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  • AF rolls out Career Status Program

    Air Force announces NCO Career Status Program for Airmen with 12 years of service

    The Air Force announced Oct. 30 it will implement the new Noncommissioned Officer Career Status Program for active duty Airmen, which will affect reenlistment contracts executed on or after Nov. 18.

  • Estate claims for Senior Master Sgt. James E. Swilor

    If anyone has any claims for or against the estate of Senior Master Sgt. James E. Swilor, please contact U.S. Air Force Maj. Steven Sanocki, the Summary Courts Officer, at 575-219-7926 or by email at steven.c.sanocki.mil@socom.mil
  • Air Commando sprays fire hose

    Fire Prevention Week: Hurlburt Field Fire Muster 2019

    Firefighters with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron hosted a fire muster to raise fire safety awareness, demonstrate proper technique and boost morale at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Oct 10, 2019. The fire muster was the last event of Fire Prevention Week Oct. 7-11.
  • Final AC-130U Spooky returns from combat deployment

    Final AC-130U Spooky returns from combat deployment

    The final AC-130U Spooky gunship returned here from the airframe’s last scheduled combat deployment July 8, 2019. While still on alert to respond to contingencies as needed for the next few months, the Spooky is being replaced downrange by the AC-130J Ghostrider, the most lethal and innovative gunship in the world.

  • Estate claims for Senior Airman Justin Ginnell

    If anyone has any claims for or against the estate of Senior Airman Justin Ginnell, please contact 1st Lt Christopher Locke, the Summary Courts Officer, at 850-884-3798 or by email at christopher.locke.4@us.af.mil.
  • Photo of femal Air Force officer in from of C-146A Wolfhound aircraft

    Air Commando travels the world, trains special missions aviators

    Growing up in Alberta, Canada, one Air Commando never dreamed she would one day be traveling the world and seeing different cultures as part of her job. Dissatisfaction with her career at the time pushed her to seek something more in the U.S. Air Force. 
  • Air Commando pursues dream of flying on AFSOC airframes

    Air Commando pursues dream of flying on AFSOC airframes

    As a child, she sat in front of the TV watching the “Top Gun” movie over and over again and listening to Tom Cruise proclaim, “I feel the need – the need for speed!” Watching the aircraft soar across the screen made it clear to her that she wanted to fly when she grew up.
  • People walking up to wreath memorial in airpark

    Hurlburt honors Jockey-14 crew with 25th Anniversary Memorial Ceremony

    Air Commandos along with friends and families of the fallen Jockey-14 crew attended a 25th anniversary memorial ceremony to honor the team at the Hurlburt Field Air Park, March 14. Jockey-14 was the tactical call sign of the AC-130H Spectre gunship crew, assigned to the 16th Special Operations Squadron, that crash landed in the Indian Ocean,
  • Airman and civilians walking out to aircraft

    4th Special Operations Squadron receives first AC-130J Ghostrider

    The new 4th SOS gunship is equipped with the Precision Strike Package, which includes a mission management console, a robust communications suite, two electro-optical/infrared sensors, advanced fire control equipment, a precision-guided munitions delivery capability, as well as trainable 30 mm and 105 mm weapons onboard. Additional improvements include updated crew seats with added safety features and a relocation of equipment into more optimal locations.
  • AC-130J Ghostrider gunship flying over a airpark ceremony

    Air Commandos gather for 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday

    Hundreds of Air Commandos marked the 75th anniversary of Operation Thursday during a commemoration ceremony at the Hurlburt Field Air Park, March 5.Operation Thursday was an unorthodox operation in which the first Air Commandos worked alongside British “Chindits” to insert thousands of troops behind enemy lines during World War II. “Long before
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