Articles

  • POTFF to help Air Commandos, families: POTFF provider's procedures

    This is the third 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.Lt. Col. Patrick O'Maille, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, Psychological Applications chief, has

  • Destinations: Haunted events on Emerald Coast

    Halloween is next week, and for those who want to enjoy festivities beyond on-base trick-or-treating and the RED HORSE haunted house, there are several places near Hurlburt Field which can get Airmen into the spooky spirit:The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge's Haunted House is located at 314 Hwy 98,

  • 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