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  • Honorary commanders inducted at Hurlburt

    The 16th Special Operations Wing officially inducted its new honorary commanders and command chief with an orientation day and banquet here Sept. 21. This year the 16th SOW Honorary Commanders Pro-gram will also include an honorary chaplain to complete the team. The purpose of the program is to

  • Special operations mission grows on several fronts

    The commander of Air Force Special Operations Command spoke at the 2006 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 26 about the importance and growth of special operation forces. "We're growing on a lot of different fronts," said Lt. Gen. Michael W. Wooley.

  • Recycling pays Hurlburt big dividends

    An empty cola can is worth money to the base. That means that the next thing you do is important because whether or not you recycle that aluminum can is critical to the base recycle center making money for quality of life spending. According to Mr. Craig Overstreet, 16th Civil Engineer Squadron

  • Enlisted personnel now responsible for updating assignments online

    Enlisted Airmen are now responsible for updating their own assignment preferences online through the virtual Military Personnel Flight. The Air Force has recently automated the assignment preference functions currently being accomplished by the commander's support staff. "I'm very excited about

  • 16th LRS streamlines in-processing time following deployments

    The 16th Logistics Readiness Squadron has developed a more expeditious process for in-processing Airmen returning from deployment. More than 180 Hurlburt Field Airmen who returned from a deployment Sept. 2 began the in-processing procedures Tuesday and found they have been streamlined, are more

  • CS mourns loss of one of their own

    A master sergeant from the 16th Communications Squadron was pronounced dead Wednesday morning at an area hospital. Master Sgt. Dallas Webb, 43, was found unconscious in the backyard of his home in Commando Village at approximately 7 a.m. He was transported by ambulance to Fort Walton Beach Medical

  • 23rd gathers to say goodbye

    A memorial service was held here Aug. 25 to honor a combat controller killed in combat in Afghanistan less than a week ago.Senior Airman Adam P. Servais, 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, was assigned to a special forces operational detachment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom when he was killed

  • 11th IS Airman receives Bronze Star for actions in Southwest Asia

    A Bronze Star was awarded to the 11th Intelligence Squadron acting director of operations during a ceremony at Air Force Special Operations Command Head-quarters Wednesday morning. Capt. Loree Filizer received the medal for her actions leading to an airstrike in June that killed a known enemy of the

  • Combat Controller Killed in Afghanistan

    A memorial service will be held in Freedom Hangar at 9 a.m. August 25, 2006  to honor 23rd Special Tactics Squadron combat controller Senior Airman Adam Servais who was killed in action in Afghanistan Saturday. Airman Servais, who was working side-by-side with the Afghan National Army as part of a

  • 720th Special Tactics Group opens new Battlefield Airman Clinic

    The 720th Special Tactics Group recently cut the ribbon on a brand new medical clinic designed to better serve the unique physical needs of Battlefield Airmen. Maj. Gen. Don Wurster, Air Force Special Operations Command, vice commander, officially opened the new Battlefield Airman Clinic envisioned