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  • 1st SOLRS Airmen test gas mask for leaks

    Airman 1st Class Maxwell Dean, a material management apprentice with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron, removes the outlet valve cover of a gas mask before sanitization at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 7, 2016. The valve must be removed for sanitization to ensure all internal

  • 1 SOMXS Airmen prevent corrosion

    Airman 1st Class Taylor Hill, an aircraft structural maintenance journeyman with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, puts on a full-face respirator mask before painting an engine kit at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 29, 2016. Corrosion specialist wear these masks to protect themselves from

  • Barbeque brings together Hurlburt families, wildlife

    Todd Quinn, a zoology instructor at Lighthouse Christian Academy, holds up a bat for Hurlburt Field children to see during a Key Spouse and Deployed Family Barbeque at the Soundside Marina on Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 23, 2016.Quinn entertained children with various fuzzy creatures in his care

  • Hurlburt pharmacy provides year round drug-take back system

    Hurlburt Field pharmacy set up a MedSafe box in the waiting area June 16, 2015.The implementation of the MedSafe program has enabled the pharmacy to take back more medications with less hassle.“Any kind of medication can be dropped off,” said Tech. Sgt. Christina Easter, NCO in charge of pharmacy

  • 505th CTS re-opens newly renovated facility

    The 505th Combat Training Squadron held a ribbon-cutting ceremony here, June 27, for the re-opening of the Air Component Control Facility, or the “Mezz”, after seven months of construction.The 505th CTS is a tenant unit located here that conducts virtual exercises such as Blue Flag and the Joint

  • The annual Sound of Independence celebration

    Airmen and their families attend the Sound of Independence at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 24, 2016. The Sound of Independence is an annual Fourth of July celebration that is hosted by the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dennis Spain)

  • PTSD Awareness leads to positive treatment

    Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved

  • Hurlburt agencies partner to promote healthy lifestyle

    More than two dozen children participated in the third week of the 2016 Summer Reading Program at the Hurlburt Field Library June 23.This year the Summer Reading Program theme is Summer Olympics and called ‘Read-for the win.’Week three highlights eating right. Those in attendance learned the

  • Air Commandos cupcake wars

    Air Commandos battled it out in the kitchen at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 17, 2016. The teams were issued a secret ingredient and competed to earn a spot in the championship showdown at the end of the year.