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  • Energy Solutions...Fueling the Mission

    In 1991, President George Bush formally declared October as energy awareness month. President Bush did so during a time of great enlightenment regarding America's energy use, with the Gulf War highlighting how dependent our country was on foreign oil. Unfortunately, several years later, we still

  • Remember our POW/MIAs today, every day

    My earliest memories come from the mid-1960's. I was not even 4 years old at the time. My father was a dashing young Air Force pilot. He would come home for lunch in his flight suit, and it was the highlight of my day. I anxiously waited to join my father at the lunch table. He'd come in the door,

  • Praying for peace: A chaplain’s perspective

    In light of the United States' heavy involvement in overseas contingency operations, it has not been uncommon to see or hear of civilians protesting the war at front gates of military installations around the world. A few years ago, in the United States, one female college basketball player captured

  • The ashen brotherhood: A lesson too easily forgotten

    The second week of September has become a time of reflection and remembrance for the people who were lost in the most horrific terrorist attack to ever take place on American soil. It has also become a week that television airwaves are filled with programs dedicated to the events of Sept. 11, 2001,

  • Of ballots and bullets: Why the Afghanistan election was a victory of hope

    All day Aug. 20 I was looking up. I kept expecting a rocket, mortar or spurt of small arms fire to pierce the brilliant blue sky. But on election day, the air over Paktya, Afghanistan remained unexpectedly serene. Paktya province lies along the Pakistan border in eastern Afghanistan, a region which

  • Really? You’re still not wearing your seat belt?

    Imagine if half of Hurlburt Field's active duty population died in car accidents over the course of a year. Well, that same number of people did die last year across the nation - 4,152 people to be exact - according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Of course there were more

  • Use your head for thinking, not bouncing off the pavement

    "You've got to be kidding me," I thought to myself as I pulled onto the highway for the traffic-clogged journey to work after a long, pleasant leave. Usually, this thought comes as I catch a glimpse of the heavy traffic flow that clogs the highway for miles on end. On this day, however, traffic was

  • Hurricane preparedness right at your fingertips

    Hopefully by now, nearly three months into hurricane season, Hurlburt Airmen and their families have taken the necessary steps and precautions to be prepared if a major storm threatens the Gulf Coast. Hurricane season runs from June 1 to Nov. 30, with the peak of storm activity occurring from August

  • It's your duty to report suspicious contacts

    The responsiblity to report suspicious individuals in which you come in contact falls on each and every individual that lives and works on Hurlburt Field.Air Force Instruction 71-101v4 outlines what is reportable:· Personal contact with an individual (regardless of nationality) who suggests that a

  • Celebrities among us

    In the last few weeks, America has been mourning the loss of quite a few celebrities; from those who sold us products like laundry detergent and life insurance to musical icons who the nation watched grow up before its eyes. It amazes me how people who we've never had the pleasure of meeting can