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  • Preserving your place in history

    In late July 1885, former American president Ulysses S. Grant struggled with his memoirs. Dying from throat cancer, President Grant faced a dilemma. First, Northern newspapers depicted him as a butcher, claiming he had won the Civil War due to numbers and not his skill or leadership. Second, he was

  • April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    Sexual assault is a crime affecting victims of all ages, races and genders. Each April, the Department of Defense and other organizations across the nation observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This annual event highlights the efforts the DOD is taking to combat the crime and promote prevention

  • Being a military brat can be rewarding

    My hometown is nowhere and my friends are everywhere. Welcome to my life as a military brat. While growing up the one thing I had to learn was that you must always put your country before yourself. "The military is more than a lifestyle, it's a culture with its own norms and values," as Mary Wertsch

  • Before the 6 SOS there was the 4400 CCTS

    In 1994, the United States Air Force commissioned the 6th Special Operations Squadron to train our allies on American equipment. Since that time, the 6 SOS has trained thousands of foreign airmen, both abroad and here at Hurlburt Field. In addition to training their foreign colleagues, the 6 SOS has

  • Your record, your career

    Very few of you will ever personally see a board of any sort in your career. Yet your records meet countless boards over the course of a career that determine such important things as promotion, command, assignments, in-residence professional military education and new training. Assuming that's

  • 1 SOLRS mentoring Airmen, growing leaders

    Although the 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron spends the majority of their time helping to support the 1st Special Operations Wing's ability to "fly, fight and win", the senior enlisted also understand the importance of developing the Airmen to shape the future Air Force. Under

  • Blackbirds fly high in hallmark year

    The past year was a hallmark in the proud 91 year history of the 8th Special Operations Squadron Blackbirds, a year which witnessed the transformation from a squadron with a handful of personnel to a combat unit, ready and able to employ the global reach of the CV-22 Osprey; any time, any place. In

  • Confessions of an energy-abuser

    Ladies and gentlemen, I have a confession to make. I was an energy consum-aholic. I left lights on wherever I went, like some type of strange electrically-charged crumb trail to mark my path out of a building in case of an emergency. I would routinely leave the television on for the entire day,

  • Thoughts from above Hurlburt Field

    As I awoke from sleep on a Monday morning it was cold and dark; the sun barely projected its rays across the horizon as I stared through the window. I didn't want to get up. A few seconds later, something said to me "Airman, it's time to go to work." Man, I was tired. As I drove to work I kept

  • Safety and the warfighter

    Has this ever happened to you? You're sitting at your desk when suddenly an e-mail pops up informing you a periodic safety inspection is to occur in your work area at some unannounced time during the coming week. Or during a shop or office meeting, your supervisor tells you the unit safety