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  • Hurlburt Field Commissary prepares for furloughs

    The Hurlburt Field Commissary is slated to be closed on Mondays and Tuesdays from July 9 to Sept. 30. The closures are part of Defense Commissary Agency's initiative to reduce operation costs due to sequestration. According to a statement by DeCA, when the furlough takes effect the majority of

  • New policy specifies Hurlburt motorcycle safety training requirements

    The safety of our motorcycle riders remains a top priority for the Department of Defense, the Air Force and Team Hurlburt. Team Hurlburt experienced five reportable motorcycle mishaps in the last year and unfortunately one resulted in a fatality when a car turned in front of the rider and caused a

  • 1st SOW wants Airmen Safe 'n Sound All Year Round

    The Memorial Day weekend kicked off the 101 Critical Days of Summer with a theme of "Safe 'n Sound All Year Round" at Hurlburt Field, Fla., from May 24 to Sept. 3. The "101 Critical Days of Summer" is a Department of Defense-wide annual initiative to raise awareness of the hazards during the summer

  • New medical group policy strives for efficiency

    The 1st Special Operations Medical Group amended their "no-show" policy effective immediately on Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 7.To improve efficiency and efficacy, the amendment clarifies the portion of the policy dealing with what is considered late or patients who do not arrive at all, which is

  • Hurlburt Field Airmen Survive Hurricane

    Hurlburt Field personnel successfully completed hurricane and familiarization training for the newly-introduced HURCON five condition during the annual hurricane exercise, HUREX, on Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 21 to 22.Hurlburt Field is scheduled to enter HURCON 5, representing the lowest level of

  • Frisbee brings like-minded Airman together

    Hurlburt Field personnel from the 1st Special Operation Comptroller Squadron and the 4th Special Operations Squadron faced off against each other in the first game of the ultimate frisbee season on Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 21.The season is the first of its kind to be held on Hurlburt Field for

  • New skin care policy set to reduce shaving waivers

    The 1st Special Operations Medical Group is enacting a new policy to improve treatment involving skin conditions of the face inflicted by shaving practices for Airmen at the Hurlburt Field Medical Clinic on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 1. Previously-issued shaving waivers will remain in effect until

  • 1st SOW brings two units home

    After two years of planning the Airmen from the 9th Special Operations Squadron and 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron relocated from Eglin Air Force Base to Hurlburt Field AFB, Fla., May 20, 2013. The relocation brings more than 400 personnel to Hurlburt Field and 8 MC-130p Combat Shadow

  • Participants push their bodies at Beach Boot Camp

    A beaming sun shines through gaps in puffy white clouds onto more than 30 participants, producing additional beads of sweat, seeping through their pores and dripping onto the sand of the beach where they physically push themselves during Beach Boot Camp, at the Soundside Beach on Hurlburt Field,