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  • 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,

  • 2015 Emerald Coast K-9 Clash

    The 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron military working dog section hosted the 2015 Emerald Coast K-9 Clash, Sept. 4-5. During the two-day competition, participants were judged on tactical obedience, building search techniques, scouting and controlled aggression to see who the overall

  • Lost in translation

    Watching cartoons on Saturday morning is an American pastime almost every adult can trace back to their childhood, feigning nostalgia.This was no different for Senior Airman Shokhrukh Dadajanov, Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center commander support staff. The only difference was, he had

  • New ALS classroom makes room for 28 students

    The Airman Leadership School staff introduced their newly-renovated building to approximately 150 Airmen during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Aug. 17, here.The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron and the 823rd RED HORSE undertook the renovation project in July and added an additional

  • Retired aircraft become static displays

    An MC-130P Combat Shadow is towed from the flightline to the Air Park where it will be installed and displayed on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 15, 2015. The MC-130P fleet was retired May 15, 2015, after more than 25 years of service. The installation process for this aircraft known as “Team Shadow”

  • Warbird’s wings get clipped

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Wing and Robins Air Force Base, Ga., remove the wings from an MC-130P Combat Shadow on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 5, 2015. Wing removal enabled the MC-130P to be towed safely from the flightline to the Hurlburt Field Air Park Aug. 15, 2015. (U.S. Air Force