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  • Safety must be part of holiday festivities

    The holidays are here, and it's easy to get caught up with the festivities. Some people get so caught up they let their guards down and become victims of preventable accidents. Following these safety tips will allow for a safer and happier holiday. - Stay alert and be aware of surroundings - Park in

  • Hurlburt Chapel hosts Clergy Day for civilian chaplains

    The Hurlburt Field Chapel hosted a Clergy Day for 29 off-base clergymen from the local area Nov. 16. The visit was geared toward familiarizing the clergymen with the Air Force Special Operations Command mission and the role chaplains play in the Airmen's day-to-day lives. "We wanted to make the

  • Lions, tigers and AFSOC, oh my!

    There was an unusual sound at the Gulf Breeze Zoo Nov. 20. Amidst the roars of the lions and calls of the siamong monkeys, a chainsaw wailed as members of the Air Force Special Operations Forces Air Operations Center from Hurlburt Field sliced through logs as part of a unit volunteer project. "It's

  • Old friends reunite at Hurlburt

    Some old friends were recently reunited in the Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park. Mike Ingrisano and Bill Prindible first met as members of the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron during World War II; their unit airdropped 82nd Airborne Division soldiers during the parachute assaults of the Normandy invasion

  • Airmen volunteer at Enlisted Village Thanksgiving feast

    It's often said that the Air Force is a family, and nowhere is that more apparent than at the Air Force Enlisted Village during the holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas here are times when the active duty airmen of today get to visit with their extended Air Force family - the residents at the AFEV.

  • 9th ESOS delivers humanitarian aid in Iraq

    The 9th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron out of Hurlburt Field recently performed a mission most people wouldn't expect in Operation Iraqi Freedom - instead of dropping bombs, they dropped food and school supplies. A 9th ESOS crew flew near two villages in Iraq, where they dropped four

  • Hurlburt techs graduate NCO academy

    Twenty-six Hurlburt Field technical sergeants recently graduated from the Paul W. Airey NCO Academy at Tyndall Air Force Base. Congratulations to the following graduates: Academic achievement award/distinguished graduate Jonathan Gilbert 720th Operations Support Squadron Distinguished graduates