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  • AF Surgeon General announces 2015 AFMS annual awards

    The Air Force Surgeon General has announced the recipients of the 2015 Air Force Medical Service individual and team Annual Awards.  The nominations reflect the extraordinary quality of the Airmen in the Air Force Medical Service. The accomplishments of those recognized demonstrate expertise,

  • Hurlburt Public Health combats Zika with knowledge

    Following the World Health Organization declaring an international emergency and Florida Gov. Rick Scott calling a state health emergency, Hurlburt Field is taking action to protect Airmen and their families from the Zika virus.The 1st Special Operations Medical Group began implementing precautions

  • Air Commandos Homecoming

    The wife of Master Sgt. Nick Rohling, a flightline expeditor with the 801st Special Operation Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, waits for his return at the Deployment Control Center, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 7, 2016. Rohling returned home from deployment along with 105 other Air Commandos. (U.S. Air

  • Tax filing information 2016

    Team Hurlburt,Tax season is already here and W-2s are available on MyPay. There are resources available for military families to ease the process of filing.In order to take advantage of the many free and low-cost tax prep options the Hurlburt Field tax program will move from operating a traditional

  • AC-130H and MC-130P immortalized in air park

    Air Commandos, past and present, and their families gathered to celebrate the service of two iconic aircraft, the AC-130H Spectre and the MC-130P Combat Shadow, during dedication ceremonies at the air park here, Feb. 2.More than 400 people attended the ceremonies for the Spectre and Combat Shadow to

  • Hurlburt honors Spirit 03 crew for 25th anniversary

    Two days after the 25th anniversary of Spirit 03, Air Commandos, friends and families gathered at the Air Park, Feb. 2, to lay a wreath to honor the crew of the AC-130H Spectre gunship.The crew of Spirit 03, shot down on the morning of Jan. 31, 1991, during the Battle of Khafji, was commemorated by

  • Hurlburt Airmen commended for courage on deployment

    Two 1st Special Operations Wing Airmen have been nominated for the 2015 Cheney Award by distinguishing themselves through conspicuous acts of valor during an aerial flight while deployed in support of combat and humanitarian operations.Maj. Matthew Gidley and Staff Sgt. John Minnich, lead pilot and

  • Do you need renter’s insurance on base?

    Because of a change to Defense Department policy, renters insurance is no longer included for incoming service members who choose to live in base housing.Due to the potential for severe weather at all Air Force Special Operations Command bases, AFSOC leadership strongly recommends that housing

  • J-Team setting missions up for success

    Military operations require flexibility, and they aren’t always in ideal locations. When needed, there is a team of civil engineers who are able to build and tear down small temporary bases in a short period of time for special operations forces in austere locations. This unique, eight-man team,

  • 25th Anniversary of Desert Storm

    At 8 a.m., Jan. 16, 1991, Iraqi forces were firmly planted in Kuwait after the U.N. Security Council deadline for their withdrawal had expired. During his evening changeover briefing, retired Brig. Gen. George A. Gray III, then commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, gave the order to begin