Articles

  • Domestic Violence Awareness: Know the facts and signs

    October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the 1st Special Operations Medical Group urges Airmen to know the facts and signs of domestic violence to prevent and reduce future attacks.Below are some statistics about domestic violence which were published in a pamphlet by the 1st SOMDG during

  • Wounded warrior makes final jump

    One by one, Airmen from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron lined up at the back of a C-130, paused, then stepped off the aircraft Oct. 16, completing their free fall training jump into the picturesque water of Florida's Emerald Coast.For Staff Sgt. Johnnie Yellock Jr., this jump was two years and 28

  • Seeing is not always believing: The Black Eye Campaign

    What would you do if you saw someone you knew with a large black eye? What if it was a stranger? Would you ask them if they were all right, where the bruise came from? Or would you not ask them anything at all?October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Family Advocacy team planned a

  • POTFF to help Air Commandos, families: future initiatives

    Editor's note: This is the second article in a series about Preservation of the Force and Family, a special operations command initiative, and how it will help Air Commandos and their families at Hurlburt Field within the next year. Preservation of the Force and Family is an initiative throughout

  • Airmen can earn CCAF credit for C2 training

    The Air Force's only Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit recently earned the Community College of the Air Force's highest compliance inspection rating. This marks the third time the unit has earned this rating since its 2004 inception. The rating is based on the principles of accreditation

  • POTFF to help Air Commando, families

    Editor's note: This article is the first in a series intended to introduce and explain the Preservation of the Force and Family, which is a Special Operations Command initiative.Preservation of the Force and Family is a Special Operations Command initiative focused on helping special operations

  • Soldier saves life at Hurlburt gym

    Sept. 19 was just another day to work out at the Aderholt Fitness Center for Army Spc. Robert Taylor, a health care specialist attached to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. However, Taylor noticed something out of the ordinary during a water break."I saw a man sitting on the floor between two

  • RED HORSE is 'bout to get freaky

    The 823rd RED HORSE Squadron is hosting their annual haunted house at 40 Hill Ave. in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., during October.The haunted house is scheduled to be open every Friday and Saturday night, including Halloween, from 6 to 11 p.m.The entry fees are $5 for children under 10, and $10 for all