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  • Combat controllers earn Bronze Stars, Combat Action Medals

    Ten medals were presented to seven combat controllers during a ceremony Oct. 14 at the Hurlburt Field Air Park. Three Bronze Star Medals, two with valor, and seven Air Force Combat Action Medals were presented to 23rd Special Tactics Squadron Airmen for their actions during a recent deployment in

  • Rodeo wranglers answer EMT call

    Emergency Medical Technician "cowboys" mounted up and rode to Cannon from all over the Southwest during the Columbus Day weekend to take part in the second annual EMT Rodeo. The rodeo, which involved six four-man teams participating in various medical-related events, hosted local EMTs as well as

  • Hurlburt Airmen selected for All-Air Force softball team

    Two Hurlburt Commandos dutifully represented the wing as players on the all-Air Force slow-pitch softball team at the recent all-services tournament in Pensacola.The duo, Capt. Bill "Mamo" Mamourieh, 1st Special Operations Wing executive officer, and Staff Sgt. Christopher Bast, 1st Special

  • 3rd SOS changes leadership, transfers to Cannon

    Just one week after the 27th Special Operations Wing marked its first year at Cannon Air Force Base, the 3rd Special Operations Squadron commemorated its transfer from Nellis AFB, Nev., to Cannon AFB in a change-of-command ceremony Oct. 8. In front of a backdrop of parachuting Special Operations

  • Hurlburt youth plays Tee Ball for the President

    The son of a Hurlburt Field Airman was able to do something most Americans can't even fathom...he met the President of the United States while playing a Tee Ball game on the South Lawn of the White House. Eric Anderson, the 7-year-old son of Lt. Col. Leighton and Kristi Anderson, 1st Special

  • 1 SOCS named best in Air Force

    The 1st Special Operations Communication Squadron has been named best in the Air Force as the winner of the 2007 Lt. Gen. Harold W. Grant Award for Excellence in Communication. The annual award is given to the top Air Force communications and information unit for excellence in support of the Air

  • Old 'Soldiers' arrive at Melrose for final duty

    Some might view it as an inglorious end to a faithful old soldier while others might see it as a final salute to today's warriors. The first shipment of a planned 80 to 100 decommissioned M60 tanks arrived at the Clovis rail yards Sept. 29. Offloading procedures soon began as these old 'soldiers'

  • 17th ASOS transitions from ACC to AFSOC

    The 17th Air Support Operations Squadron transitioned from Air Combat Command to the 720th Special Tactics Group, Air Force Special Operations Command, in a ceremony at the Hurlburt Field Air Park Oct. 1. The 17th ASOS has 61 special operations forces Tactical Air Control Party Airmen and support

  • Special Operations Weathermen get new Air Force Specialty Code

    Air Force special operations weathermen now have a new specialty code they can call their own. Recruiters can enlist trainees directly into the 1W0X2 special operations weathermen career field since the new Air Force specialty code is now in the enlisted classification directory. Before this new