Articles

  • Hurlburt techs graduate NCO academy

    Twenty-six Hurlburt Field technical sergeants graduated May 22 from the Paul W. Airey NCO Academy at Tyndall Air Force Base. Congratulations to the following graduates: John L. Levitow Award winner Colin Cannon, Det. 3, 342nd Training Squadron Commandant's Award winner and Distinguished Graduate

  • Alcohol common tool for sexual offenders

    Sexual assault remains a serious concern in the military. In response to that concern, the Department of Defense implemented the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program in 2005. The program manager for each base, the sexual assault response coordinator, focuses on the awareness and response

  • 1st SOW Fire Prevention Program named best in AF

    The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron recently brought home the Air Force Fire Prevention Program of the Year award. This is the first time in 13 years the 1st SOCES has received this award. "The winners in the past have set the bar very high," said Assistant Fire Chief for the Fire

  • 319th SOS wins AFSOC Squadron of the Year

    The 319th Special Operations Squadron was awarded the Air Force Special Operations Command Squadron of the Year in a ceremony May 15. It was standing room only in the squadron auditorium as Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster, AFSOC commander, presented the award to 319th SOS Commander Lt. Col. "J" Haynes. "This

  • Hurlburt remembers Holocaust survivors, victims

    Survivors of the Holocaust remembered a dark moment in history at the Hurlburt Field Chapel May 14. A special ceremony, attended by two survivors of the World War II Holocaust, marked the day of remembrance. The theme for this year's commemoration was, "Do not Stand Silent: Remembering Kristallnacht

  • AAFES dividends benefit Hurlburt quality of life

    Shoppers who exercised their benefits at the base exchange, online at www.aafes.com or over the phone through the Exchange Catalog last year helped make the military community a better place as the Army and Air Force Exchange Service estimates it delivered more than $269 million in support to

  • Base pool reopens with new modifications

    Hurlburt Field's newly renovated pool opened with a splash May 9. For six months, the pool was closed due to structural damage and outdated facilities. The renovations and improvements cost just under $700,000. The pool is more than 50 years old, according to lifeguard Alexandria Lewis. "It was so

  • 505th CCW analyst retires after 32 years service

    After 32 years of service, a 505th Command and Control Wing civilian is retiring May 30. Carolyn Howard, a senior budget analyst, has climbed the civil service career ladder since she began in 1974 as a cashier, shelf stocker and ID checker in the commissary at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. She