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  • Air Commandos welcomed home

    Air Commandos are reunited with their families and friends during Operation Homecoming at the Deployment Control Center on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 7, 2015. Families and friends of 59 Air Commandos gathered to welcome home their loved ones from a deployment overseas. (U.S. Air Force photos by

  • Hurlburt inducts 2015-2016 Honorary Commanders

    Hurlburt Field welcomed its newest honorary commanders Sept. 25 with an introduction to the base’s various missions and a banquet. Team Hurlburt’s Honorary Commanders Program, which began in 2004, is a year-long program designed to build and maintain solid, mutually beneficial relationships between

  • Dorm residents return to meal card status

    More than half of the Airmen living in the dorms on the East side of the base returned to meal card status here, Oct. 1, after previously receiving basic allowance for subsistence to purchase food.Since May 1, 2014, the Riptide Dining Facility was only open during breakfast and lunch hours which

  • Hurlburt Airmen complete team cohesion challenge

    Hurlburt Field Airmen carry a tire from the Aderholt Gym to the fire department during a team cohesion challenge at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 25, 2015. The challenge brought 28 individuals together for a 7-mile ruck march that included multiple, physically demanding tasks. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • First AC-130U Spooky retires

    The first AC-130U Spooky retired after more than 20 years of service during a small ceremony here, Sept. 21."Bad Omen" was delivered to Hurlburt Field Feb. 17, 1995. "Bad Omen flew more than 2,300 sorties with approximately 5,600 landings and accumulated more than 10,000 hours," said Karl Cirulis,

  • SERE: Water, combat survival training

    Staff Sgt. Brandon Waithe, 25th Intelligence Squadron tactical systems operator, peers through a fence during urban clearing training at Eglin Field Complex, Fla., Sept. 2, 2015. Aircrew members participate in combat survival training tri-annually to maintain proficiency on skill sets such as

  • Airfield management maintains aircraft safe haven

    In today’s Air Force, aircraft and their crews can be called upon at a moment’s notice. It’s up to the Airmen who maintain the airfields to make that happen. The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations flight assumes this responsibility by ensuring runways are clear of

  • Hurlburt Celebrates Air Force’s 68th Birthday, AFSOC 25th Anniversary

    More than 900 Hurlburt Field personnel celebrated the Air Force’s 68th Birthday, Air Force Special Operations Command’s 25th Anniversary and The Year of the Air Commando with guest speaker retired Gen. Norty Schwartz, 19th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, during an Air Force Ball at the Emerald

  • Air Traffic Controllers: A pilot’s guide to success

    Senior Airman Karlos Malave, 1st Special Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, monitors aircraft movement at Hurlburt Field, Fla., August 25, 2015. Air traffic controllers provide a safe, orderly and expeditious flow of aircraft on the flightline and in the air. (U.S. Air Force

  • Gator Lakes golf course gets makeover

    Over the last year various improvements have been made to modernize the experience at Gator Lakes golf course, here.Since facility updates began, golf cart paths have been repaired, Oasis Café received an overhead cover and a new fleet of golf carts were brought in to replace the old ones.Recently,