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  • 39th IOS lays foundation for operations course

    The Air Force cyberspace tiger team, established by the Air Force cyberspace task force, and the 39th Information Operations Squadron have set the groundwork for the Air Force's first network warfare operations curriculum. The cyberspace task force was established by the air staff to help define

  • Wing revisits history of 1st SOW

    The 1st Special Operations Wing (SOW) has a rich and honored history that began in Burma and continues at Hurlburt Field. The 1st SOW can trace its lineage back to "Project 9" which evolved into the 1st Air Commando Group during World War II. During the Quebec Trident Conference of August 1943, it

  • 16th CMS officer wins Gen. Lew Allen Award

    A Hurlburt Field maintenance officer has been named the winner of the General Lew Allen, Jr., Trophy for 2006. Capt. Abigail Ruscetta, 16th Component Maintenance Squadron operations officer, received the honor in recognition of her outstanding performance involved in aircraft sortie generation. "It

  • Honorary commanders inducted at Hurlburt

    The 16th Special Operations Wing officially inducted its new honorary commanders and command chief with an orientation day and banquet here Sept. 21. This year the 16th SOW Honorary Commanders Pro-gram will also include an honorary chaplain to complete the team. The purpose of the program is to

  • Local gas prices hit 8-month low

    The price of gasoline fell eight cents from Sept. 18--22 to the lowest it has been since the end of March. The national average for self-serve regular was about $2.42 Sept. 22, down from about $2.65 two weeks earlier, according to the Lund-berg Survey of 7,000 gas stations across the country. Here

  • AMU team pulls off slight 8 – 6 victory

    The 15th Aircraft Maintenance Unit intramural football team narrowly edged by the 4th Special Operations Squadron Wednesday, to win 8 - 6. Starting on offense, the red jersey AMU team got off to a rocky beginning, receiving a false start penalty on the third play of the game, but then seemed to pull

  • CV-22: Future of special operations, today

    In August, the 8th Special Operations Squadron said goodbye to the MC-130E Talon I and in November will christen its new aircraft, the CV-22B Osprey, welcoming it to a new chapter in a book of one of the Air Force's oldest squadrons. Housed in the 20th SOS building, several of the remaining members

  • Team V crushes Team S, 24 - 0

    Team V stomped Team S into submission with a 24 - 0 score during a preseason women's intramural flag football game Sept. 13. Team V stayed on top of their defensive game all night. They scored two touchdowns in the first half of the game and made several interceptions. "We played as a team," said