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  • 801st SOAMXS keeps mission going despite heavy rain

    A CV-22B Osprey is prepared to be towed into Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS crew chiefs continued normal operations despite the after-effects of Hurricane Patricia at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway/Released)

  • Hurlburt CFC looking for donations

    The 2015 Combined Federal Campaign kicked off Sept. 1, here. The CFC program was created by the Office of Personnel Management to give every federal employee the opportunity to donate to a charity of their choice through one fundraising campaign.“There are many approved local, national and

  • Under the cover of darkness

    A CV-22B Osprey aircrew performed a night-time training sortie, here, under the cover of darkness, Oct. 22, 2015. The CV-22 Osprey aircrews fly night sorties to practice using night-vision equipment and perform tactics critical to successful real-world operations. Night-time training enables Airmen

  • You got it, we bought it

    The end of the fiscal year has come and gone, and it’s beginning to feel like the holidays as units start receiving the goods and services they rushed and stressed to purchase before the Sept. 30 deadline.The work is not over for the 1st Special Operations Contracting Squadron members who are still

  • Personal Cyber Security Awareness

    Team Hurlburt, Over the past month several senior military and government officials have been subject to intrusions into their personal commercial e-mail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc).   Below are steps Department of Defense personnel must take to help secure their personal computers, hand held

  • Honor Guard receives top-notch training

    Base honor guard members learn proper flag presentation techniques during training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 15, 2015. The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard mobile training team from Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., came to Hurlburt Field to teach a seven-day course on standardized basic

  • Pharmacy: Protecting your health, career

    The right medication at the right time can save a life, but what happens when it’s taken at the wrong time?To prevent you from finding out, the pharmacy staff ensures you receive the right medication and know how to take it correctly.“The biggest piece, as far as taking the medication, is that it is

  • Honoring the fallen: Special Tactics Airmen march 812 miles

    After more than 800 miles on the road, 20 Special Tactics Airmen finished their journey to honor fallen teammates, crossing through the gate here with families of those Special Tactics Airmen killed in combat.The march was held specifically for Capt. Matthew Roland, special tactics officer, and

  • Hurlburt hosts fall festival

    The 1st Special Operations Wing will host the 2015 Fall Festival at the Freedom Hangar, here, Oct. 30, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m.The 1st Special Operations Medical Group and 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron organized the free event as an opportunity for Airmen and their families to spend an

  • 1 SOW spouses go into the wild blue yonder

    More than 300 military spouses received an opportunity, Oct. 17, to spend a day in their loved one’s shoes and see how the men and women of 1st Special Operations Wing operate, here.Two and a half years since the last spouse flight day, 1st SOW leadership saw an opportunity to create an environment