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  • Hurlburt Field Freedom Fest 2017

    Freedom Fest is an annual, two-day event with a cardboard boat regatta, food, live music and more. Events like Freedom Fest are designed to build resilience at Hurlburt Field, the most deployed base in the Air Force, by focusing on family and friends while celebrating our nation’s independence.

  • 8th SOS hosts Operation Eagle Claw memorial ceremony

    Team Hurlburt gathered together to remember Operation Eagle Claw at a memorial ceremony June 23, and pay tribute to the five Air Commandos assigned to the 8th Special Operations Squadron and three Marines who lost their lives during the mission.

  • Young Air Commandos travel ‘back in time’

    Air Commando children participated in a Summer Reading Program event at the Landing Zone on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 15, 2017. The Hurlburt Field Library hosts an annual program to encourage all Air Commandos and their families to read during the summer months. (U.S. Air Force photos by Staff Sgt.

  • Aircrew flight equipment ensures safety and readiness

    Aircrew flight equipment personnel at the 4th Special Operations Squadron issue and maintain flight equipment at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 15. AFE personnel are responsible for ensuring aircrew have the necessary tools for safe flying operations and are prepared for emergency situations.

  • EC-130J broadcasts FARP capability with PC-12

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron conduct a forward area refueling point operation at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 13. During the operation, a Pilatus PC-12 assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron received fuel from an EC-130J Commando Solo assigned to

  • Raven Claw: The end is just the beginning for CAA students

    Three times a year, the 371st Special Operations Combat Training Squadron hosts a five-day culmination exercise in which combat aviation advisor students are put in “Palmetto Land,” a simulated partner nation, to teach and conduct missions at various locations on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Eglin

  • Electronic warfare specialists test radar jammer

    Electronic warfare specialists perform the USM670A test on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2017. The USM670A test is an annual requirement to ensure the radar jamming system produces the proper signals to prevent aircraft detection while in flight on the Combat Talon II.

  • Persistence makes one Air Commando’s dream a reality

    When you were a kid, who did you aspire to be like? What did you admire about that individual?For one Cameroon native, a bloodline of military service to his nation inspired him from a young age.“Growing up I looked up to my grandfather. I admired his professionalism, the way he wore the uniform

  • DAGRE participates in shoot, move, communicate drill

    Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element participated in a shoot, move, communicate drill here, June 1. Shoot, move, communicate is an exercise used to train Defenders to give suppressive fire – fire that hinders an enemy from completing their

  • 15th SOS loadmasters lock down cargo

    Loadmasters with the 15th Special Operations Squadron secure cargo pallets on an MC-130H Combat Talon II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 30, 2017. Loadmasters are responsible for properly loading, securing and escorting cargo and passengers before and during flights. The Combat Talon II provides