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  • MC-130E simulator to retire

    The first simulator assigned to the 19th Special Operation Squadron, the MC-130E Combat Talon I, is scheduled to retire Oct. 1 at Hurlburt Field, Fla.More than 800 aircrew members have trained on this particular simulator since 1997, according to William Guagliardo, 19th SOS project officer."As

  • CMSAF #5 to Airmen: 'Dazzle the Air Force'

    The fifth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visited locations on Hurlburt Field Sept. 14 to talk with Airmen about how aptitude, attitude and motivation can create opportunity. During his visit retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Robert D. Gaylor had breakfast with Airmen from

  • Past, present, future celebrated at inaugural Hurlburt Ball

    Hurlburt Field Airmen celebrated the Air Force's 65th anniversary with the first formal military ball in the base's history at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island Sept. 14. Nearly 1,200 Air Commandos and their guests attended the black-tie event, themed "Reflecting on our Past,

  • AFSOC leadership visits 353 SOG

    The Air Force Special Operations Command commander along with the AFSOC command chief visited here Sept. 6 to get a closer look at the special operations mission in the Pacific. During their visit, Lt. Gen. Eric E. Fiel and Chief Master Sgt. William Turner took the time to tour each of the 353rd

  • McChord Field, family, friends remember combat controller

    "Ty Barnes was a hero to me, he was a hero to his teammates, his friends and the families who knew him in Okinawa, Japan and here in Washington," said Lt. Col. John Traxler, former commander of Staff Sgt. Ty Barnes, 22nd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller.These were some of the many kind

  • New AFSC coming for AFSOC enlisted aircrew

    Almost 470 flight engineers, aerial gunners and loadmasters who fly Air Force Special Operations Command's CV-22, AC-130 and Non-Standard Aviation aircraft are transitioning to one Air Force specialty code, 1A9X1 Special Mission Aviation starting in November. Master Sgt. Ben Lerman, AFSOC's aerial

  • Great idea earns big money

    The Air Force IDEA Program rewarded another great mind during a ceremony held at the Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters building at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Sept. 5. The Air Force IDEA program is an incentive program that promotes process improvement and resource savings through new and

  • Street renaming honors local fallen hero

    Sixty Independence Days have come and gone since Airman 1st Class Richard Albright and his crewmembers were shot from the sky on July 4, 1952. Sixty years have passed since news of his death traveled from the jungles of the Korean Peninsula to the doorstep of those he loved, and 60 years have passed

  • Families mark summer's end at C.A.R.E. carnival

    More than 500 children of Air Commandos splashed down water slides, enjoyed pony rides and won prizes during the Commando Agencies Reaching Everyone Carnival at the Community Park at Hurlburt Field Aug. 18. The base Integrated Delivery Systems, Airman & Family Readiness Center and the Exceptional

  • Counties partner to better support AFSOC mission

    The four counties that are home to the Air Force Special Operation Command's two stateside bases officially joined forces as sister counties during a proclamation ceremony at 1st Special Operations Wing headquarters Aug. 15.Civic leaders from Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties in Florida and Curry and