Articles

  • Team Hurlburt recognizes Fire Prevention Week

    Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, signed a proclamation announcing Fire Proclamation Week at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 5, 2016. Since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on a Sunday through Saturday period in which Oct. 9 falls. Hurlburt’s fire department

  • AFSOC Marathon Team: SrA Chamberlain

    The following article is the third part of a four-part series about four Hurlburt Field Air Commandos who have earned a spot on the Air Force Special Operations Command Marathon team participating in the 20th Annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17.

  • Air Commandos fly low, drop cargo

    Tech. Sgt. Vince Telmanik, a loadmaster with the 15th Special Operations Squadron, sits on the ramp of an MC-130H Combat Talon II aircraft during routine low-level flying training, part of Task Force Exercise Olympus Archer at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Aug. 21, 2016. Olympus Archers

  • 1 SOW Commander brings in the new J

    An MC-130J Commando II lands on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 11, 2016. This aircraft is scheduled to be modified into an AC-130J Ghostrider gunshipin the coming months. The Ghostrider’s primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. (U.S. Air Force

  • Hurlburt chapel host resiliency date night for Air Commandos

    The 1st SOW Chaplain Corps has begun a new program called the Marriage & Family Resiliency Program to support Airmen and their family members by helping them develop personal strengths and protective factors to guard their relationships.

  • 1st SOMXS Airman employs CPR to save a life

    It was a beautiful day July 3 in Dauphin Island, Alabama, the sun was bright, and the temperature was just right for a relaxing at the beach. However, the peace was suddenly broken when a woman’s screams filled the air.Tech. Sgt. Jason Mayfield, NCO in charge of aircraft structural maintenance with

  • Farrell's final flight as 1 SOW commander

    Col. Sean Farrell, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, taxis an AC-130U “Spooky” gunship following his final flight at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 7, 2016. Farrell has logged more than 3,500 flight hours in his career and served as the 1 SOW installation commander for the past 18 months.

  • AFREP technicians save time, money

    Made up of four non-commissioned officers from different career fields within aircraft maintenance units, Hurlburt’s Air Force Repair Enhancement Program works to save the Air Force money. With different maintenance backgrounds, the NCOs come together to form a shop that is viewed as the last stop

  • “Wicked Wanda” flies final mission

    Often described as low, slow and discreetly lethal, “Wicked Wanda” flew her last flight here Dec. 19, and is scheduled to officially retire in 2015.  This historical AC-130H Spectre gunship has deployed in nearly every conflict the U.S. has been involved in, officially and unofficially, since the