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  • 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

  • CV-22s complete historic deployment

    After patiently waiting out Hurricane Ida, crew members and support personnel from the 8th Special Operations Squadron and the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit returned home Nov. 12, to anxious family and friends waiting for them inside the Freedom Hangar.The scene was familiar to many involved in the

  • Emergency and urgent care: not the same thing

    Is it a sprain or a break? Is a child's fever holding steady, or has it gone up since it was last checked? The first priority during an illness or injury is always to get help, but it's important to be aware of the differences between emergency and urgent care.TRICARE defines an emergency as a

  • Hurlburt's outdoor classroom a first in the Air Force, Florida

    The Hurlburt Field Youth Center's outdoor classroom recently earned the national designation of a certified Nature Explore classroom from the Arbor Day Foundation and Dimensions Educational Research Foundation. The certification made the classroom the first certified Nature Explore classroom in the

  • Speaker challenges Airmen to "live the dream" during Wingman Day

    More than 1,000 Airmen gathered at Freedom Hangar during Hurlburt Field's Wingman Day Nov. 16 to listen to a motivational speaker talk about the importance of determination and having a positive attitude. Curtis Zimmerman, who is also a juggler and author, has spoken about reinforcing the wingman