Articles

  • 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

  • Don’t be stupid; wear your seat belt

    Thousands of people die in vehicular accidents each year. Personnel on military installations are no exception, prompting the Department of Defense to enact a 100 percent seatbelt wear policy on all military installations, resulting in fewer deaths and limited bodily injury from car crashes. "Habits

  • Couple reaches milestone together

    Retirement day is a day Airmen look forward to for 20 or more years. It is a day that marks the end of an era in their life, one that is happy and sad all at the same time. But for two Hurlburt Field officers, that day was even more special because they got to celebrate it with each other. On March

  • RED HORSE rides to promote motorcycle safety

    The 823rd RED HORSE Squadron held its first motorcycle safety poker run March 30 to educate the less experienced cyclists on riding safely, no matter what the terrain. Col. Steve Hammock, 823rd RED HORSE commander, opened the session with a few words to his Airmen. "This is a great opportunity for

  • Aviation Week honors Hurlburt’s gunship units

    The 1st Special Operations Wing's AC-130 squadrons were honored recently for their achievements in operations by an international air and space magazine. The 4th and 16th Special Operations Squadrons received the 2007 Aviation Week Laureate Award for Operations during a banquet held March 20 at the

  • Airman found not guilty in court-martial

    One large part of military law's purpose is to promote justice, according to the Manual for Courts-Martial. And justice was carried out last week when Staff Sgt. Daniel Roberson, 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, was found not guilty on one count of indecent liberties with

  • Operation Homecoming made easier for returning Airmen

    Airmen returning from deployments will find the restructured in-processing procedures easier than in the past, but the system still needs their help. The 1st Special Operations Medical Group sent a team to Southeast Asia that spent five days streamlining the system on the deployed end. "It was more

  • Three Hurlburt teens make Eagle Scout

    It's an accomplishment made by less than five percent of Boy Scouts. Saturday, three young men from the Hurlburt community achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Bobby DiFronzo, son of Col. Vincent DiFronzo, 505th Command Control Wing commander; Glen Foote, son of Ron Foote, Air Force Special Operations