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  • Hurlburt library kicks off Summer Reading Program

    The Hurlburt Field Base Library kicked off their summer reading program June 9, 2016. ‘Read for the Win’ is inspired by the 2016 Summer Olympics and encourages children in the Hurlburt community to read and stay active this summer. The kickoff had 10 stations where participants challenged

  • Farrell's final flight as 1 SOW commander

    Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, taxis an AC-130U “Spooky” gunship following his final flight at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2016. Farrell has logged more than 3,500 flight hours in his career and served as the 1 SOW installation commander for the past 18 months.

  • Hurlburt Field implements new privately-owned firearms policy June 1

    Effective June 1, a change in policy will allow active duty Security Forces members and Air Force Office of Special Investigations agents to conceal carry a privately-owned firearm while on Hurlburt Field once certain requirements are met. Additionally, other qualified law enforcement officers who

  • Local area named “Great American Defense Community”

     If there were ever any question about the Emerald Coast being a military-friendly community, now it’s official.  The Eglin-Hurlburt community was recently designated as one of 10 “Great American Defense Communities” by the National Association of Defense Communities for its resounding support to

  • AFREP technicians save time, money

    Made up of four non-commissioned officers from different career fields within aircraft maintenance units, Hurlburt’s Air Force Repair Enhancement Program works to save the Air Force money. With different maintenance backgrounds, the NCOs come together to form a shop that is viewed as the last stop

  • Local boy visits Hurlburt Field after Talon II "photobomb"

     A local photographer, Kansas Pitts, took a photo of four-year-old Carson Lester as he was ‘photobombed’ by an MC-130H Combat Talon II during a family-photo shoot at Stallworth Preserve, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., May 12, 2016. Pitts posted the photo on social media, and it went viral in the local

  • Bobcat sighting increase

    A camouflaged figure silently tracks his prey. Traveling fast and light through urban environments this predator usually avoids contact with local populations in favor of finding his target.He prefers to hunt at night when his superior vision gives him an edge. The long whiskers on his face are not

  • Gold Star Mothers plaque dedication ceremony

    Air Commandos and family members participate in the Run to Honor event at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 25, 2016. More than 460 members participated during the Run to Honor and Gold Star Mothers plaque dedication ceremony that culminated in a tribute to Air Force Special Operations Command's fallen Air

  • Weapons load crew Airmen perform inspections

    Senior Airmen Benjamin DeLone and Airman 1st Class Jamie Sinex, weapons load crew members with the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, perform a 28-day inspection on a 50-caliber machine gun at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May, 17, 2016. The inspections are performed as preventive