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  • Doolittle Raiders honored at NAS Pensacola

    Retired Lt. Col. Dick Cole was the honored guest at a ceremony commemorating the Doolittle Raid at Naval Air Station Pensacola May 8.Cole was Jimmy Doolittle's co-pilot in the lead B-25 bomber that took off from the USS Hornet to bomb Tokyo on April 18, 1942. The Doolittle Raid was America's first

  • Air Commandos train in battlefield care

    The 1st Special Operations Medical Operations Squadron simulates battlefield care by practicing an Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. The 1 SOMDOS promotes and maintains the health of approximately 8,900 base personnel to ensure a vital and fit force, deployable

  • Air Commandos participate in fitness day

    Air Commandos participate in fitness day to celebrate Air Force Fitness Month at Hurlburt Field, Fla., May 6, 2015. Hurlburt Field is participating in Air Force Fitness Month throughout the month of May to promote physical wellness.

  • Hurlburt kicks off Air Force Fitness Month

    Hurlburt Field kicked off Air Force Fitness Month with a fitness day hosted by the 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron at the Aderholt Fitness Center here, May 6.Five teams participated in a variety of events formulated to test their physical abilities.“We are excited to participate in Air

  • 801st shines as most effective Air Force maintenance unit

    For the second year in a row, the 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron claimed the title of best aircraft maintenance squadron in the Air Force by earning the 2014 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award.The maintenance effectiveness award recognizes the outstanding contribution

  • Hurlburt Field Airmen and team members honored for volunteer service

    Hurlburt Field members, families and friends gathered together to celebrate the Angel Award Nominees and the Volunteer Excellence Award Nominees at the Soundside Club here, April 29.  The Angel Award is a prestigious award that was established in 1988 by Mrs. Eunice Welch, wife of retired Air Force

  • Ospreys perform formation flight in honor of Operation Eagle Claw

    Two CV-22 Ospreys fly in formation over Fort Walton Beach, Fla., April 24, 2015. The two ospreys performed a flyover for the annual Operation Eagle Claw ceremony held at the Airpark on Hurlburt Field, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

  • Final Hurlburt Field TAC-P class spends week in field

    A Tactical Air Control Party candidate from Falcon 98 stands at attention during a field training exercise at Eglin Range, Fla., March 24, 2015. TAC-P candidates from Falcon 98 are the last class to graduate from Hurlburt Field, Fla., before the schoolhouse moves to Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

  • Sacrifices made during Operation Eagle Claw remembered 35 years later

    More than 300 people gathered to celebrate and remember the servicemembers who were a part of Operation Eagle Claw 35 years ago during a ceremony at the air park here, April 24. Operation Eagle Claw, conducted April 24, 1980, was a joint-services mission to rescue Americans who were being held

  • Never forget: Base Chapel holds ceremony

    Chaplain Mark Hunsinger lights candles during the Holocaust memorial service at the base chapel on Hurlburt Field Fla., April 22, 2015. The memorial was held as a remembrance to honor those who lost their lives during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meagan Schutter)