Read-Across-America, guest readers come to CDC

"I will pick up the hook. You will see something new. Two things. And I call them Thing One and Thing Two - Have no fear, little fish,' said the Cat in the Hat. 'These things are good things.' And he gave them a pat." This year marks the 10th anniversary of the national reading celebration,

JSOU offers special operations warfighters new certificate course

The Joint Special Operations University offers a new joint warfighter certificate program focusing on preparing mid-career noncommissioned and commissioned special operations officers for assignment to a joint special operations forces headquarters. A fiscal year 2005 educational requirements

Village affords widow new beginning, new life

Due to a fire in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan, one Air Force widow was left homeless - all of her belongings were gone. Betty McCutcheon had read about the Air Force Enlisted Village a couple of years prior to the fire and had already applied for resident status. After the fire, her daughter

Hurlburt Field Chapel, A&FRC salute families

What's the secret recipe for coping with a loved one's deployment? For the Hurlburt Field Chapel, the right ingredients are one plate of home-cooked food, a sprinkling of games, a dash of singing and a good conversation. All of these ingredients came together Tuesday night during the chapel's

AFSOF dedicates conference room to enlisted hero

Air Force Special Operations Forces dedicated a conference room in the Air Force Special Operations Command building's new wing in honor of a former Air Commando Tuesday morning. Chief Master Sgt. Atwell Livingston "Duke" Wiley, who served in the Air Force for more than 45 years, 31 years on active

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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

Riptide run?

Protect your family before it is too late; SGLI, vRED records should be up to date

Safeguarding important papers is something we have all been taught to do. Some of us lock them in a box underneath the bed; others store them in a safety deposit box or tuck them away in a 'secret' coffee can. Whatever the method, we know these papers must be kept safe. But what is the point in

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