Special tactics: Do you have what it takes?

In special tactics, just getting to work is extreme. Special tactics Airmen freefall out of an aircraft and use ram-air parachute to land at a precise location - on land or at sea. They infiltrate by amphibious means by either rubber raiding craft or combat dive using SCUBA gear. They operate on

Combined exercise prepares Airmen for battle

Airmen from Hurlburt Field, the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves participated in a communications exercise at Duke Field March 8. Operation Combined Eagle was a total force communications exercise intended to get all stateside Air Force Special Operations Command communications squadrons to

CMSAF visits Hurlburt, brings good news about AF future

Enlisted Airmen at Hurlburt Field gained the opportunity this week to meet and hear from Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley. During his three-day stay here, Chief McKinley immersed himself in the Air Force Special Operations Command mission. "I've been fully impressed since

Operation Homecoming

Command chief lands: Hurlburt welcomes new Air Commando to its ranks

When asked how he liked his new job, the new 1st Special Operations Wing command chief said, "It's a dream come true, the best job in the Air Force. It's not often that you get the opportunity to serve such an awesome wing of Air Commandos." Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Richard-son, a 28-year Air Force

Fishing at Gator Lakes resumes

Dust off your fishing poles and crank up the boat. Gator Lakes is open for fishing. After eight months of being closed for safety concerns following a drowning accident, new policies have been approved for those waiting to cast a line into the golf course lake. "After a review of safety procedures

Read-Across-America, guest readers come to CDC

"I will pick up the hook. You will see something new. Two things. And I call them Thing One and Thing Two - Have no fear, little fish,' said the Cat in the Hat. 'These things are good things.' And he gave them a pat." This year marks the 10th anniversary of the national reading celebration,

JSOU offers special operations warfighters new certificate course

The Joint Special Operations University offers a new joint warfighter certificate program focusing on preparing mid-career noncommissioned and commissioned special operations officers for assignment to a joint special operations forces headquarters. A fiscal year 2005 educational requirements

Village affords widow new beginning, new life

Due to a fire in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, one Air Force widow was left homeless - all of her belongings were gone. Betty McCutcheon had read about the Air Force Enlisted Village a couple of years prior to the fire and had already applied for resident status. After the fire, her daughter

Hurlburt Field Chapel, A&FRC salute families

What's the secret recipe for coping with a loved one's deployment? For the Hurlburt Field Chapel, the right ingredients are one plate of home-cooked food, a sprinkling of games, a dash of singing and a good conversation. All of these ingredients came together Tuesday night during the chapel's