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  • 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

  • Providing better care for mini-commandos

    The 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron released a survey, Oct. 19, 2015, to ensure the child development centers are meeting the needs of families assigned here.The survey is designed to determine what current customers need as well as the needs of families not using the CDC.“Everyone who

  • Fire Prevention Week engulfs Hurlburt Field

    Sparky the Fire Dog, National Fire Prevention Association spokesdog, and the Hurlburt Field Fire Department welcomed Airmen on base, visited Child Development Centers, the base library and other locations around base throughout the week to educate and raise awareness about fire prevention. This

  • 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,