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  • Grass is greener on the Soundside

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron lay sod at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Civil engineer Airmen laid 34 pallets of sod outside the Soundside Club to replace dead grass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

  • RED HORSE Airmen ensure unit has drinking water

    Senior Airmen Markita Andrews, left, and Jason Berry, water and fuels systems maintenance journeymen with the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, install a drinking fountain at the REDHORSE compound on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 3, 2106. The newly installed fountain will be equipped with a bottle filling

  • Hurlburt's Airmen HAV a voice

    Every July a new group of Airmen step up, apply and take leadership roles for 12 months as a member of the Hurlburt Airman’s Voice council to improve the whole Airman concept to ensure stronger Airman for the world’s strongest Air Force.This council acts as a direct line between Airmen and their

  • Honorary Commander CoC strengthens base ties with community

    Hurlburt Field welcomed its newest honorary commanders with a change of command ceremony, a CV-22 Osprey demonstration and a banquet here Sept. 30.Hurlburt’s Honorary Commander Program is a year-long program, which began in 2004 and continues to sustain mutually-beneficial relationships between the

  • Team Hurlburt recognizes Fire Prevention Week

    Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, signed a proclamation announcing Fire Proclamation Week at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 5, 2016. Since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on a Sunday through Saturday period in which Oct. 9 falls. Hurlburt’s fire department

  • AGE Airmen ensure steadfast ammo transportation

    Senior Airman Miles Shepperd, an aerospace ground equipment journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, repairs an exhaust pipe on a munitions handling unit at the AGE hangar on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 3, 2106. AGE Airmen routinely repair flightline support equipment such as

  • SOLRS wins Green Dot Olympics

    Medals sit on a table at the Green Dot Olympics on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 28, 2016. The winning team, the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, won gold medals after defeating other competitors during the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dennis Spain)

  • Airmen run for Green Dot 5k

    Air Commandos begin the Green Dot 5K run at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 30, 2016. The Green Dot 5k run was used to raise awareness about interpersonal violence within relationships and the workplace. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Isaac O. Guest IV)

  • Team Cohesion Challenge participants prevail through many trials

    Fifteen Air Commandos participated in the Air Force Special Operations Command Team Cohesion Challenge, here, Sept. 29, 2016.   The event, hosted by the fitness staff at the Aderholt Fitness Center, spanned six hours and seven miles and was a physical and mental challenge designed to bring

  • 801st Air Commandos ensure CV-22 Osprey's global operational readiness

    Air Commandos with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron ensure CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft are ready to execute global operations anytime, anyplace. The Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical landing qualities of a helicopter