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  • Weight Warriors win while losing

    The 16th Services Squadron's 15-week Weight Warrior's competition came to a conclusion Oct. 16 with Sharon Blalock, Air Force Special Operations Command, taking first place. The goal of the program was to assist Air Force members with losing weight and improving their overall physical fitness.

  • Commandos back, better than ever

    Hurlburt Field's men's varsity basketball team is back for another season. The team of six finished fourth in the South Eastern Military Athletic Conference post-season tournament in February at Warner-Robins Air Force Base, Ga. This year the team plans to go all the way. I don't know any teams in

  • Hurlburt Field icon says goodbye

    Tuesday marks the end of a Hurlburt tradition as the Officer and Enlisted Hooches shut their doors forever to make way for a newer, collocated club. But as these landmarks see their last good days, another fixture on base has already seen hers. Connie Mussari, the bartender and namesake for the

  • NCO induction ceremony gets FOCUSed

    Every Airman's career is dotted with milestones and special events. Within the en-listed corps, however, there are few achievements as significant and memorable as the day that fourth stripe is tacked on - the day an Airman becomes a noncommissioned officer. Over the last few months, a group of NCOs

  • CV-22, squadron hit ground running

    When the first CV-22 arrives at Hurlburt Field, activity at the 8th Special Operations Squadron will start rolling at an even greater fast-forward pace. Once the aircraft is re-leased to the Air Force, it will undergo an acceptance inspection in preparation for flight operations starting with the

  • Virtual weapons provide realistic training in Emerald Warrior

    The first integration of live and virtual net-centric weapons in Special Operations Forces occurred as part of Emerald Warrior on Oct. 25 at Hurlburt Field. Airmen participating in Emerald Warrior will benefit from the simulation technology in some capacity, giving them experience in realistic

  • C-17 simulator makes showing at Emerald Warrior

    The Emerald Warrior exercise will use C-17 simulators specifically networked for the Air Force Special Operations Command for the first time this week. The simulator has been used in virtual exercises previously, but not in AFSOC. The simulator is located in Charleston, S.C. Other C-17 simulators