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  • Annual ceremony recognizes volunteers

    Team Hurlburt, family members and community partners celebrated Angel Award and Volunteer Excellence Award nominees at the Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony here, April 13.The Angel Award was established by Eunice Welch, wife of retired Gen. Larry D. Welch, former Chief of Staff of the Air

  • Hurlburt hosts Clergy Day

    The base chapel hosted local Clergymen during a Clergy Day event here, April 25. The day covered multiple topics including the unique experiences of Airmen, military funeral honors and deployment and family separation. The day concluded with a tour of the MC-130P Combat Talon II. (U.S Air Force

  • Hurlburt deploys Lil’ Commandos during Operation KUDOS

    Military children participated in Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations here, April 22. Operation KUDOS is an educational event aimed to help build resilience in military youth by engaging them in activities that simulate the pre-deployment experience, such as pre-deployment lines and

  • Hurlburt hosts AF wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball teams

    The Air Force wheelchair basketball and sitting volleyball teams practiced and scrimmaged here, April 24-28 in preparation for their annual competition in June. The teams are composed of wounded warriors who compete against other Department of Defense teams.

  • AF selects 2017 Air Force Men’s Volleyball Trial Camp attendees

    The Air Force recently selected attendees for the 2017 Air Force Men’s Volleyball Trial Camp May 6-23 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. At camp, coaches will select the top athletes to represent the service at the 2017 Armed Forces Championship May 24-29 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.Congratulations to:Coach

  • Air Commandos receive Distinguished Flying Cross

    Three Air Commandos were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross during a ceremony here, April 21, for their heroic achievements during a Dec. 21, 2013, mission in Africa. The DFC is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the U.S. Armed Forces, who distinguishes himself or herself in

  • The Pillars II - Sleep

    Whether active-duty Air Force, civilian or contractor, life happens, and you can’t always be prepared for it. An important part of making daily Air Force missions happen is ensuring Airmen are ready for what life hands them. Chaplain (Maj.) Jim Bridgham, wing chaplain, and Capt. Jerry Walker III,

  • Hurlburt Field hosts Battle of the Badges softball tournament

    Hurlburt hosted a softball championship, Battle of the Badges, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 14. The Battle of the Badges is a softball tournament in which police officers and firefighters from Okaloosa County, Hurlburt Field and Eglin Air Force Base compete to be known as the 2017 Battle of the

  • Hurlburt hosts SAPR Awareness Month 5K

    Hurlburt Field hosted a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response 5-kilometer run in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month at the Air Park here, April 19. More than 250 Team Hurlburt members participated in the event. The first 100 runners to finish were given a free t-shirt , and

  • 4th SOS aircrew fire for readiness

    Air Commandos with the 4th Special Operations Squadron conducted a live-fire training mission in an AC-130U Spooky gunship at the Eglin Range, Fla., April 17. The AC-130U gunship’s primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. The AC-130U is equipped with a 25mm