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  • "One more hooah left in me"

    Just as no one can anticipate a natural disaster, who honestly goes to work expecting to be named one of TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in the world? Chief Master Sgt. Antonio Travis, Air Force Special Operations Training Center chief enlisted manager, certainly wasn't prepared when he

  • Range Support: Total orchestration at land, sea and air

    Editor's note: The 1st Special Operations Support Squadron Range Support flight is dedicated to providing Air Force Special Operations Command, joint and coalition units with realistic training scenarios in preparation for real world challenges. The flight is comprised of four departments: maritime

  • Hurlburt Field takes action every day for a greener tomorrow

    As April 22 marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, millions of people around the world will commemorate the occasion in their own unique ways. Those who plant a tree or host a highway clean-up will be preserving their surrounding's natural beauty as well as raising awareness about the day's

  • Soon-to-be-dads learn basics in parenting class

    It's often repeated that children don't come with instruction manuals. This is a fact that either encourages parents to learn as much as they can or frustrates them to the point of breaking down. While mothers are naturally forced to cope with the immediate changes throughout the pregnancy as they

  • Chefs put taste to the test during quarterly cook off

    As he kept adding in generous amounts of Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, mustard, red pepper, lemon juice, salt and pepper into the bowl, people in the kitchen wondered if Airman 1st Class Nicholas McCants, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron, really knew what he was doing. With each

  • Center of the storm: A commander's perspective during Haiti relief

    While it's been nearly three months since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Jan. 12, the contributions of the Air Commandos there during the relief effort are still making an impact. Although much of the Air Force Special Operations Command's wartime mission is usually applied to defeat an

  • Maintaining the deadliest cargo plane in the Air Force

    Few aircraft in the Air Force inventory truly embody the "Air Force" Air Power motto as the AC-130U "Spooky" gunship.Approaching this aircraft from the right side belies its lethality; it appears as nothing more than another C-130 cargo transport aircraft. However, on the opposite side of the

  • It's story time for deployed parents too!

    When 4-year-old Ethan Hipp learned that his neighbor's dad had just returned from a deployment, he proudly said, "My daddy doesn't have to do that!"But unfortunately for the Hipp family, his daddy, Staff Sgt. Eric Hipp from the 1st Special Operations Component Maintenance Squadron, was told he will

  • Volunteers provide common "cents" during tax season

    As April 15 fast approaches, many people rediscover why they view filing their taxes with a sense of dread. Whether they're unfamiliar with the multitude of forms and publications or wonder why they're asked what is their non-farm income, tax season can be a time marked by confusion and anxiety. But

  • Doctor bridges language, cultural gaps to treat patients in Haiti

    "Bonjour Madame, je m'appelle Docteur Cousineau et je parle francais. Qu'est-ce-qu'il vous êtes arrivez?"  / "Hello, ma'am. I am Dr. Cousineau and I speak French. What happened to you?"As he spoke those words to Haitians affected by the Jan. 12 earthquake, Lt. Col. Jacques Cousineau became more than