Articles

  • FHASecure loan program protects Airmen against foreclosure

    The new FHASecure loan refinance program may be perfect for you if you are currently in default as a result of the interest rate on your home loan increasing. FHA is breaking new ground with secure refinance loans that allow homeowners who are defaulting on loans and in jeopardy of being foreclosed

  • Hurlburt Airmen Selected for Tops In Blue

    Two Air Commandos from the 1st Special Operations Wing were selected as members of the 2008 Air Force Expeditionary Entertainers Team, commonly known as Tops In Blue. Airmen 1st Class Barry Smith, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, and Blake Whilden, 1st Special Operations Services

  • 505 CCW contract does more with less

    Everyone in the military is familiar with the phrase "doing more with less." But one Hurlburt organization has taken this concept to a whole new level, saving the Air Force millions of dollars. The 505th Command Control Wing (505 CCW), working closely with the Air Combat Command Acquisition

  • Runners finish "foggy" half marathon

    More than 80 people ran in warm, muggy, foggy conditions at the Hurlburt Field Heritage Half-Marathon Dec. 8.Scott Griffith, a captain from Eglin Air Force Base, surged away from the 6th Special Operations Squadron's Tim Kogge in the final stretch for a 10-second victory. Griffith's time was one

  • Airman convicted for drug use

    A student with the 342nd Training Squadron, Detachment 3, plead guilty and was convicted Nov. 30 for drug use. Airman Matthew Ratcliff was convicted on two counts of wrongful use of a controlled substance, a violation of Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The charges specified the

  • Major selections announced

    Congratulations to the following Hurlburt Field Airmen selected for promotion to major. These selections were announced Dec. 11. AFSOC Willie Brown Aaron Cooper Loree Filizer Alma Guerrero Daniel Jurgensen Michael Mahan Lee Nenortas Alan Robertson USAFSOS Carlos Poveda Paul Saskiewicz James Stovall

  • Old 20th SOS, XP building demolished

    The walls came down on an ancient building Dec. 6. Col. Brad Webb, 1st Special Operations Wing commander, struck the first blow against Bldg. 90736, formerly home to the 20th Special Operations Squadron and wing plans and programs organization, on the west side of the flight line. Its demolition

  • Alcohol, drugs, driving = bad idea

    On Nov. 30, President George Bush proclaimed December as National Drunk and Drugged Driving (3D) Prevention Month. In signing this proclamation, President Bush urged all Americans to make responsible decisions and take appropriate measures to prevent drunk and drugged driving. Since 1981, every

  • MH-53 immortalized in Hurlburt air park

    MH-53 PAVE LOW IV helicopter 68-10928 is a worldly aircraft. It has been to Laos and across Western Europe; it has been war-worn and stuck in the mud in Thailand; it has served proudly in the desserts of Iraq. And at a ceremony Dec. 3 it found its final resting place in the Hurlburt Field air park.