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  • Deploying brings Mother's Day into perspective

    (Editor's Note: Airman deVera is a photographer deployed from the 1st Special Operations Wing Public Affairs office, Hurlburt Field, Fla.)Being a single mother of three in the Air Force has taught me many things, but it took deploying to teach me the importance of Mother's Day.Sometimes I struggle

  • Hurlburt civil engineers recognize Earth Day all year

    Some people chose to use less electricity and water. Others replaced their incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent ones. And many pitched in by recycling their plastic bottles and aluminum cans. While there are many ways people commemorated Earth Day April 22, reducing consumption and

  • Springtime fire safety

    Every year Americans look forward to spring break, vacations, camping, family reunions and picnics. However, outdoor activities bring the risk of fire and injuries due to outdoor cooking and grilling accidents and improper use of flammable liquids. In fact, the U.S. Fire Administration's National

  • Suicide: How do we stop it from killing again?

    Suicide: a topic we would rather not think about but we must be able to talk about. We have to address the issue if we are ever to stand a chance at suicide prevention. Suicide is a reality that plagues our world. According to the World Health Organization, approximately one million people take

  • Make risk management a priority

    Many Air Force members are familiar with the concept of operational risk management. ORM is used to identify and mitigate risks associated with Air Force operations and statistics suggest it has been tremendously successful. Today's on-duty accidents rates are very low from a historical perspective.

  • Meeting the community's needs in 2011, beyond

    The Integrated Delivery System working group is sponsoring the 2011 Community Assessment Survey of service members, spouses, reservists, spouses of reservists and civilians. This survey is the best way for Air Force community members to make their opinions and needs known. Air Force community

  • The "Big Three" require right start

    You walk into the gym, and you see a ripped, toned and extremely powerful-looking Airman. You ask him what he does for his workout regimen, and he says "_______." You'd be safe with filling in the blank with Crossfit, Insanity or P90X. These "Big Three," as dubbed by fitness experts, are the craze

  • Maximize finances with appropriate tax withholdings

    It's been said, the only things certain in life are death and taxes. If you compare your December Federal Income Tax Withholding on your Leave and Earnings Statement to your January FITW, you will notice a difference. In some cases, it may amount to more than your pay raise.Even if a person's salary

  • Degrees and PME - More important than ever

    As a squadron operations officer of one of the most highly-deployed flying units in the Air Force, my primary job is making the unit successful at our wartime mission. For the most part, this includes providing the best trained crews to fly sorties at deployed locations in support of the joint

  • Airfield driving: A privilege, not a right

    There may be no better sound for Hurlburt Field Airmen than the roaring take off of an Air Force Special Operations aircraft heading into the wild blue. For many with the privilege of driving on the airfield, the sound of freedom is up close and personal as aircraft taxi past to take off into the