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  • ADC officially opens new digs

    The Hurlburt Field Area Defense Counsel officially moved into their larger, updated office building on Friday in a short mid-afternoon ribbon cutting ceremony here. The new building is located on Independence Road in building 90086, next to the auto care section of the Shopette. The ribbon cutting

  • Operation Purple Camp provides lessons, expereinces for dependents

    Twenty-four teens from throughout the United States descended on Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field June 9 to begin a unique nine-day leadership camp on the two bases. The teens, all military dependents from throughout the United States, participated in a host of survival and team-building

  • Osprey delivers for Honduran villagers

    Unable to access remote villages in the mountainous areas of Honduras poses problems for many non-governmental agencies when they try to deliver life-saving supplies to villages along trails not accessible by conventional vehicles. Except, of course, when the CV-22 Osprey, and its unique

  • New commander takes charge of Pacific Air Commandos

    A new leader accepted command of the Air Force's only special operations unit in the Pacific region here June 10 during a change of command ceremony. Col. Robert Toth accepted command of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Col. David Mullins in the ceremony presided by Lt. Gen. Donny Wurster,

  • 1 SOW welcomes new 1 SOMDG commander

    Col. Dale Agner assumed command of the 1st Special Operations Medical Group from Col. David Rhodes during a ceremony inside Freedom Hangar here June 5. "It's been a great three years," said Colonel Rhodes, who is moving on to become the director for the Residency in Aerospace Medicine program at

  • Air Force Special Operations Command History Office wins two awards

    The Air Force Special Operations Command History Office swept the Air Force History and Museum Program major command awards -- a first for any organization since the awards inception, three years ago. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz presented the John T. Bohn and Gen. Bryce Poe II

  • Spectres begin their journey to a new home

    Seeing a C-130 Spectre gunship rolling down the strip is a common occurrence here. So common, in fact, that often the sight of the aircraft taking off does not draw the attention of most personnel on base. To many, it is just another routine training exercise in progress for one of the busiest

  • Airman uses SABC, helps man hit by train

    "I had to take a detour." Senior Airman Eric Slaugh, 27th Special Operations Component Maintenance Squadron, was returning to base from leave in December when he encountered a snowstorm in northeastern New Mexico, a storm that would detour him into assisting in saving someone's life. After missing a