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  • 18th Annual Sound of Independence celebration

    Despite stormy weather more than 1500 military members and families braved the rain and enjoyed the various events at the 18th Annual Sound of Independence celebration June 28 at the Soundside Marina here. The Sound of Independence is the base's Fourth of July celebration and has traditionally been

  • Vincent ALS graduates Class 13-E

    Congratulations to the following staff sergeants and senior airmen of Class 13-E who graduated from the Vincent Airman Leadership School June 27.John L. Levitow AwardSenior Airman Richard Williams, 1st Special Operations Support SquadronAcademic Achievement Award Staff Sgt. Zachary Hardee, 23rd

  • Airmen participate in 'speed mentoring' event

    Dozens of Airmen received mentorship, advice and an opportunity to converse with senior NCOs at a speed mentoring event on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 21.The event mimicked "speed dating," where attendees rotated from one senior NCO to another with the opportunity to ask various questions - an

  • Airman's Attic open to new changes

    Hurlburt Field's Airman's Attic welcomed all-comers to its first 'All Ranks Saturday' event trial run on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 22. Airman's Attic is a non-profit organization which provides uniforms, clothing, household items and other necessities to Airmen, normally E-6 and below, at no

  • AFSOC command raises awareness on Sexual Assault

    Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, commander of the Air Force Special Operations Command, sent out a general order on sexual assault prevention and response to all AFSOC personnel June 25, 2013 in response to the sexual assault safety stand down training day.The general order states all military members assigned

  • 4th SOS fully returns from 12-year deployment

    The remaining members of the 4th Special Operations Squadron returned from a deployment during Operation Homecoming June 28 here.More than 50 Airmen disembarked a C-5 Galaxy aircraft, and walked down a red carpet to be greeted by their loved ones.The squadron has been continuously deployed for more

  • Air Commandos take on sexual assault course

    Approximately two out of three sexual assaults are committed by someone the victim knows. Someone in the U.S is sexually assaulted every two minutes, and an estimated 7,539 women and men currently serving the United States Air Force have experienced sexual assault.These were some of the many

  • Firework Safety: Declare independence from accidents

    July 4 is one of the biggest holidays of the year. Independence Day honors the birth of the United States of America and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. It's a day of picnics and patriotic parades, a night of concerts and fireworks and a great reason to celebrate

  • 1st SOMXS changes command

    The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron hosted a change of command ceremony at the Freedom Hangar here, June 21. Maj. Michael Campos passed the 1st SOMXS guidon to Col. Kevin Howard, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group commander, who then presented the guidon to Maj. James Cooper, the