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  • 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

  • Dusk or dawn, fire commandos train on

    A firefighter with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron rushes to an emergency vehicle during a firefighting exercise at Hurburt Field, Fla., April 5, 2016. Hurlburt Field firefighters have less than a minute to don their gear and leave the station with the required emergency vehicles.

  • Pearl Harbor Survivors inspire Air Commandos

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Clell Knight, a CV-22 Osprey pilot with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, smiles for a photo with retired Lt. Cmdr. Cass Phillips, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, in the cockpit of a CV-22 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 5, 2016. Phillips was a U.S. Navy radioman based at Naval Air

  • Green dot to roll out across the Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when the first 1,500 trainers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide. The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence

  • More than just a read

    Mary Brendemuhl’Schlueter, a library technician with the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, leads an activity to help develop fine motor skills at the library, Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 31, 2016. Every Thursday, there is a reading time that hosts a guest speaker to read to children.