Articles

  • Wingman Day – Warriors taking care of Warriors

    Wingman Day is fast approaching, and we at Air Force Special Operations Command wholeheartedly embrace and look forward to making this day as meaningful as possible. The main objective of Wingman Day is to strengthen the morale and welfare of the unit by devoting time to building relationships

  • Sentinels of Freedom “run” for children

    What started as a brisk morning for a ride turned into a beautiful day for a 112-mile cruise through the Florida panhandle. From the beach along Florida's Gulf Coast up through the Black Water River State Forest and back around the Pensacola Bay. A better day couldn't have been selected for the

  • Fall Festival provides Halloween sanctuary

    Two ladybugs, a dragon and Tinkerbell walked into a church. No, it's not the beginning of a lame joke; it was the convergence of colorful characters at the annual Fall Festival on Tuesday night. The Hurlburt Field Chapel hosted the festival to provide games, goodies and a safe Halloween environment

  • Thrift shop moves to new home on base

    In an age where thrift shopping, garage sales and online auctions have be-come popular hobbies, it appears the old adage "One man's trash is another man's treasure" has been proven true. Hurlburt Field has had its own treasure chest for more than 30 years. The thrift shop has been a base institution

  • What's so special about Special Operations?

    Even before Desert Storm began, special operations teams, under cover of darkness, infiltrated Iraq to attack and destroy radar sites and other assets which could have threatened U.S. aircraft and blocked the advance of our forces. Special operations lawyers helped determine which targets could be

  • Taking best care of our people – a leader’s mission

    Our leaders are there to make sure the mission gets done; and there is only one way the mission gets done - people. Good, quality people like we have here. So the $100 question is, "How do you take best care of the people who are getting the mission done?" The answer lies in two parts. First,

  • Emerald Warrior 07 wraps up at Hurlburt Field

    Yesterday marked the end of Emerald Warrior 07, Air Force Special Operations Command's first joint coalition exercise focused on training Air Force, Army and allied units in missions directly related to the Global War on Terrorism. Emerald Warrior 07 is also the first exercise integrating special