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  • Hurlburt Field honors fallen comrade

    Michael Jackson's "You Are Not Alone," played in the background during the funeral service for Tech. Sgt. Earnest "Rock" Rockamore June 29, at the base chapel. As the music played, a myriad of pictures scrolled across a projection screen displaying his life, military career and family. The memorial

  • AF names aircrew life support winners; AFSOC Airman among recipients

    An Air Force Special operations commando assigned to the Operations Training Division was recently recognized as one of the Air Force's best when the 2005 Outstanding USAF Aircrew Life Support Awards were announced. Master Sgt. Richard Colson, life support superintendent, was named 2005 Outstanding

  • Youth center opens registration

    The 16th Services Squadron Youth Center has begun registration for its annual basketball clinic, which will be held July 26 for 6 – 10-year-olds and July 27 for 11-year-olds and up. The clinic is free to all participants and will be held at the youth center for up to 30 children per day. The clinic

  • 720th Airmen build homes to help locals

    Airmen from the 720th Special Tactics Group are teaming up with the local Habitat for Humanity to build homes for Northwest Florida families in need. The Pensacola Habitat for Humanity, which serves Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, has moved 28 families into new homes since January. Hurlburt's

  • New bridge unites marina, soundside

    Construction began in May on an $830,000 replacement bridge linking the marina to the soundside after Hurricane Ivan destroyed the original bridge in 2004. The old bridge was a road built over pipe culverts. Storm surge and water runoff made the road unsafe. "The necessity for a new bridge was

  • SOCOM commander visits Hurlburt, praises Air Commandos

    The Soldier leading special operations troops in the Global War on Terrorism visited Hurlburt Field Tuesday to speak to Joint Special Operations University students and receive briefings on current and future issues in Air Force Special Operations Command. But Army Gen. Doug Brown, U.S. Special

  • Airman dies in fishing accident

    Tragedy struck Hurlburt Field when a 16th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter died June 16 in an accident on Gator Lake. After an intensive search, Tech. Sgt. Earnest "Rock" Rockamore's body was found at 11:15 a.m. Saturday. The cause of his death is still under investigation. "This is a time of

  • Cannon AFB to make change to special ops mission

    The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that Air Force Special Operations Command will accept ownership of Cannon Air Force Base and Melrose Range in New Mexico beginning in October. The announcement comes after months of studies to find a suitable location for AFSOC operations to expand toward

  • Library offers educational summer events for children

    Children were beginning to squirm in their seats and the parents were struggling to keep their attention as anxiety grew into excited anticipation of meeting Shana Banana, a children's singer/performer, who entertained children June 7 at the base theater. The scheduled event was just a taste of what

  • Salute to fathers

    Fathers are the unsung heroes who keep families together and instill values in children that will lead them into adulthood. This Father's Day, we honor those men who stand up and mold children into adults. This honor is not only set aside for biological fathers, but also for those military leaders