Articles

  • 801st SOAMXS earns DoD level award

    A Hurlburt Field maintenance squadron received the Secretary of Defense Maintenance Award for field-level medium category units, in Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 18, 2014. The 801st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron received the award for superior aircraft maintenance during the period of

  • Cooks prepare commando sized lunch

    Airman Ronald Dobbins, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron food services journeyman, carries sauce at the Reef Dining Facility on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 21, 2014. The Reef is one of two dining facilities at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)

  • Hurlburt newest chiefs

    Senior Master Sgt. Lee Robbins, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, is greeted members of the Chiefs group to celebrate his selection to Chief Master Sgt. at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 20, 2014. The Chiefs Group drove around Hurlburt to congratulate 15 chief selects. (U.S. Air

  • Hurlburt hosts Emerald Coast K-9 Clash

       Air Force and Army military working dog handlers and their four-legged partners gathered for the Emerald Coast K-9 Clash on Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 15. The event, hosted by the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, is the first of its kind to be held here.The K-9 Clash allowed

  • Hurlburt's SFS learns how to handle bear issues

    Hurlburt Field personnel recently received bear conflict management training at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility here.Thirty-two 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron members learned different techniques on how to respond properly to black bear calls.“When military

  • Hard studying pays off for Hurlburt Airmen

    Members of Team Hurlburt gathered at the Soundside Club to celebrate the academic achievements of 62 enlisted Airmen who earned their associate degrees from the Community College of the Air Force during a graduation ceremony Nov. 13, 2014. The following Hurlburt Field Airmen earned their associate

  • Thanksgiving safety tips from the Hurlburt Fire Dept.

    For many, the kitchen is the heart of the home, especially during the Thanksgiving holidays. Large sums of time are devoted to prepping meat, measuring spices and enduring the tearful vapors of onions; all for one grand meal. Unfortunately, fire safety hazards at home are at their peak for many

  • Hurlburt welcomes back deployed Air Commandos

    Elijah Jones, age five, waits for his father to return from his deployment during Operation Homecoming at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 7, 2014. Family and friends were among the first to greet returning Air Commandos. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kentavist P. Brackin)

  • Mackay Trophy returns to AFSOC

    Under heavy enemy fire Dec. 21, 2013, the crew of Rooster 73 performed expert aerial maneuvers while simultaneously providing medical care to the critically-injured passengers on board their CV-22 Osprey. The 8th Special Operations Squadron crew’s heroic efforts earned them the 2013 Mackay Trophy,

  • Air Commandos train out west

    Airmen from the 1st Special Operations Communications Squadron, construct an antenna in support of Exercise Carbonite Archer on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar at San Diego, Calif., Nov. 1, 2014. Carbonite Archer is an emergency deployment readiness exercise focusing on the 1st Special Operations