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  • Clovis civic leaders see 16th SOW mission up close

    Familiarizing themselves with the Air Force Special Operations Command mission, more than a dozen civic leaders from New Mexico toured Hurlburt Field Sept. 14-15. The group, which includes mayors and civic leaders from Portales and Clovis, were given mission briefings, saw static displays of special

  • Get active, fit with Fit Factor at Youth Center

    Last year, the Air Force introduced a program to 8- 18- year-old youths to motivate them to get up, get out and get fit, but beginning in early October it will open to 6- 8-year-olds as well. "At the end of October we plan to give out quarterly awards to the best kids," said Ms. Hammer. The

  • H2Olympics – makes a splash

    The 4th Special Operations Squadron took first place in the 16th Services Squadron H2Olympics held Sept. 8 at outdoor recreation. The 4th SOS topped its competition with 101 points. The 720th Operations Support Squadron came in second place with 95 points and the 16th Civil Engineer Squadron placed

  • Fitness center to stay open

    The Commando Fitness Center will remain open and unchanged for the foreseeable future, 16th Services Squadron officials announced Sept. 6. The Commando was set to close to make room for a larger physical therapy clinic. "The physical therapy office at Hurlburt is undersized for the mission it

  • Airmen learn meaning of POW/MIA day

    Twenty-five Airmen from Hurlburt Field traveled to Camp Sumter, a Civil War prisoner of war camp, in Andersonville, Ga., Sept. 7. The trip was the third part in a series of professional development events, which culminates with the prisoner of war/missing in action ceremony today. The Airmen viewed

  • Mobility Operations School plans move

    The small building on a side road at Hurlburt Field is the little-known schoolhouse for theater air mobility, the United States Air Force Mobility Operations School, Detachment 1. The school has grown so rapidly, that the building that houses them is no longer sufficient. The MOS has moved into the

  • Hispanic heritage deeply embedded in Florida's history

    On Sept. 17, 1968, Congress authorized President Lyndon B. Johnson to proclaim a week in September that included Sept. 15 and 16 as National Hispanic Heritage Week. The observance called upon the people of the United States, especially the educational community and those organizations concerned with

  • Hurlburt Field pays tribute to fallen comrade

    "To everything turn, turn, turn., a time to be born, a time to die," were the words that played in the background during a memorial service for Master Sgt. Dallas Webb Sept. 8 at the base chapel. These words symbolized a life that was cut short two days prior. Sergeant Webb, a computer security

  • Honorary commander expresses thanks 16th MSG

    On behalf of all the 2005-2006 Honorary Commanders, I would like to express our sincere thanks to Col. Norman Brozenick Jr. and all the 16th Special Operations Wing leadership and Airmen for their support of the Honorary Commanders and Command Chief Program. As the honorary commander for the 16th