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  • Exceptional Family Member Program provides assistance to Hurlburt families

    Ms. Ruthy Srun is Hurlburt Field's new Exceptional Family Member Program family support coordinator and can be found at the Airman & Family Readiness Center. Hurlburt Field is one of only 35 bases allocated the position, which started Oct. 1, 2010.The EFMP represents the Air Force's commitment to

  • AFSOC leads charge against "Nature-Deficit Disorder"

    It's four in the afternoon, and the children at Hurlburt Field are ready to play. Like many children, they have many options for their free time. Rather than watch others compete in sports on TV or emulate it through a virtual world, they're outside playing with friends amidst the shaded trees, wood

  • Fuel' s light awareness

    A traffic light turns yellow.  Do you slow down or speed up? Do you play it safe, or do you take a chance? What if chancing it compromised the mission, endangered the environment or resulted in loss of life?The traffic light by the Fuels Management building, which is located along Tully street

  • Disabled employee's hiring a "win-win" for workforce, AFSOC

    Peter Hoffman is a program analyst who has worked with the 720th Special Tactics Group for nearly a decade. Mr. Hoffman is critical to the future capability of AFSOC Airmen, and he is also a quadriplegic, the result of a car accident that left him paralyzed from the chest down more than 25 years

  • Reef dining facility HEATs up for lunch

    While Airman 1st Class Nathalyn Forget, 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, had eaten at the Hurlburt Field Reef Dining Facility before, she'd been told her lunch on Sept. 30 would be special. It wasn't because she was at the only buffet-style dining facility in the Air

  • Augmentees "backbone" of Operation Homecoming

    Operation Homecoming, when deployed Airmen return to Hurlburt Field, produces moments that could make even the steeliest NCO tear up. Though these events are poignant, there is another element that, while not as moving as the gatherings inside the hangar, is just as demonstrative of the

  • Single parents invited to relate, share at support group

    There are many jobs in the Air Force that could compete for the title of being the toughest. Whether it's flying multi-million-dollar aircraft, jumping out of planes over enemy territory or conducting a press conference, many jobs demonstrate the pressures associated with serving in the

  • The J-Team: Air Commando engineers "Always There, Anywhere"

    If you've ever flipped a light switch, driven on a paved road or even flushed a toilet on an Air Force base, you've benefited from the technical know-how and practical expertise of a civil engineer. Civil engineer squadrons perform vital services at Air Force bases around the world. Most civil

  • The future of Finance: PiPs and E-Finance

    When Air Force members move to different duty stations or come back from temporary duty assignments, one of their first stops used to be the Finance office.  However, Air Force Finance offices around the globe are moving to a new, electronic way of doing business.  Instead of driving and talking to

  • TAP helps Airmen transition to civilian life

    Airmen planning to separate or retire are encouraged to participate in the Air Force transition assistance program to help them make informed decisions on life after active-duty service.The Department of Defense partners with the Department of Labor and Veterans Affairs to provide TAP workshops at