Articles

  • Creating an Air Commando

    (This article is the first part of the Creating an Air Commando series. These stories highlight the unique training pipeline for aircrew new to units that fall under Air Force Special Operations Command)There is a title not sewn on any uniform, not written on any orders and not specific to any job,

  • AF family shares experience with child’s autism

    (This is the sixth AFMS article for the Military Children’s Health Month series)    Four year-old Dawson Stock loves music and instruments –his mother says he is obsessed with the violin. He knows the alphabet forwards and backwards and is ready to read. Dawson is teaching himself the sign-language

  • Eagle Claw 36th Anniversary

    A Hurlburt Field Base Honor Guard member places a wreath during an Operation Eagle Claw memorial ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 25, 2016. This year marks the 36th anniversary of the rescue mission in Tehran, Iran, April 24, 1980. The wreath honored Maj. Richard Bakke, Maj. Harold Lewis Jr.,

  • RED HORSE paves the way

    Airmen with various RED HORSE and Civil Engineering squadrons prepare to pave a parking lot on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 20, 2016. As part of a two-week milling and paving training course, more than 20 Airmen from across the globe participated by laying asphalt to repair a parking lot. (U.S. Air

  • Techs behind the teeth

    Lose a tooth? Need a crown, bridge or mouth guard? There are four Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron specifically trained to make dental prostheses and appliances for patients who need them.Dental laboratory technicians provide support to dentists by crafting prostheses

  • Green Dot program kicks off at Hurlburt

    Hurlburt Field leadership cuts the ribbon for the Air Force Green Dot program's kick-off training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 6, 2016. Green Dot prepares organizations to implement a strategy of violence prevention that reduces power-based interpersonal violence, including sexual violence,

  • RED HORSE celebrates 50th anniversary

    Airmen with the 823rd RED HORSE Squadron celebrate the squadron’s 50th anniversary with a parade and open house at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 6, 2016. The RED HORSE squadron held an open house at their compound to showcase their mission to family, friends and former RED HORSE members. (U.S. Air

  • Engineering support draws maps for success

    One unit, here, constantly works to improve the base through construction, maintenance and protection of all Hurlburt Field’s infrastructure.The 1st Special Operations Engineer Squadron’s engineering support section, a section of eight active duty and two civilians, utilizes precise surveying

  • Story time with AFSOC commander

    Lt. Gen. Brad Heithold, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, reads “Night Catch” by Brenda Ehrmantraut to children during “Tell me a Story” at the youth center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 8, 2016. In the book, the North Star helps a service member play catch with his son at night.

  • Hurlburt Maintenance Squadrons win 2015 MEA

    Air Commandos here work alongside two, award-winning maintenance squadrons.The 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron are winners of the 2015 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award.The Air Force MEA recognizes maintenance