Articles

  • Hearts Apart educates spouses about hurricanes

    Two things are certain at Hurlburt Field - deployments and hurricane season. When the two collide, and the spouse of a deployed Airman is left to deal with both issues, it can make for a pretty stressful situation. That's where Hurlburt Field's Hearts Apart program comes in. While their usual events

  • Services NCO wins AF award

    An Airman with the 1st Special Operations Services Squadron received the Air Force Hennessy Travelers Association Award of Excellence May 17. Staff Sgt. Janice Ladd earned the award for her work as a shift leader at the Riptide Dining Facility. "She is an amazing NCO who has made an immediate impact

  • Services, Mission Support squadrons to merge

    Two of Hurlburt Field's largest customer service squadrons, the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Services Squadron, will officially merge June 20, creating the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron. The change comes as a direct result of the Air

  • 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