Articles

  • U.S. Air Force Band of the West spreads holiday cheer at Hurlburt Field

    The U.S. Air Force Band of the West performs at various locations around base during a caroling tour Dec. 16, 2021, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. The Band of the West travels more than 125,000 miles annually, performing for military and civilian audiences throughout Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana,

  • Annual cookie drive aims to help Airmen feel at home

    For Michele Kerlin and fellow members of the Hurlburt Spouses’ Club, helping to coordinate programs like the annual Commando Cookie Drive is a personal matter.Kerlin, president of the spouses’ club, and several volunteers worked to collect and distribute 17,636 cookie donations to 800 Airmen living

  • Hurlburt Field’s annual tree lighting ceremony

    Air Commandos gather around the tree as it is lit during the annual tree lighting ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Dec. 3, 2021. The ceremony was virtual in 2020, but due to declining COVID-19 numbers, the event was held in-person again this year.

  • 1 SOW, AFSOC Airmen participate in Bold Quest 21.2

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and their AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft participated with allied and partner nations in a weeks-long interoperability training, Bold Quest 21.2, November 3 to 18, 2021.

  • Air Commandos receive DFC, Air Medal

    Single Event Air Medal recipients are congratulated after a medal presentation ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Nov. 8, 2021. MC-130H Combat Talon II crews assigned to the 15th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron, Joint Special Operations Air Component Central, and Special Operations

  • 34th Special Operations Squadron validates U-28 SOFORGEN, ACE concepts

    Members of the 34th Special Operations Squadron recently deployed to Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, to validate the unit’s ability to generate combat capability under the new Special Operations Force Generation model. SOFORGEN replaces the current Air Expeditionary Force construct with a 20-month

  • Hurlburt Airmen Recognized at Military Appreciation Football Game

    The Fort Walton Beach High School Athletics Program hosted the 2021 Military Appreciation football game on Thursday, October 7th, 2021. Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn, the 1st Special Operations Wing commander, was asked to conduct the opening coin toss at the start of the varsity game between the Fort

  • MC-130H Combat Talon II return from deployment

    Two MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft and their crews returned to Hurlburt Field, Oct. 6, 2021. Families patiently awaited the arrival of their loved ones as the aircraft flew in and landed. The aircraft most recently supported Operation ALLIES REFUGE and the final evacuation of Afghanistan.

  • Hurlburt Field recognizes Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day

    Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, the last Sunday in September, is reserved to honor the family of those service members and remember the loss they have suffered. There are 35 gold star and Air Force Families Forever members assigned to Hurlburt Field.