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  • Bioenvironmental keeps water safe for swimmers

    Airmen 1st Class Joseph Brown and Denis Marchelli, 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron bioenvironmental engineer technicians, tested water conditions to ensure the water is safe for swimmers to enjoy at the Aquatic Center, here July 22.

  • Maintainers sustain CV-22B Osprey for mission success

    The 801st SOAMXS’s mission is to perform all equipment maintenance in support of worldwide special operations missions in response to national command authority taskings for the CV-22B Osprey. Maintenance includes aircraft servicing, phase inspections, troubleshooting, repair, modifications and

  • Take fifteen minutes now, become a millionaire later

    A scheduling conflict gave an Airman an extra 15 minutes to stop by the Airman and Family Readiness Center here. That spare time allowed him to sit down with a financial counselor and set up his Roth Thrift Savings Plan. Airman Peter Vasiljev, 2nd Combat Weather Systems Squadron weather systems

  • Military working dog unit visits local library

    Members of the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron military working dog unit visited the Mary Esther public library, July 15. The library hosted a Military Animal Heroes event as part of their Summer Reading Program, and Hurlburt Field’s K9 unit was invited to come speak about their

  • Intramural Soccer still kicking in week 2

    There are 15 squadrons participating in intramural soccer this season and regular season play is scheduled to last until Aug. 13. There is a Monday/Wednesday league and a Tuesday/Thursday league, and both leagues hold games at 5:00, 6:00, 7:00 and 8:00 p.m., at the Aderholt gym here.

  • Munitions systems specialists: backing the 'ultimate battle plane'

    Without the munitions systems specialists of the 1st Special Operations Equipment Maintenance Squadron, the AC-130U Spooky would have difficulty completing its close air support mission to include supporting troops in contact, convoy escort and single-point air defense.The Airmen of the 1st SOEMS

  • Hurlburt Civil Engineers keep on trucking

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron prepare for tactical convoy operations training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., July 1, 2015. The 1st SOCES conducted convoy training as preparation to repair or construct equipment and facilities outside the wire during deployments. (U.S. Air

  • Construction Update: Houses nearing move-in ready

    Thirteen months and five days ago, Base officials and Corvias Military Living held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the new base housing, here.Since then, Osprey Landing and Pine Shadows have seen foundation, vertical construction and nearly completed homes.Bob McDonald, Corvias

  • Hurlburt activates AC-130J detachment

    The 1st Special Operations Group activated the 1st SOG Detachment 2 in a ceremony here, July 9.Col. Stewart Hammons, 1st SOG commander, presided over the ceremony as Lt. Col. Brett DeAngelis assumed command of the newly established detachment.DET 2 was activated to operationally test the AC-130J