Installation Excellence Award

The 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron Fire and Emergency Services frequently teams up with the county fire departments for training purposes and actual emergencies. They are trained to handle live fires and advanced rescue evolutions on high-rise structures. Twelve of the squadrons’ certified firefighters have advanced to Emergency Medical Technician level to better serve the personnel that work and live on Hurlburt Field. They developed an in-house course which increased the amount of medical response technicians by 30 percent. (U.S. Air Force Photograph by Jamie Haig)

Commander In Chief's Installation Excellence Award

Published Jan. 19, 2007
By IEA Team

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Hurlburt Field is in a three-way race with Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. and Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, to determine the winner of this year's Installation Excellence Award.

What can you - the Airmen - do to help us prove we are the best base in the Air Force?

- Educate yourself. Find out if your unit will be visited and familiarize yourself with what your unit did to be recognized and take pride in it. Any Airman can be stopped by the team and asked questions.

- Pitch in! Pick up trash; if you see something out of place, fix it or let someone know so it can be fixed.

- Take pride in the fact that we work at one of the best Air Force bases in the world!

There are numerous reasons why Hurlburt Field is great and the team is here to view these accomplishments. Why do you care if Hurlburt Field is named best base?

It will show the world that Hurlburt Field is the finest installation in the Air Force.

Plus, the base will be receive a $1 million prize for quality of life.

It's an honor to be one of the finalists in the entire Air Force.

Get excited!

Ask your commander or supervisor what you can do to help your unit prepare - or help other units prepare - for the Installation Excellence team visit Jan. 28-31.