Most highly decorated living veteran to speak at library

Retired Col. George "Bud" Day, a 34-year military veteran, was a prisoner-of-war. He received nearly 70 military decorations and awards, more than 50 of which were for combat valor. The most notable of his award is the Congressional Medal of Honor, presented to him by President Gerald Ford. And at 2

Hurlburt active-duty member receives Angel Award

The Hurlburt Field Volunteer Recognition Ceremony was held at The Soundside April 10. "The ceremony is a small but important token of our appreciation for all our volunteers do," said Ruthy Srun, wing volunteer coordinator. "Its purpose is not only to recognize the amazing efforts of Hurlburt's

Spouse, artist give some TLC to DCC walls

Whether walking through the deployment control center with a tour group or going through each of the stations for a real world deployment and preparing for service in a hostile nation, you'll notice once you get to the waiting room that there's now something to look at on the wall. Jim Rahn, an

Hats off to the chef!

ACA links Air Commandos to heritage, history, heroes

The Air Commando Association, which was founded by retired Brig. Gen. Harry "Heinie" Aderholt, is a nonprofit membership organization for retired and active duty military that have served in or supported Air Force Special Operations units. Its mission is to keep the Air Commando spirit alive, to

Enlisted Thunderbirds visit Air Force widows

Recently, members of the Air Force Thunderbirds team made a personal connection, but it wasn't at an air show, it was because of an air show cancellation. The Sunshine State wasn't living up to its name April 14. Impending severe weather caused officials from Eglin Air Force Base to cancel the air

720th completes first freefall from CV-22

On April 20, members of the 720th Special Tactics Group performed the first-ever military freefall jump from the CV-22 Osprey at Hurlburt Field. To view the video of the jump, click here.

Dog attack decoys provide critical training

Slightly gray, worn heavily with sweat and torn from wear, is an arm-mounted bite sleeve used to protect "decoys" from canine attack injuries. Staff Sgt. Rebecca Lind, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, is the senior canine decoy training instructor, oversees proper administering of

Civilians score big with IDEAs, save AF money

Anyone who works on a military base knows success would be much harder to come by if it weren't for the civilians working right beside them. Four of Hurlburt's civilian employees recently reemphasized how important they are to military operations when they received all of this year's first quarter

An Iranian Hostage Crisis: 1st SOW – sacrifices remembered

Recently, 15 British sailors and marines were held hostage in Iran. This scenario is familiar to many Americans, and in particular, to members of the 1st Special Operations Wing. In November 1979, Iranian "students" seized the U. S. Embassy in Tehran. The embassy personnel were then held hostage for