Articles

  • 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

  • Air Commandos presented as AFSOC's best

    Air Commandos received special recognition as the 2015 Air Force Special Operations Command Airmen and civilians of the year during a formal banquet May 19 at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

  • Fabrication Flight: Putting the pieces back together since 1944

    Staff Sgt. James Griffith, left, and Staff Sgt. David Sidatt, aircraft structural maintenance Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, perform an inspection on aircraft parts at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 17, 2016. Airmen with the 1st SOMXS aircraft structural maintenance shop

  • The ADC keeps Airmen’s interests in mind

    Every now and then an Airman may find themselves on the other side of trouble, whether it’s an alleged uniform infraction or allegedly being absent without leave.The defense counselors at the Area Defense Counsel are here to help.Prior to the ADC program going into effect on July 1, 1974, Airmen

  • Kids understanding deployment operations

    Children board a bus to travel to their “deployment zone” during Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 30, 2016. At the “deployment zone” children were able to explore machines and equipment from the 823rd RED HORSE squadron, the 1st Special Operations