Articles

  • Deployed families warm up to Hearts Apart holiday party

    With this year designated as the Year of the Air Force Family, many people understand that deployments are a way of life. The separation between family members can last for months, and some may deploy many times within a year. But how do families adjust to these changes, especially during the

  • Operation Just Cause still important 20 years later

    In December 1989, tensions between Panama and the United States came to a head when the government of Panama declared a state of war. President George H.W. Bush authorized Operation Just Cause, an operation designed to remove Gen. Manuel Noriega and bring him to justice for drug trafficking charges,

  • Golfer visits Hurlburt Airmen, offers game advice

    A professional golfer autographed golf balls, posed for pictures and answered questions for dozens of Airmen and civilians at the Gator Lakes golf course at Hurlburt Field Dec. 3. Boo Weekley, a native of Milton, Fla., took time to visit with servicemembers and express his thanks for their daily

  • Civilians submit cost-saving suggestions, earn $10,000

    Three civilians received $10,000 checks Dec. 2 for their cost-saving suggestions based on their observations at work at Hurlburt Field.Kevin Bennett, an equipment specialist with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Operations Squadron, Dennis Bragg, an equipment specialist with Air Force Special

  • Commando awarded Bronze Star for Iraq Tour

    A technical sergeant from the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron was awarded a Bronze Star during an award ceremony at the vehicle maintenance compound at Hurlburt Field Dec. 1. Tech. Sgt. Dameon Jackson, an equipment support supervisor, served as convoy commander of the U.S. Army's

  • December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month

    Since 1981, every president of the United States has demonstrated his commitment to preventing impaired driving by proclaiming December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month. In signing these proclamations, presidents of the United States have urged all Americans to make

  • Civic leader tour scores big for 1st SOW

    Twenty local civic leaders saw firsthand the training that goes into creating an Air Commando during a tour Randolph and Lackland Air Force Bases in Texas Nov. 12-13.Col. Greg Lengyel, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, escorted the group to the San Antonio area for the event called a civic

  • Former hostage talks to Airmen about experiences

    A former hostage held by Colombian terrorists for more than five years addressed Airmen about his ordeal at the Commando Auditorium Nov. 19. Keith Stansell was a contractor working with a drug surveillance team in the jungles of Colombia when their plane crashed Feb. 13, 2003. He and the survivors