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  • Civil Engineer Squadron bids farewell to "American patriot"

    After 29 years, 7 months and 11 days of federal service, John Carruth never thought he'd spend his last day on the job soaking wet. But when his office arranged two fire trucks to spray streams at his ceremonial send-off Jan. 29, he had an idea of what would happen next. "As I approached the rainbow

  • Saving life and limb: critical care nurse treats patients in Haiti

    The earthquake that struck Haiti Jan. 12 forever changed the lives of countless people. For many, the devastation preceded the loss of possessions or a home. For some, it also took a limb or the life of a loved one. Perhaps no one group has been more exposed to the bare humanity of the disaster than

  • Operation Unified Response Chaplain's perspective: 'God pushed me'

    Editors note: This is part one in a series of four commentaries .The noise is constant. C-130s, C-17s, DC-10s, Cessnas, Lears and other engines running through the day and night. The vibrations from planes taking off on the flight line conceal the rumbling of the earth beneath every step we take.

  • Airmen test counterinsurgency skills during Raven Claw

    "Having Hurlburt Field on a set of orders does not make you an Air Commando; you have to earn it." Those words are inscribed on a plaque above the doorway leading to the Combat Aviation Advisor Mission Qualification Course, where Airmen are trained in counterinsurgency doctrine and regional skills.

  • Volunteers take flight in casualty evacuation exercise

    As he heard the C-130 circle around the flightline before landing, Airman 1st Class Oliver Howe, 1st Special Operations Medical Support Squadron, started grinning. "That's when I knew this exercise was for real, and I knew this would be fun," he said.Airman Howe was among the dozen Airmen who posed

  • It's always sunny on the weather side

    Editor's note: This article is the third in a series to help prepare Team Hurlburt for the operational readiness inspection in February 2010. The goal of the series is to educate and inform the base populace of the roles and responsibilities of some of the hard-working support elements that make up

  • 6th SOS aircrew grants very special wish

    The little boy sat with his knees tucked to his chest, not knowing why he was out in the heat. All he was told was there was a surprise coming just for him. He sat and waited patiently, trying to imagine what the surprise could be. Soon after, he heard the loud chop-chop-chop of a rotor blade and,

  • Hurlburt Airman recognized as outstanding leader in AMC

    A Hurlburt Field staff sergeant was recently named an Airlift/Tanker Association Young Leadership Award winner. Staff Sgt. William Cosenza, an integrated flight control systems craftsman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron, is one of 12 Airmen selected from the entire Air

  • Hurlburt sergeant celebrated for work, community contributions

    One Airman at Hurlburt Field recently found out she has been honored for doing what she loves to do ... being a loadmaster and making a difference in the community. Staff Sgt. Jacqueline Patterson, 15th Special Operations Squadron, was selected as the Air Force's active duty winner of the 2009

  • Past, present Air Commandos unite for COIN fight

    The two Air Commandos last saw each other in 1999, when they served together in the 20th Special Operations Squadron as crewmembers on the MH-53 PAVE LOW out of Hurlburt Field, Fla. So Lt. Col. Carlos Halcomb, a former MH-53 pilot, and Capt. Michael McCarter, previously a flight engineer, were