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  • Airmen win hearts and minds with soccer balls, school supplies

    It was just an after school neighborhood soccer game, but it could have been the World Cup. Upwards of 2,000 children surrounded a dusty field in Bamako, Mali recently to watch their classmates take on the 8th Special Operations Squadron in a United States vs. Africa showdown. The game was part of a

  • Angel Tree adorns BX lobby

    The holiday season marks a time for joy, celebration, and for many at Hurlburt, a time to remember those in need. With the waning economy, 1st Lt. Kristen Granger believes now, more than ever, it's important to reach out to the less fortunate members of our community. "It's always important, but

  • CV-22s complete first operational deployment

    The final two CV-22s broke across the Florida horizon just in time for Thanksgiving dinner. And after a 5,300 nautical mile flight across the Atlantic ocean, they had surely worked up an appetite. The aircraft, from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, arrived home Nov. 26 on the heels of two other

  • Hurlburt remembers Airman's life

    Hurlburt Commandos and family members gathered Nov. 24, to remember the life of Tech. Sergeant Gregory Todd Payne. He lost his life in a motorcycle accident Nov. 18. Sergeant Payne, a 35-year-old Florida native, was an electronic warfare craftsman with the 1st Special Operations Component

  • 1 SOW welcomes new commander

    Col. Greg Lengyel assumed command of the 1st Special Operations Wing during a ceremony today at Freedom Hangar. Colonel Lengyel succeeds Col. Brad Webb, who will be moving to just next door to be the Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command. "Enjoy every

  • Hurlburt Sergeant keeps base on alert

    A staff sergeant assigned to the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron was named the 2007-2008 Florida Missing Children's Day State/Federal Officer of the Year award at an awards ceremony Oct. 27. Sergeant Esther Werstler was presented the award during a ceremony held in

  • Hurlburt Airman killed in crash

    Hurlburt Commandos and family members gathered Oct. 24, to remember the life of Senior Airman Caleb Blake. He lost his life in an automobile accident Oct. 14. Airman Blake, a 21-year-old Tahlequah, Okla., native, was an instruments and flight control systems specialist with the 1st Special

  • Two RED HORSES are better than one for Hurlburt

    The 556th Rapid Engineers Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers Squadron officially moved from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, to beddown with the 823 RED HORSE Squadron at Hurlburt Field Oct. 1. The squadrons are among the first active-duty and reserve combat support units to