Articles

  • When pigs fly... with Ospreys

    What do you get when you cross an osprey with a warthog? For a zoologist, the question may seem preposterous. In Air Force terms, instead of an odd looking winged-swine hybrid, the result is immense firepower and unparalleled close air support capability for the rapid infiltration and exfiltration

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4-8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Ride the bike: Unique marathon combines library, fitness

    They rode 2,650 miles in 140 hours. When one person tired, another jumped onto the bicycle. No one got sunburned or rained upon or stuck in traffic. That wasn't difficult because the entire grueling journey took place inside a library. It was the Library Fitness Cycle Marathon Challenge at Hurlburt

  • Command and control essential to delivery of AF capabilities

    The Air Force's top officer had a chance to learn about the heart of command and control when he visited the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field Jan. 9. "It's wonderful to be back here at Hurlburt," said General Schwartz, who has been stationed at the base three times, including a tour

  • 505th CCW dedicates Hurlburt’s newest flagpole

     The 505th Command and Control Wing Headquarters is the location of the base's newest Wing Headquarters flagpole and flag, following a ceremony conducted by 505th CCW Commander Col. Jack Shanahan. Colonel Shanahan dedicated the new flag to America's Airmen, saying, "It symbolizes the contributions

  • Hurlburt named 2009 IEA finalist

    Recently, Hurlburt Field was named a finalist for the 2009 Commander-In-Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence. The award, which recognizes outstanding and innovative efforts of the people who operate and maintain U.S. military installations, is presented annually to one installation from

  • 505th CCW helps roll out new engines on Joint STARS

    America's combat edge got sharper this week, as the Air Force's first E-8C Joint STARS aircraft to be equipped with new engines was unveiled here Dec. 16. The new Pratt and Whitney JT8D-219 engines will make Joint STARS quieter, more reliable and more effective for the warfighter. Airmen from the