Articles

  • CFC rally underscores impact of donations, participation

    Two weeks into this year's "Beacon of Hope" Combined Federal Campaign, Hurlburt Field Airmen and civilians have raised $139,241 in donations and pledges. But as generous as this six-figure tally is, the base has only reached 32 percent of its $435,000 campaign goal before its Nov. 12 finish.

  • Air Force Honor Guard trains, perfects Hurlburt Airmen

    Members from the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard traveled hundreds of miles to conduct a two-week training class with the base honor guard members Sep. 27 to Oct. 8 to help standardize movements Air Force-wide. The Mobile Training Team helped tweak and perfect Hurlburt Field Honor Guard movements used in

  • Florida panhandle hosts Armed Forces Soccer Championship

    The Florida panhandle is once again hosting world-class athletes Oct. 19-24 as the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Forces' top soccer players compete for the 2010 Armed Forces Soccer Championship. Each team conducted highly competitive training programs and trial camps in order to

  • Staff Sgt. Sheldon Lettsome

    "Tip of the Spear" is a weekly spotlight designed to recognize outstanding Airmen for the work they do every day at Hurlburt Field. Staff Sgt. Sheldon Lettsome, 11th Intelligence Squadron geospatial analyst was selected for this week's spotlight. Name: Staff Sgt. Sheldon LettsomeUnit: 11th

  • One step at a time: Airman recovering after crash

    Staff Sgt. Chris Curtis wanted nothing more than to walk through the doors to the 8th Special Operations Squadron building.On Oct. 8, his friends and colleagues cheered him on as he accomplished that goal; a feat that just a few months ago seemed a near impossibility.Sergeant Curtis was a flight

  • Early voting for General Election

    Early voting for the Nov. 2 General Election will begin Monday, Oct. 18, and continue through Saturday, Oct 30.  To better serve Okaloosa County voters, the early voting hours are as follows:- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.- Wednesday and Saturday: 7:00 a.m. - 3:00

  • MIAMI HEAT ends historic training camp

    The thrill is gone, and it's back to business as usual. The Miami HEAT, an NBA team, left Hurlburt Field Oct. 3, almost as quickly as they came. While conducting their 2010 training camp at the Aderholt Fitness Center, the Miami HEAT players interacted with the Airmen and learned a lot about the

  • Airman 1st Class Veronica Branson

    "Tip of the Spear" is a weekly spotlight designed to recognize outstanding Airmen for the work they do every day at Hurlburt Field. Airman 1st Class Veronica Branson, 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron medical logistics journeyman, was selected for this week's spotlight. Name: Airman

  • Air Commandos rally against Mobile Patriots, fall short 60-57

    The Aderholt Fitness Center staff had seen plenty of basketball action in the last week, but nothing like this. Just days after supporting the Miami HEAT for their 2010 Training Camp, Hurlburt Field hosted the Mobile Patriots during the fifth annual Wheelchair Basketball Exhibition Game at the

  • NBA dream becomes reality for Academy grad

    The opportunity of a lifetime only comes once, or so we've been told. But for one U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, it came twice: once when he was accepted into the Academy and again when he realized his childhood dream of playing in the NBA. Capt. Antoine Hood, a reservist who divides his time