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  • Marines honor 8th AMU Airmen

    Two Airmen assigned to the 8th Aircraft Maintenance Unit were surprised April 5 when Marine Col. Mark Clark, commanding officer of the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204, pinned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal on them during an impromptu ceremony in Independence Hangar. Master

  • Sentinels of Freedom Motorcycle Club hosts Family Appreciation Day

    Looking back, they never should've let me have control of the water balloons. Last April Fool's Day at the Hurlburt picnic grounds, a group of people lit a grill, cranked up some tunes, inflated a bouncy castle and settled in for a day of friends and fun. Although the date has changed for this year,

  • Air Force executes new plan for disasters

    In a call for compatible emergency response procedures between local, state and federal agencies, the Air Force Disaster Response Force system is being reorganized. The attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the events surrounding Hurricanes Ivan, Katrina and Rita revealed many areas of concern and system

  • SOLRS sweeps 2006-2007 intramural basketball championships

    The 1st Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron took the 2006-2007 intramural basketball championship title during the last game of the season April 4. With 23 teams challenging their skills, SOLRS had their hands full. SOLRS team members said motivation was the deciding factor in each of

  • Flight med sick call procedures to change

    In order to serve our flying community with high quality medical care in a timely fashion, the Hurlburt Field Flight Medicine Clinic is making the following changes: Effective May 1, all sick call patients will be booked into scheduled acute appointments the same day or within 24 hours. In addition

  • Inspiration comes from unusual source for one Airman

    Over the past few months, while doing my physical training every morning at the Aderholt Fitness Center, I noticed a person helping an elderly, white-haired gentleman exercise with weights and various equipment. I thought to myself that they were probably retired chiefs or colonels coming to

  • Construction at main gate set to begin this month

    The Hurlburt Field main gate on U.S. Highway 98 is set to undergo a major facelift over the course of the next year. The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron is scheduled to begin work April 27 on the main gate portion of the $6.5 million antiterrorism/force protection military

  • Marines, MV-22s invade Hurlburt Field

    At approximately 10:15 a.m. March 27, Hurlburt Field was invaded. But have no fear; it was just 100-plus U.S. Marines and their eight MV-22 Ospreys, and they came here to train with the Air Commandos. For nearly two weeks, Marines from the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Training Squadron 204 based out of