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  • Gator Lakes Golf Course opens front nine

    The front nine holes of the Gator Lakes Golf Course and Oasis Café have resumed normal operations. The back nine holes will remain closed until further notice due to ongoing fire-fighting operations. A change in wind direction occurred earlier today, which began pushing the fires further away from

  • Gator Lakes Golf Course closed

    Smoke and embers caused a small spot fire adjacent to the golf course, which required the evacuation of local golfers.The Hurlburt Field Fire Department and Jackson Guard's Fire Management section identified and engaged the small fire and used the golf course irrigation system to address the

  • Fires Contained, precautionary measures underway

    Fires burning to the north of Hurlburt Field are confined to the Eglin Range and are no longer a threat to the installation and Commando Village. No structures are threatened at this time and the need to evacuate is not anticipated. The Gator Lakes Golf Course remains closed due to the staging of

  • FDOH: Officials warn of risks associated with wildfire smoke

    The Okaloosa County Health Department and the Florida Department of Health caution residents and visitors that smoke is a respiratory irritant that can cause a scratchy throat or irritated eyes and nose. Smoke from wildfires is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning plant materials.

  • Dorm residents treated at free picnic

    Dozens of Airmen ate barbecue, played games and won prizes at the Third Annual Dorm Residents Appreciation Picnic outside the Riptide Dining Facility here May 24.The Fort Walton Beach Military Affairs Committee sponsored the complementary event for Airmen to kick off the Memorial Day Weekend. The

  • NCO Academy graduates announced

    Congratulations to the following Hurlburt technical sergeants who graduated from the Paul W. Airey NCO Academy May 24.Commandant AwardOrion O'Neil, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron Distinguished Graduates Junay Hom, 25th Intelligence Squadron Seamus Feeley, 6th Special