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  • Airmen perform Malian MEDCAP

    The average citizen in Mali, Africa gets Malaria twice a year. When Tech. Sgt. William Ward visited one such citizen, a young boy, in a Bamako infirmary, it sparked an idea. Sergeant Ward, a 352nd Special Operations Group medic, was in Bamako recently as part of the Joint Special Operations Air

  • Airmen win hearts and minds with soccer balls, school supplies

    It was just an after school neighborhood soccer game, but it could have been the World Cup. Upwards of 2,000 children surrounded a dusty field in Bamako, Mali recently to watch their classmates take on the 8th Special Operations Squadron in a United States vs. Africa showdown. The game was part of a

  • Angel Tree adorns BX lobby

    The holiday season marks a time for joy, celebration, and for many at Hurlburt, a time to remember those in need. With the waning economy, 1st Lt. Kristen Granger believes now, more than ever, it's important to reach out to the less fortunate members of our community. "It's always important, but

  • CV-22s complete first operational deployment

    The final two CV-22s broke across the Florida horizon just in time for Thanksgiving dinner. And after a 5,300 nautical mile flight across the Atlantic ocean, they had surely worked up an appetite. The aircraft, from the 8th Special Operations Squadron, arrived home Nov. 26 on the heels of two other

  • SOG captures outstanding unit award

    The 353rd Special Operations Group recently earned the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor for exceptionally meritorious service from Oct. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2008. Airmen may wear the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with the "V" device for valor if they were assigned to the 353rd SOG, 1st

  • 1 SOW welcomes new commander

    Col. Greg Lengyel assumed command of the 1st Special Operations Wing during a ceremony today at Freedom Hangar. Colonel Lengyel succeeds Col. Brad Webb, who will be moving to just next door to be the Special Assistant to the Commander, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command. "Enjoy every

  • EOD clears range

    Cannon's Melrose Air Force Range got rocked recently as the 27th Civil Engineer Squadron's Explosive Ordnance Disposal flight conducted their annual munitions clearance and controlled demolition. EOD began clearing the range during the early part of the week of Nov. 3 - 7 and conducted their