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  • Fighting wildfire with fire

    Firefighters at Melrose Air Force Range are working hard to maintain the range, keeping it safe for the ground and air forces that take advantage of it's realistic training grounds.Click here for more photos.

  • "Afghanistan lost its best friend;" Loftis remembered

    A funeral service was held here Monday for Lt. Col. John Darin Loftis, who died Feb. 25 from wounds received during an attack at the Interior Ministry, Kabul, Afghanistan.The solemn service was attended by approximately 250 of Loftis's family, friends and Airmen from across the Air Force. Among his

  • 'Maintenance Magic' earns unit Air Force award

    Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron work hard keeping U.S. Pacific Command's special operations aviation fleet mission ready. Air Force officials recently highlighted their efforts by presenting the 2011 Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award in the Small Aircraft

  • 2011 Team Hurlburt Award Winners

    Congratulations to the following Air Commandos named the 2011 Annual Team Hurlburt and 1st Special Operations Wing Award winners at the Hurlburt Field Soundside Club Feb. 24. Team Hurlburt and 1st Special Operations Wing Airman of the YearSenior Airman Joe W. McFadden, 1st Special Operations Wing

  • Hurlburt honors fallen U-28A crewmembers

    More than 2,000 Air Commandos, fellow special operations service members, civilians and families gathered to remember four fallen Airmen during a memorial ceremony at the Freedom Hangar on Hurlburt Field Feb. 28. Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S.

  • Hurlburt Field Airman killed in Kabul shooting at GIRoA Ministry of Interior

    An officer assigned to Air Force Special Operations Command died Saturday of wounds suffered from a gunshot in Kabul, Afghanistan.Lieutenant Colonel John Darin Loftis, 866th Air Expeditionary Squadron, was deployed in support of OPERATION Enduring Freedom and working in the Government of the Islamic

  • Four Hurlburt Airmen die in U-28A crash in Djibouti

    Capt. Ryan P. Hall from the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock and 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens from the 34th Special Operations Squadron and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten from the 25th Intelligence Squadron died Feb. 18 when their U-28A was involved in an accident near

  • Several Air Commandos earn citizenship

    Three Air Commandos earned their U.S. citizenship at a ceremony held at The Landing Zone at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., Feb. 16. Airman 1st Class Jose Silva-Cruz, 27th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron, Airman 1st Class Cheng Bi, 27th Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron and