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  • AF adds more deployment areas eligible for GWOT-E medal

    As the Global War on Terrorism continues to expand and finds new missions in new countries, more Airmen become eligible to wear the GWOT-Expeditionary medal. A new authorization letter was released Feb. 22, expanding the list of geographical areas entitled to the medal. The areas recently added to

  • RAF mens basketball comes to Hurlburt to train Commando style

    The Royal Air Force came to Hurlburt for one reason - to play the Commando Varsity basketball team. "Your basketball team has the right caliber of players," said Peter Clowes, head coach and former RAF team player. "We're about to enter our inter-service championships, and we wanted an edge over the

  • Hurlburt soccer team scores big in Texas

    While most relaxed and enjoyed the Presidents' Day weekend, Hurlburt's varsity soccer team traveled to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, for the 6th Annual Defenders Cup Military Open Soccer Tournament. The tournament, a three-day affair, guarantees each team three games and a knockout stage where

  • Pope AFB mourns PJ killed in action

    Airmen at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., will honor a pararescueman assigned to the 24th Special Tactics Squadron who was among those killed in an MH-47 special operations helicopter crash Sunday in Afghanistan. Tech. Sgt. Scott Duffman, 32, of Albuquerque, N.M., and seven others were killed while 14

  • Anthrax vaccine mandatory again

    The Department of Defense's anthrax vaccine immunization program becomes mandatory for the Air Force again March 19. The Air Force's implementation plan includes mandatory vaccinations for active-duty Airmen who deploy to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility or South Korea for at least 15