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  • Hurlburt Field initiates HURCON 5

    Base officials initiated Hurricane Condition 5 at 8:30 a.m. today to prepare for the possible arrival of winds exceeding 50 knots within 96 hours.HURCON 5 is a level of warning used by the Air Force to assist commanders in preparing their units for storm response actions and is meant to focus the

  • Designated Driver: Airman saves lives

    It was a normal Thursday night when Nick Cervantes drove to Okaloosa Island to pick up a friend he had met on temporary duty. She invited him out to a bar with her other friends. Initially Cervantes was skeptical about going out since he had work in the morning, but he eventually agreed to be their

  • 24th SOW renames training facility after fallen STO

    A Special Tactics Training Squadron facility is renamed after U.S. Air Force Capt. Matthew Roland, a special tactics officer who died in combat near Camp Antonik, Afghanistan, Aug. 26, 2015, at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 6, 2021. Roland was awarded the Silver Star Medal June 1, 2016, for his

  • 1st SOAMXS and 4th AMU Participate in Load Competition

    Air Commandos with the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Group participate in a load competition at Hurlburt Field, Florida, May 3, 2021. The 4th AMU and the 1st SOMXS participated in the event to maintain skillsets required for global special operations

  • AC-130U Tow "Movie Trailer"

    A retired AC-130U Spooky gunship is towed to the Hurlburt Field airpark on April 17, 2021, at Hurlburt Field, Florida. This Spooky is joining a long line of Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special Operations Wing aircraft displayed in the base airpark, allowing Air Commandos, family

  • AC-130U tow to Hurlburt Field airpark

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow an AC-130U “Spooky” gunship to the airpark at Hurlburt Field, Florida, April 17, 2021. The last AC-130U flight landed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, June 26, 2020 for retirement.

  • Hurlburt Field CATM

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Thompson, a combat arms instructor with the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, describes his passion for his job at Hurlburt Field, Florida, March 29, 2021. 1st SOSFS CATM instructors train and qualify Air Commandos on required weapons needed for

  • Hurlburt Field Honor Guard trains for perfection

    Ceremonial honor guardsmen with the Hurlburt Field Honor Guard practice different movements during training at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Mar. 26, 2021. Honor guardsmen provide funeral honors for deceased service members, perform at on and off base ceremonies and escort the national flag. (U.S. Air