Senior Airman Shines as Air Force Weatherman of Year

On April 23, Senior Airman Lawrence Harris II was named the Air Force Weather Airman of the Year for 2006. Competing against peers from across the entire branch, Airman Harris outshined all others to land this prestigious award, entitling him to wear the Air Force Recognition Ribbon. According to

Tragedy is a four letter word – “FIRE”

Over the last several weeks the Hurlburt Fire Emergency Service Flight has responded to several wild land fires with a similar cause, children playing with matches. The first fire incident occurred last month, scorching more than 25 acres near the back gate of Hurlburt Field. This stubborn blaze

OPSEC: Make sure your family is safe while you’re deployed

"Hi ... I'm Jane Doe, 23, married to John, 25. He works in security forces as a gate guard. He's deployed right now and will be home May 10 after being gone for nine months. We have one son, Johnny, who is 20-months-old. We have been here for a little over a year. We came from Ellsworth Air Force

FWB High School Viking Jazz Ensemble performs for AFSOC OAY banquet

Fort Walton Beach High School's Viking Jazz Ensemble stepped up to a huge challenge May 4 at the Emerald Coast Conference Center and left victorious. Air Force Special Operations Command held its annual Out-standing Airmen of the Year banquet that night to recognize the best the command has to offer

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Daughter of Hurlburt Airman "draws" city, state recognition

A local fifth grader recently demonstrated that Hurlburt's tradition of excellence not only extends to its Airmen, but also to their families. Alyna Seguro-Sanchez, daughter of Tech. Sgt. Rene Sanchez, 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, and Araceli Segura, recently won the City

Base theater to stop showing movies

After months of discussion and attempts to increase attendance, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service will show its last two movies at the Hurlburt theater next weekend. "In February, we agreed to give the Hurlburt community a 30-day period to try and improve the theater attendance which would have

1st SOLRS restores gun truck for Enlisted Heritage Hall

The 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron is in the process of refurbishing a gun truck from Tikrit, Iraq, for all to see at the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The 1058th Gun Truck Detachment in Iraq decommissioned the gun truck after it encountered an

Avoid new car financing scams

Over the past couple of weeks the legal office has seen an increasing number of problems with new car financing. To keep from falling victim, Airmen need to be aware of the process, potential traps and yo-yo financing scams. The yo-yo scam starts with an individual entering into a financing

1st SOG family reaches out to deployed Airmen

The adage "many hands make light work" was demonstrated in full force Sunday at the 16th Special Operations Squadron auditorium when squadron commanders, directors of operations, spouses and children gathered to assemble more than 650 care packages and more than 700 boxes of Girl Scout cookies for