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  • Tops In Blue claims Hurlburt loadmaster for 2010 tour

    The Air Force's premiere entertainment ensemble, Tops In Blue, selected the performers for its 2010 tour - and an MC-130 loadmaster from Hurlburt Field, Fla., made the final cut.Staff Sgt. Steven Sonnier, 1st Special Operations Group, leaves next week to begin several months of training before

  • Air Commando basketball team dominates back-to-back championships

    The defending champion Hurlburt Field Commandos men's basketball team claimed another victory Feb. 27-28 at the 2010 Southeastern Military Athletic Conference tournament at the Hurlburt Field Aderholt and Commando Fitness Centers.The double-elimination games pitted the team against six other teams

  • Psychologist speaks about military children, deployments

    More than 100 parents, teachers and mental health professionals gathered at the Commando Auditorium at Hurlburt Field Feb. 22-23 to attend a seminar about the effects of deployment on military youth. Dr. Michelle Sherman, a clinical psychologist and associate professor at the University of Oklahoma

  • Air Commando mentors bring power of airlift to Afghans

    From overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan and Iraq to recovery missions in places like Haiti and New Orleans, or aiding scientific research in Antarctica, airlift has a global influence. Airmen with the 538th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron are sharing the power of airlift by advising

  • Deployed Air Commando coordinates air support for missions in Haiti

    As part of Operation Unified Response, the U.S. military has moved food, water, medical supplies, and medically evacuated injured citizens and transported military personnel throughout Haiti to meet the humanitarian needs in cities all around the country.Stories of these resupply missions, aid

  • Air Commando among 11 Airmen selected in worldwide talent search

    The top 11 Air Force entertainers were selected from 74 bluesuiters gathered for the annual Air Force Worldwide Talent Search Jan. 17 through 25 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.The Air Force's top talents were chosen after 9 days of auditions, rehearsals and interviews, which culminated in three

  • 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