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  • NCO Academy graduates announced

    Congratulations to the following Hurlburt technical sergeants who graduated from the Paul W. Airey NCO Academy Feb. 18. Distinguished GraduatesMicah Lombera, 1st Special Operations Maintenance Operations SquadronJames Isbell, 1st Special Operations Computer Maintenance SquadronRonald Helm, 23rd

  • Dining facility 'family' shines during Hennessy Inspection

    An inspection team from the Air Force Hennessy Travelers Association visited the Riptide Dining Facility at Hurlburt Field Feb. 15-16.The Hennessy team visits the seven bases named the most outstanding in their respective major commands to determine the best dining facility in the Air Force. The

  • Hurlburt Field announces new majors and lieutenant colonels

    Congratulations to the following lieutenant colonel and major selects:Lieutenant Colonel selectsUnited States Air Force Special Operations SchoolDouglas Crabtree505th Command and Control WingLucas LandreneauMajor selectsAir Force Special Operations CommandMarcos BacaTimothy ForbesEric GrahamLacresha

  • Landing Zone provides Airmen a great seat for the big game

    Nearly 80 Airmen ate free pizza, won raffle prizes and watched a professional football championship during a party held at the Hurlburt Field Landing Zone Feb. 7. The center's staff partnered with the base chapel to provide free pizza, soda and other snacks for Airmen to enjoy the game in a safe and

  • 1st SOW satisfies ORI requirement with Haiti deployment

    The Air Force Special Operations Command commander declared that the upcoming 1st Special Operations Wing operational readiness inspection is complete today. "In light of the recent short-notice deployment to Port au Prince, Haiti, in support of Operation Unified Response, the objectives of the

  • For Air Force it's 'toys from tots'

    A young Haitian girl is brought out of a medical tent on a litter. She is wrapped in a light blanket and clutches a small stuffed animal to her chest. Medical personnel carefully load her into the back of a truck and she is driven to a waiting Air Force C-130H for aeromedical evacuation to the

  • 'Extraordinary ability' in Iraq earns doctor Bronze Star

    A lieutenant colonel from the 1st Special Operations Medical Group received a Bronze Star during an award ceremony at the 8th Special Operations Squadron auditorium Feb. 1. Lt. Col. Terence Mitchell, 1st SOMDG chief of medical staff, served as a staff physician for a joint task force in support of

  • 1st SOLRS Airmen fuel recovery mission in Haiti

    Friends and family members welcomed back Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Wing at the Hurlburt Field Base Operations Jan. 27.1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen returned from Haiti after a two-week deployment of establishing the fuel resupply line for all military

  • Air Commando medics continue to save lives in Haiti

    Medics from the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron performed dozens of surgeries, evacuated scores of citizens and delivered tons of vital supplies as part of the ongoing relief effort after the devastating earthquake in Haiti Jan. 12. The squadron's Special Operations Surgical Teams, Special

  • From the ground up: RED HORSE Airmen construct new facilities

    As troops continue supporting the responsible drawdown of U.S. servicemembers from Iraq, one unit is busy helping build toward the future of a self-sufficient Iraq by constructing facilities that promote a joint environment. The 557th Expeditionary Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair