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  • Record corrections now available online for Airmen

    The base military personnel flight is no longer the first stop for those who want to have their records considered for correction by the Board for Correction of Military Records. Since March 31 Airmen have been able to get the BCMR ball rolling without even leaving their home, office or desk. To

  • Hurlburt's Air Commandos grant a special wish

    Air Force Special Operations Command and the 1st Special Operations Wing hosted a visit from a 17-year-old leukemia patient and his family June 14 and 15, a result of a wish granted through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.Airyque Ervin, from Vallejo, Calif., was diagnosed with two forms of leukemia in

  • General Wooley tapped for Order of the Sword

    Air Force Special Operations Command's top Air Commando was recognized Sunday by his enlisted force at Hurlburt Field with an invitation to become only the sixth recipient of the AFSOC Order of the Sword. Lt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley, AFSOC commander, was obviously moved and surprised by the

  • Hurlburt Airmen receive Combat Action Medal

    The Air Force chief of staff presented the first Air Force Combat Action Medals to six Airmen during an 8 a.m. ceremony Tuesday at the Air Force Memorial in Arlington, Va. Gen. T. Michael Moseley awarded the new medals to recognize Air Force members who were engaged in air or ground combat "outside

  • 3rd SOS “Dragons” breathe fire for many years

    Located at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., the 3rd Special Operations Squadron, 1st Special Operations Wing, is the first Unmanned Aerial System squadron in Air Force Special Operations Command. The 3rd SOS traces its heritage back to World War I when it was activated as Photographic Section I on April

  • Hurlburt Field bikers rally for summer safety

    One of the few times individuals can take their two-wheeled beast and cruise along side an MC-130 was on June 8, during the annual Hurlburt Field Motorcycle Rally. More than 100 riders gathered at the motorcycle pad next to the permanent exercise facility where the event was kicked off with opening

  • Random drug testing is random

    "Hello, you have just been selected for random urinalysis." Common words for some military members and not so for others. As a recent augmentee selected to assist the Hurlburt Field Drug Demand Reduction Program, I have gained a new perspective on how random urinalysis is given and the validity of

  • FM transformation underway

    The Air Force Financial Management transformation currently underway is the greatest single change in the organization's 60-year history. "We, and all of Air Force Financial Management, are transforming the way we conduct business to better provide expert decision support and analysis to commanders

  • Commando doc wins AF award

    A flight surgeon with the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron won an Air Force-level award. Capt. Ryan Freeland was awarded the Air Force Flight Surgeon of the Year for 2006 during a ceremony in New Orleans, La. "Captain Freeland's contributions have been exemplary, reflecting the highest