Articles

  • 1st SOMDSS keeps clinic running

    A lot goes into running a base clinic, and people often forget there are quite a few folks working behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. The 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron does just that - they keep the clinic running like a well-oiled machine. The squadron, which

  • Medication safety vital to good health

    Today's medications are powerful and complex agents that should be used carefully to ensure a faster recovery and better health. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians do much more than put pills in a bottle. Pharmacists are experts on the thousands of medications available today, how each one works

  • Reach for the stars when buying electronic gadgets

    The economic boom in our consumer-oriented society, the growth of new technologies and the changing workforce - more people working from home - have dramatically increased the number of products that require power in the average home. Most of today's homes sport multiple computers, printers, faxes,

  • EOD Airmen awarded Bronze Stars

    Explosive ordnance disposal Airmen are a noble breed. The lifesaving feats they accomplish on a daily basis are to them, just a part of the job. They don't really brag about what they do, and when asked, they don't think they're heroes. The Air Force, however, sees it differently. On Oct. 15, two

  • OPERATION GOBLIN

    The 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron is hosting the annual Operation Goblin, to provide a safe trick-or-treat environment for the children of Hurlburt Field, Oct. 31 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. in base housing. There will be a safety center, hosted by security forces, located at McIntosh and

  • Base Housing Residents Encouraged to Use Fluorescent Lamps

    Good news for residents of base housing; the Self Help Store is now offering a limited number of fluorescent lights for use in your home. As a Pollution Prevention measure, the Environmental Flight is encouraging all base residents to switch over to the more efficient fluorescents. The basis for

  • Mobile Patriots shoot past Hurlburt Commandos, 66-16

             The Mobile Patriots defeated the Hurlburt Commandos 66-16 in the second annual Wheelchair Basketball Exhibition Game, Thursday night at the Fort Walton Family YMCA. The game was Hurlburt Field's start to the National Disability Employment Awareness month. Twelve Airmen from Hurlburt Field

  • 20th SOS crews show gratitude to EMS flight crews

    "Thank God! We're going to be alright." This was the first thought Lt. Col. Eugene Becker, MH-53 PAVE LOW helicopter pilot and 20th Special Operations Squadron director of operations, had when he saw the AC-130 gunship overhead and then the Gulf Flight 1 helicopter from Twin Cities Hospital hovering

  • 2007 Fire Prevention Week

    The Hurlburt Field Fire Emergency Service is proud to announce that National Fire Prevention Week 2007 will be observed Oct. 7-13. The fire emergency service flight conducts fire safety inspections and fire safety programs throughout the year to assist the base and local community. This year's fire

  • Tell Me a Story

    Military families gathered at the Eglin Air Force Base Youth Center, Saturday for Tell Me a Story, a program geared toward the military child to improve literary skills. The Tell Me a Story project uses a wordless book that encourages children to use their imaginations and improve their language