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  • Air Commandos return before holidays

    Team Hurlburt greets Air Commandos as they return from deployment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Dec. 13, 2016. More than 125 Air Commandos were met by friends and family after serving for multiple months overseas.

  • Sirens sound, take action

    On any given day, a person at Hurlburt Field may hear the loud, booming words, “this is the command post,” via the giant voice base notification system.How many know what to do when you hear the words that follow?   The 1st Special Operations Wing command post ensures communications on base run

  • Hurlburt CV-22 Ospreys conduct water training

    Aircrew with the 8th Special Operations Squadron conducted a training mission on a CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft during a flight over Northwest Florida, Nov. 30, 2016. Air Commandos conduct water training as a way to transform training and ensure readiness for global special operations. The Osprey

  • 1st SOMXS innovation improves training platform

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron fabrication flight built a stand to assist the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron conduct operational checks and training with the Ku Spread Spectrum antenna.

  • Air Commando donates bone marrow, saves life

    During a blood donation drive, technicians asked him if he wanted to sign up for the bone marrow registry. He agreed, and with a swipe to the inside of his cheek his DNA was entered into the system.Just a few years later this hasty decision turned into a lifesaving procedure for a stranger living in

  • Air Commando spouses take flight

    Spouses of Air Commandos participate in a Spouses Flight tour at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 19, 2016.The event is designed to give spouses a better understanding of the importance of the 1st Special Operations Wing mission. Participants had the opportunity to fly in different 1st SOW aircraft

  • Air Commandos welcomed home during Operation Homecoming

    More than 100 Air Commandos returned from a four-month deployment and were welcomed home by loved ones during an Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 10, 2016. Operation Homecoming is a program designed to welcome Air Commandos returning from deployment by family, friends and

  • KC-10 Extender refuels CV-22 Ospreys

    Two CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft with the 8th Special Operations Squadron conduct an air-refueling mission with a KC-10 Extender from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., over the Gulf of Mexico, Nov. 18, 2016. The air-refuel mission marked the first time an 8th SOS aircraft has connected to a

  • 1st SOCES combats environmental contamination

    1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron received zero discrepancies during a recent annual Environmental Regulatory Inspection that tested the base's above-ground storage tanks.

  • 1 SOCES Air Commandos ensure fuel flow

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron replaced a fuel pump at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 17, 2016. The 1st SOCES put in a new fuel pump due to leaks. The fuel tanks are used to hold fuel for lawn maintenance equipment that maintain Hurlburt’s Gator Lakes Golf Course.