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  • Hurlburt Public Health combats Zika with knowledge

    Following the World Health Organization declaring an international emergency and Florida Gov. Rick Scott calling a state health emergency, Hurlburt Field is taking action to protect Airmen and their families from the Zika virus.The 1st Special Operations Medical Group began implementing precautions

  • AF implements new DOD-wide changes to maternity leave

    Beginning Feb. 5, active-duty female Airmen will receive up to 12 continuous, non-transferable weeks of fully paid maternity leave in accordance with Defense Department-wide changes to the policy outlined in Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s Force of the Future announcement Jan. 28.

  • AF Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program list triples

    Air Force officials released details on the fiscal year 2016 Selective Re-enlistment Bonus program Feb. 1. This year’s program, consisting of 117 Air Force specialties eligible to receive bonuses, is a substantial increase from the previous year’s program where 40 Air Force specialty codes were

  • Local dealer honors Special Tactics fallen with custom bike

    A local motorcycle dealership is honoring the service and sacrifice of Air Force ground special operations forces by building a Special Tactics-themed motorcycle for the year’s Custom Kings Bike Build."This isn't about winning a competition; this is about honoring the legacy of Special Tactics

  • U.S. Special Operations Forces Arrive to ROK for Training

    United States rotational SpecialOperations Forces (SOF) recently arrived to the Republic of Korea to train withROK Special Warfare Command and increase Alliance special operations readinessand capability on the peninsula.   MC-130J Commando II aircraft and crews join ground SOF elementsfrom the 1st

  • Hurlburt Field adds AC-130H, MC-130 to air park

    Air Commandos, past and present, and their families gathered to celebrate the service of two iconic aircraft, the AC-130H Spectre and the MC-130P Combat Shadow, during dedication ceremonies at the air park here, Feb. 2.More than 400 people attended the ceremonies for the Spectre and Combat Shadow to

  • Air Commandos nominated for Cheney Award

    Two 1st Special Operations Wing Airmen are Air Force Special Operations Command nominees for the 2015 Cheney Award by distinguishing themselves through conspicuous acts of valor during an aerial flight while deployed in support of combat and humanitarian operations.Maj. Matthew Gidley and Staff Sgt.

  • CMSAF interacts with European Air Commandos

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited the men and women of the 352nd Special Operations Wing during a trip here, Jan. 28, 2016. Cody spent the day getting to know Air Commandos, touring CV-22 Osprey and MC-130J Commando II aircraft and recognizing outstanding performers within