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  • Air Commandos receive combat arms training

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group receive advance combat arms training during Task Force Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct. 23, 2016. The Airmen received in-depth weapons training from combat arms training and maintenance instructors with the 1st

  • MSG Airmen take on close quarters training at Southern Strike

    Air Commandos with the 1st Special Operations Mission Support Group clear buildings during Task Force Exercise Southern Strike at Camp Shelby, Miss., Oct 23, 2016. In addition to 1st SOMSG Airmen, 1st Special Operations Wing aircraft consisting of the AC-130U Spooky gunship, MC-130H Combat Talon II,

  • Fuel lab keeps 1 SOW engines running

    Fuels specialists with the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron test petroleum samples from aircraft, vehicles and storage facilities to ensure military assets are provided clean gas. Tests can be conducted using the bottle method test which monitors and minimizes contamination in

  • Southern Strike kicks off in Mississippi

    More than 200 Air Commandos assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing arrived here, Oct. 22, for Task Force Exercise Southern Strike.Southern Strike is a large-scale, conventional and special operations exercise hosted by the Mississippi National Guard at the Gulfport Combat Readiness Training

  • NDI specialist bring imperfections to light

    Non-destructive inspection Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron examine aircraft parts for defects at Hurlburt Field Fla., Oct. 17, 2016. These specialist use noninvasive methods to inspect the inside and outside of metal objects to identify possible flaws in systems and

  • Hurlburt youth, family recognized in Air Force reading program

    A Hurlburt Field youth placed third at the Air Force level during the 2016 Department of Defense – Morale, Welfare and Recreation Summer Reading Program Oct. 17.The program, themed “Read – For the Win” is a Department of Defense-wide event that allows participants of all ages to earn prizes for

  • 1 SODS keeps Air Commandos deployable

    Senior Airman Ceiera Taylor, a dental technician with the 1st Special Operations Dental Squadron, prepares to take x-rays of a patient at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Taylor takes x-rays for the dentist as part of an annual check-up for patients. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff

  • Grass is greener on the Soundside

    Airmen with the 1st Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron lay sod at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 4, 2016. Civil engineer Airmen laid 34 pallets of sod outside the Soundside Club to replace dead grass. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

  • Hurlburt's Airmen HAV a voice

    Every July a new group of Airmen step up, apply and take leadership roles for 12 months as a member of the Hurlburt Airman’s Voice council to improve the whole Airman concept to ensure stronger Airman for the world’s strongest Air Force.This council acts as a direct line between Airmen and their

  • Honorary Commander CoC strengthens base ties with community

    Hurlburt Field welcomed its newest honorary commanders with a change of command ceremony, a CV-22 Osprey demonstration and a banquet here Sept. 30.Hurlburt’s Honorary Commander Program is a year-long program, which began in 2004 and continues to sustain mutually-beneficial relationships between the