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  • Maintainer trades greasy coveralls for scrubs

    From enlisted maintainer to commissioned nurse candidate, an Air Commando from Hurlburt was one of 47 Airmen accepted into the Nursing Enlisted Commissioning Program June 17.After earning his bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Colorado, Senior Airman John Wilbur, 901st Special

  • Hurlburt CV-22 pilot may take mission to Mars

    Pilot, inventor, potential Martian, and mustache aficionado are just a few of the words to describe one Air Commando at Hurlburt Field, Fla.Maj. Nick Noreus, 8th Special Operations Squadron CV-22 Osprey pilot, is a man on a mission with high hopes of being one of the first humans on the planet

  • There's no I in team

    Two deployments into his Air Force career, one Airman decided to change it up and switch to a new job with a four-legged companion by his side.Staff Sgt. Corey Rainge, 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, graduated MWD Handler School in 2009 and is now

  • Twin Commandos serve at Hurlburt

    After 20 years of service, fraternal twins Maj. Caroline Beck, 1st Special Operations Air Operations Squadron senior duty officer, and her sister Senior Master Sgt. Cathrine Beck, HQ Air Force Special Operations Command/A7 program manager, are both stationed at Hurlburt Field. It was never their

  • Air Commandos fuel the fight

    Since Jan 2014 the petroleum, oils and lubricants flight has distributed approximately 1.5 million gallons of fuel and is projecting to issue out around 6 million gallons by the end of the year, said Master Sgt. Chad Ashton, 1st Special Operations Logisitics Readiness Squadron fuels operations

  • 4th AMU keeps night mission going

    Before sunrise, when most people are waking up to start their day, Airmen from the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are finishing up a hard nights work so the mission can continue during the day. Airmen working the nightshift are the first-line of maintenance for the AC-130U Spooky Gunships. The

  • Medical lab techs; they "vant to suck your blood"

    Medical laboratory technicians collect blood, but there is more to being a lab tech than just that.Lab techs see 50 to 60 patients a day, and each may require up to five tests. "Surprisingly, people don't pass out too often," said Senior Master Sgt. Kristi Binard, 1st Special Operations Medical

  • POTFF adds Family Support Coordinators

    The Preservation of the Force and Family initiative continues to grow here. For example, Family Support Coordinators have recently been assigned to various groups and squadrons across the base. "I believe our job is what ties the POTFF initiative together," said Christina Lewis, 1st Special

  • Coming to America: Nigerian native to commission in U.S. Army

    A Hurlburt Airman is going the distance. From Nigeria to America... from graduate school to the U.S. Air Force... from an enlisted Airman to an Army officer... there is no stopping him. Senior Airman Emmanuel Ogbe, 1st Special Operations Logistic Readiness Squadron individual protection equipment

  • Passion to fly

    In the cockpit of a CV-22 Osprey a flight engineer fires up the engines and begins his routine pre-flight inspections. The engines hum loudly and the tilt-rotor aircraft rocks back and forth as the propellers begin spinning. Once everyone finishes their checks, the pilots take control of the