Articles

  • Paws that protect: The military working dogs defending Hurlburt Field

    At 4:30 a.m., while most of Hurlburt Field is still dark and quiet, a security forces handler assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing begins his shift. He checks his gear, reviews the night’s incidents and prepares for a long day of patrol. But before he heads out, he makes sure his partner is

  • Estate claims for Capt Dylan Akin

    If anyone has any claims for or against the estate of Capt Dylan Akin, please contact the Summary Courts Officer, Capt Trent Martindale at trent.martindale.1@us.af.mil. Please have these items completed by NLT 13 March.

  • 1 SOLRS receives AF-level award

    The 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron was presented with the 2024 Daedalian Maj. General Warren R. Carter Logistics Effectiveness Award Nov. 24, 2025, at Hurlburt Field, Florida.

  • AC-130J crew conducts routine live-fire training

    A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship pilot assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing monitors flight deck controls above northwest Florida, Nov. 12, 2025. Aircrews conduct routine dry fire, live fire and defensive maneuver training to remain proficient in delivering precise firepower

  • APEX: Munitions specialists, aircrew enhance combat munitions capabilities

    U.S. Air Force munitions systems specialists assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing assemble a bomb during an Ammo Advanced Performance Experience at Eglin Range, Florida, Nov. 5, 2025. APEX is the culmination of a two-week long combat munitions training program which redefines how ammo

  • Hurlburt ADAPT notes Impaired Driving Prevention Month

    In the U.S. during 2023, a staggering 12,429 people were killed in drunk-driving crashes. Accordingly, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming-up with the law enforcement community nationwide during the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over high-visibility-enforcement

  • Sharpening the Edge: Airmen refine their skills for readiness

    MRAT is a hands-on exercise that is designed to prepare Airmen with the multi-capable skills and mindset needed for deployment and reinforce a warrior ethos while preparing service members to carry out missions both at home and overseas.