Articles

  • Enlisted Airmen can attend Air Force Academy through LEAD program

    The Leaders Encouraging Airman Development (LEAD) Program, initiated in 1995 by former Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ronald Fogleman, delegates authority to unit and wing commanders to nominate highly talented Airmen to compete for admission to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.,

  • Maintenance Group wins coveted Phoenix Award

    The 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group was named the winners of the coveted Department of Defense Phoenix Award, the highest field-level maintenance award within the DOD, Oct. 29, in Denver. Representatives from the 1 SOMXG were on hand at the award ceremony during the 2008 DOD Maintenance

  • Holiday safety tips

    The holidays are upon us, don't get too caught up with the festivities to the point you let your guard down and become a victim. Follow these safety tips and you can have a safe and happy holiday. - Stay alert and be aware of your surroundings. - Park in well lit areas, keep windows closed and lock

  • Airmen perform Malian MEDCAP

    The average citizen in Mali, Africa gets Malaria twice a year. When Tech. Sgt. William Ward visited one such citizen, a young boy, in a Bamako infirmary, it sparked an idea. Sergeant Ward, a 352nd Special Operations Group medic, was in Bamako recently as part of the Joint Special Operations Air

  • 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