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  • 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

  • Reporting suspicious activities is key

    Air Force Instruction 71-101v4 outlines what is reportable: · Personal contact with an individual, regardless of nationality, who suggests that a foreign intelligence or any terrorist organization may have targeted them or others for possible intelligence exploitation · A request by anyone,

  • Be on the lookout for suspicious activities

    Military members and their families should be aware of suspicious activities and contact authorities when necessary. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations Eagle Eyes Program places suspicious activity in the following categories: Surveillance: Someone recording or monitoring activities.