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  • 23rd SOWS: Hurricane prepared with a global impact

    The National Hurricane Center and the 23rd Special Operation Weather Squadron are currently monitoring Hurricane “X” located southwest of the area of responsibility. This system will slowly begin to curve north and northeast before it makes landfall over Alabama Wednesday morning. The expansive wind

  • Hurlburt Field conducts anti-terrorism/force protection exercise

    Members of the 1st Special Operations Wing conducted an exercise that simulated a terrorist attack on base to provide inspection teams the opportunity to assess how the base would respond in a real-world attack. Participants were permitted to take off their masks during designated portions of the

  • AF Safety goes mobile

    Air Force Safety Center released a mobile version of the Airman Safety App enabling Airmen at installations Air Force wide to voluntarily report safety issues with their devices as they encounter them.

  • Airman aims for Air Force Men’s basketball team

    Airmen from around the world showed up to try out for the All-Air Force Men’s Basketball team. For one Air Commando, making the 12-man roster was a goal -- and he accomplished it.The All-Air Force Men’s team coach delivered the news to the players one by one in a private meeting in his office during

  • Fuel lab keeps 1 SOW engines running

    Fuels specialists with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron test petroleum samples from aircraft, vehicles and storage facilities to ensure military assets are provided clean gas. Tests can be conducted using the bottle method test which monitors and minimizes contamination in

  • Grass is greener on the Soundside

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron lay sod at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Civil engineer Airmen laid 34 pallets of sod outside the Soundside Club to replace dead grass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

  • RED HORSE Airmen ensure unit has drinking water

    Senior Airmen Markita Andrews, left, and Jason Berry, water and fuels systems maintenance journeymen with the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, install a drinking fountain at the REDHORSE compound on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 3, 2106. The newly installed fountain will be equipped with a bottle filling

  • POTFF hosts resilience week

    Preservation of the Force and Family staff hosted the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group’s resilience week, here, Sept. 19-23.   POTFF, a United States Special Operations Command initiative, identifies and implements innovative, valuable solutions across USSOCOM aimed at improving the