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  • Deployed physician assistant gets Purple Heart from Gen. Moseley

    An Airman who survived an improvised explosive device attack in December isn't likely to forget that moment - or the one when he was presented a Purple Heart by the chief of staff of the Air Force Feb. 4. Capt. Kevin Fischer, deployed from the 1st Special Operations Support Squadron, is a physician

  • Base holds IAS program briefs March 6

    Line of the Air Force lieutenants through lieutenant colonels will have an opportunity to learn about the International Affairs Specialist program at a briefing 11 a.m. March 6 in the base theater. The IAS program enables the Air Force to build a cadre of officers with the skills needed to foster

  • AFSA President makes stop at Hurlburt

    The president visited Hurlburt Field Tuesday. No, not that one - the one who's in charge of lobbying Washington D.C. for the well-being of every single enlisted member in the Air Force. Enlisted Airmen of all ranks filled the base theater to hear what retired Chief Master Sgt. John McCauslin, the

  • AAFES: Giving back to Hurlburt

    The Army & Air Force Exchange Service manages several businesses at Hurlburt Field like the mini mall, clothing sales and the auto pride center. But did you know that every time someone makes use of these facilities a percentage comes directly back to the base? "AAFES dividends contributed more than

  • AFSOC Chiefs' Orientation sheds light on leadership role

    More than 20 top enlisted members got a crash course in what it means to be an Air Force Special Operations Command chief master sergeant through the AFSOC Chiefs' Orientation held here Jan. 22-25. The senior master sergeants and chief master sergeants who attended the orientation came from AFSOC

  • Honor Guard rolls out online request process

    The Hurlburt Field honor guard now utilizes the Web to provide customers a new way of reserving their services. A new link on the honor guard Web site allows members of Hurlburt and the community to request their participation at funerals, retirement ceremonies, weddings and other venues requiring

  • Fit Eagle Competition brings out 'best of best'

    The 4th Special Operations Squadron team won first place during the 17th Annual Fit Eagle competition Feb. 9 at the Aderholt Fitness Center. Sixteen teams participated in a variety of events that included a 5K run, pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, sit and reach, tug o' war and a mystery event - the

  • Motorcycle safety saves lives

    Hurlburt's Air Commandos are our most valuable assets. This is clear in the Special Operations Forces truth that "Humans are more important than hardware," and in our wing Aimpoint of "Taking best care of our wingmen, families and resources." The 1st Special Operations Wing has recently seen an

  • The making of an air commando

    I had never heard the song before, but the melody was vaguely familiar: "Swamp rat, swamp rat, where do you hi-ide? "Come out in the open and I'll be your guy-ide." The raspy voice bounced off the tall pines in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana: I'm a friendly guerilla who'll take you