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  • Hurlburt Field hosts bone marrow drive

    Air Commandos fill out forms during a bone marrow donor drive at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 17, 2015. The forms will be used to add Department of Defense members to the National Marrow Donor program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kai White)

  • Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery Systems

    A rigid inflatable boat descends into the Gulf of Mexico after being deployed from an MC-130J Commando II during Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery Systems (MCADS) training, Nov. 12, 2015. MCADS enable special operations forces members to rapidly deploy anywhere around the world in a maritime

  • Special Tactics Airmen complete 2 1/2 year training

    Special Tactics Airmen conduct their final full-mission-profile training at the Eglin Range Complex, Fla., Nov. 11, 2015. After the final mission is completed, they will graduate and leave the Special Tactics Training Squadron after 2 1/2 years of training, as fully-qualified special operators.

  • Air Commandos return home

    Tech Sgt. Corey Poley, a communications navigator craftsman with the 4th Special Operations Squadron, holds his sleeping son during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 6, 2015. Operation Homecoming is a program created to welcome home Airmen returning from a recent deployment. (U.S.

  • Hurlburt Field hosts bone marrow drive

    The C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program has scheduled a bone marrow drive, here, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Base Exchange, Mini-Mall and 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Nov. 16-18. Using this program, members of the DOD can volunteer to

  • Air Commandos participate in exercise Ultimate Archer

    A CV-22B Osprey departs for an orientation flight at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Nov. 2, 2015. The exercise allowed Airmen to perform their duties in a simulated expeditionary environment outside of their home stations. (U.S. Air Force by Airman Kai White)

  • U.S. Air Force SOST trains with special operations partner during exercise

    U.S. Air Force Special Operations Surgical Teams practiced integration operations with a special operations partner force during a Special Tactics exercise, Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 16, 2015. SOST members are military medical professionals selected to provide battlefield trauma and other surgical

  • Marine Raiders train with 160th SOAR at Hurlburt Field

    Marine Raiders with Marine Corps Special Operations Command perform helocast training with the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 29, 2015. The Raiders spent a week at Hurlburt Field to perform specialized training. (U.S. Air

  • AFSOC nominates Hurlburt team for Lambertsen innovation award

    Air Force Special Operation Command nominated an eight-person team for an innovation award, officials announced Oct. 28, 2015. The Hurlburt Field-based team will compete against other entries for U.S. Special Operations Command’s Dr. Christian J. Lambertsen Award for Operational Innovation.