Articles

  • Growing Arbor Day support

    The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron hosted an Arbor Day celebration Apr. 26 at the stream by the Child Development Center Main at Hurlburt Field, Fla.This is Hurlburt Field's 18th year as a Tree City USA community as designated by the Arbor Day Foundation.The title of being a Tree

  • Base honors fallen Operation Eagle Claw crew

    Airmen, civilians and retirees gathered at the base chapel at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24 for the 32nd anniversary memorial service of Operation Eagle Claw .Operation Eagle Claw, conducted April 24, 1980 was a complex mission to rescue 52 U.S. citizens held hostage in the U.S. embassy in Iran.

  • ACC commander visits 505th CCW

    Gen. Michael Hostage, commander of Air Combat Command, visited the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 24.  The general addressed 505th CCW Airmen during an all-call about ACC's mission of organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready forces for rapid

  • Hurlburt Field Open House cancelled due to weather

     The Hurlburt Field Open House, scheduled for April 21, has been cancelled due to thunderstorms projected for Saturday. Lightning would create an unacceptable safety concern for visitors attending the event on the Hurlburt Field flightline.Although the event has been cancelled for the weekend, base

  • FDOT: Work along Highway 98 at base

    A Florida Department of Transportation Geotechnical Foundations crew will perform a foundation investigation in the median on U.S. Highway 98 at the entrance to Hurlburt Field Monday, April 23 through Thursday, April 26. There will be no lane restrictions associated with this work. However; drivers

  • Hurlburt Field hosts Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony

    Team Hurlburt members gathered at the 505th Training Squadron Auditorium to hear the stories of rescuers, survivors and victims of the Holocaust during a remembrance ceremony April 12. Four speakers spoke about how their families were part of the event which claimed the lives of more than six

  • 1st SOFSS wins back-to-back Air Force-level award

    The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron claimed their second consecutive win for the Air Force-level John L. Hennessy award for 2012 in the Multi-Unit Operations category.The award is presented annually to the installation with the best food service programs in the Air Force. It honors

  • 14,000 eggs gone in 90 seconds

    Hundreds of families gathered at the Hurlburt Field Community Park April 7 for a chance to scavenge for candy-filled eggs and meet the Easter Bunny during the base's twelfth annual egg hunt.The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron coordinated the event for family entertainment to coincide

  • IPTV showing at a computer near you

    With the popularity of websites like YouTube and Hulu, more people are becoming accustomed to watching television on their personal computers. The 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron now incorporates this trend on base with the recent launch of the internet protocol video distribution