Articles

  • RED HORSE paves the way

    Airmen with various RED HORSE and Civil Engineering squadrons prepare to pave a parking lot on Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 20, 2016. As part of a two-week milling and paving training course, more than 20 Airmen from across the globe participated by laying asphalt to repair a parking lot. (U.S. Air

  • Dusk or dawn, fire commandos train on

    A firefighter with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron rushes to an emergency vehicle during a firefighting exercise at Hurburt Field, Fla., April 5, 2016. Hurlburt Field firefighters have less than a minute to don their gear and leave the station with the required emergency vehicles.

  • Pearl Harbor Survivors inspire Air Commandos

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Clell Knight, a CV-22 Osprey pilot with the 8th Special Operations Squadron, smiles for a photo with retired Lt. Cmdr. Cass Phillips, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, in the cockpit of a CV-22 at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 5, 2016. Phillips was a U.S. Navy radioman based at Naval Air

  • 1 SOG continues inspection through fog

    An AC-130J Ghostrider awaits a pre-flight inspection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Feb. 2, 2016. The Ghostrider’s primary mission is close air support and air interdiction. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Callaway)

  • Estate claims for Airman 1st Class J Harrison R. Russell

    If anyone has any claims for or against the estate of Airman 1st Class J Harrison R. Russell, please contact 2nd Lt. Cole Trover, the Summary Court Officer, at 618-920-2792 or by email at cole.trover.1@us.af.mil.

  • Hurlburt Field hosts bone marrow drive

    The C.W. Bill Young Department of Defense Marrow Donor Recruitment and Research Program has scheduled a bone marrow drive, here, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Base Exchange, Mini-Mall and 1st Special Operations Medical Group, Nov. 16-18. Using this program, members of the DOD can volunteer to

  • 801st SOAMXS keeps mission going despite heavy rain

    A CV-22B Osprey is prepared to be towed into Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 27, 2015. The 801st SOAMXS crew chiefs continued normal operations despite the after-effects of Hurricane Patricia at Hurlburt Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Callaway/Released)

  • Personal Cyber Security Awareness

    Team Hurlburt, Over the past month several senior military and government officials have been subject to intrusions into their personal commercial e-mail accounts (Gmail, Yahoo, AOL, etc).   Below are steps Department of Defense personnel must take to help secure their personal computers, hand held

  • Command Cyber Readiness Inspection: know your role

    Hurlburt Field is scheduled to undergo a Command Cyber readiness inspection by U.S. Cyber Command August 17-21.   The CCRI is a rigorous inspection designed to validate security compliance of base’s classified and unclassified computer networks. Leadership involvement is a major graded area of this

  • Command Post: Nucleus of base operations

    Approximately 18 Command Post controllers work alternating shifts 24/7 to ensure the base operations run smoothly. Airmen assigned to the command post act as a conduit for all communications ranging from authenticating official messages, to connecting people to various helping agencies and base