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  • Weapons do not fix themselves

    Senior Airman Christopher Crawley, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, checks am M9 pistol maintenance tag at Hurlburt Field, Fla., December 2, 2014. CATM instructors provide firing training and maintain all weapons used by CATM and

  • Hurlburt Field leadership serves Thanksgiving lunch

    Desserts are served at the Reef Dining Facility during Thanksgiving lunch at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 27, 2014. Leadership from the Air Force Special Operations Command and 1st Special Operations Wing served Air Commandos and retirees during the lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman

  • Hurlburt Airmen sharpen shooting skills

    Staff Sgt. Anthony Montz, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, gives instructions during small arms training at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 13, 2014. CATM instructors train and qualify Airmen on required weapons needed for deployments. (U.S.

  • NCO-induction ceremony

    Members from Hurlburt Field stand during the departure of the official party after an NCO-induction ceremony at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Nov. 26, 2014. An NCO-Induction ceremony is a time-honored tradition of welcoming the newest military leaders. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher

  • 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

  • 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

  • Air Commandos go west

    The 1st Special Operations Wing held their fourth-quarter Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, Carbonite Archer, at Marine Corp Air Station Miramar, San Diego, Calif., Nov. 3 through 6.Exercise Carbonite Archer focused on the wing’s ability to deploy aircraft and personnel and to stand-up its

  • 4th SOS Airmen shine at night

    A 105mm round is loaded during a training flight on an AC-130U Spooky Gunship, Oct. 15, 2014. The Spooky is equipped with a 105mm and 40mm cannon and a 25mm Gatling gun. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Callaway)