at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 27. The animal exhibit presentation was part of the Hurlburt Field Library’s Summer Reading Program, a program designed to encourage young people to read over the summer months. The animal exhibit introduced kids to exotic wildlife such as a
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