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  • Vigilance key to force protection success

    We can never let our guard down when it comes to force protection. The keys in this never-ending awareness campaign are reporting possible surveillance activity, elicitation, tests of security, suspicious persons, and deploying personnel and assets. Everyone in this wing and command has the

  • 505th CCW/16th SVS cook 16th CS 12-1

    From start to finish, the 505th Command and Control Wing/16th Services Squadron combination team dominated the intramural softball championship game against the 16th Communications Squadron here Aug. 4. The game ended in 505th CCW/16th SVS taking the title with a 12-1 win against 16th CS. "We had a

  • Retraining program demands timeliness

    The 2007 non commissioned officer retraining program began July 26 as the Air Force seeks to fill more than 1,100 shortage career field and special-duty positions. Thirty-seven NCOs here were notified of their vulnerability to retrain and must submit their shortage career field choices or apply for

  • Maintenance troops receive AF honors

    A Bronze Star was awarded to an MH-53 PAVE LOW production superintendent from the 16th Helicopter Maintenance Squadron at a ceremony in the 20th Special Operation Squadron July 27. Additionally, Tech. Sgt. Mark Skerrett, 16th HMXS, was presented the Air Force Commendation medal, third oak leaf

  • New intel squadron "eyes" terrorists

    Terrorists and their supporters around in the world will soon be under the gaze of a powerful "unblinking eye" providing information on their whereabouts to a "brain" at Hurlburt Field. Note to the bad guys: You will not like the attention. The reactivation of the 11th Intelligence Squadron here on

  • 6th SOS performs unique mission worldwide

    (This is part one of a four part series on the 6th Special Operations Squadron) The 6th Special Operations Squadron's mission is to assess, train, advise and assist foreign aviation forces in airpower employment, sustainment and force integration. That's what the fact sheet says. "We support the

  • Chief ends tenure as command's top enlisted leader

    Chief Master Sgt. Howard "Jim" Mowry, Air Force Special Operations Command command chief, is retiring, capping 29 years of distinguished enlisted service. Chief Mowry took time out recently to reflect on the past and present Air Force and his time with Air Force Special Operations Command. There

  • 16th CES Fire Dawgs hose Ammo 10 - 9

    Ten hits in the fourth inning was all it took to tilt the scales in the favor of the 16th Civil Engineer Squadron's Fire Dawgs against the 16th Equipment Maintenance Squadron's Ammo team during the intramural softball playoffs here Tuesday night. The game resulted in CES taking all with a score of

  • Services chefs battle for title

    Four 16th Service Squadron chefs competed in the Chef of the Quarter cook-off July 21 in the Reef dining facility. The contest has been reborn after a two year hiatus, thanks to Staff Sgts. Jean Coleus and Eric Brown, 16th SVS. "We did this as an incentive for the chefs," said Sergeant Coleus. "We

  • Command post expansion begins

    Barlavento L.L.C., Dothan, Ala., received a $1.3 million contract to expand the command post here. The 11-month expansion project, which began June 19, will benefit the base by consolidating command and control functions, especially during hurricanes. The command post building will increase from