A Day with the Chief

Volunteers prepare quilts for suffering youth

Volunteers in the "Quilt Brigade" have been working hard in preparation for Camp Mon-arch this year. Camp Monarch, which will be held on Oct. 21 at Camp Timpoochee in Niceville, Fla., is Covenant Hospice's grief support camps for youth ages 7 to 17 who have a significant loss or terminal illness in

Hurlburt Kuk Sool Won students compete in world championships

Nine Kuk Sool Won students from Hurlburt Field competed in the 2006 World Kuk Sool Won Champion-ship Tournament Oct. 7-8 in Houston, and came home with a total of 26 medals 13 gold, nine silver and four bronze. Among the gold medal winners were Staff Sgt. Gideon Juko, 16th Special Operations Wing

Truck killer” gunships called most important event in Vietnam

(This is part four in a series of Air Commando history articles leading up to the reactivation of the 1st Special Operations Wing here Nov. 16) The gunship became the most important special operations development to evolve from the Vietnam War - the AC-47, the AC-119, and at its best, the AC-130.

Family support center changes name, scope of duty includes single Airmen and families

The Hurlburt Field Family Support Center officially changed its name to the Airman and Family Readiness Center and announced a change in policy and responsibilities at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 12. Col. Norman Brozenick Jr., 16th Special Operations Wing commander, cut the ribbon while more than

73rd SOS reactivates with new aircraft after 45 years

The 73rd Special Operations Squadron reactivated Tuesday after being dormant since 1961, and is charge with flying the Air Force Special Operations Command's newest weapons system, the MC-130W. "When a squadron inactivates, the Air Force preserves the history, honor and heritage of that squadron,"

'Faith in Foxhole' returns

Maintainers put fix on AFSOF RSS 33-7

The 16th Helicopter Maintenance Squadron dominated the football field against Air Force Special Operations Forces Regional Supply Squadron. Tuesday night, securing a 33-7 victory. Codara Chance ran in the first of many touchdowns for the HMXS team in the first few minutes of the game, leaving AFSOF

Adjusting your thermostat can help adjust energy budget

Your thermostat controls the heating and cooling system that consumes more than half of the energy in your home - the biggest chunk of your family's energy budget. How much of that energy is used to make your house comfortable when no one is home or everyone is asleep? Probably a lot, if you do not

Dress codes enforced at dining facilities

Dress code standards for Hurlburt dining facility patrons have been revisited. Any individual at the base dining halls dressed in military attire will wear their uniform in compliance with Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance, and the appropriate directives which prescribe