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  • Defense Environmental Awards Announced

    Two Air Force Special Operations units garnered honorable mentions in 2005 Defense Department-level environmental awards. Hurlburt Field and the 347th Civil Engineer Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., were both honored in the Natural Resources Conservation categories. Hurlburt was honored in the small

  • 16th EMS tactical trailer ready to deploy

    Airmen from the 16th Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s aircraft structural maintenance shop built a mobile tactical theater trailer that’s scheduled to deploy for the first time later this month. The trailer is the first of its kind and was the brainchild of leadership in 16th EMS. The trailer was

  • 4th SOS wins Colombian Trophy

    The 4th Special Operations Squadron was awarded the Colombian Trophy for military flight safety achievements by a single unit for 2005. The award, started in 1935 by the Republic of Colombia, is given to the Air Force General Headquarters group that has the lowest mishap rate in a year. “The people

  • Officials announce logistics readiness award winners

    Air Force officials have selected Mr. Julius C. Branch as the Air Force Logistics Readiness Staff Junior Civilian Manager of the Year. Air Force Special Operations Command is proud to announce the following winners of the 2005 AFSOC logistics readiness awards. Unit award winners: Daedalian Maj. Gen.

  • Officials announce Air Force safety awards

     Air Force safety officials announced the winners of the 2005 safety awards. They are: -- Colombian Trophy: 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- Air Force Chief of Safety Outstanding Achievement Award for Ground Safety: Category I, Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah;

  • Moody helicopter maintenance team wins AF level award

    The Air Force has announced the winners of the 2005 Exceptional Innovator Award (AFEIA) and Air Force Productivity Excellence Award (AFPEA). Air Force Special Operations Command is proud of the HH-60G phase dock, 347th Rescue Wing, Moody AFB, Ga. for being one of only seven groups and one individual

  • Learning early: First-term Airmen learn security forces skills

    Airmen fresh out of basic training and technical school are now receiving a security forces introduction here in line with new Air Force security forces training initiatives. The 347th Security Forces Squadron recently introduced a five-day augmentee course for recent graduates of the Moody’s First

  • AFSOC announces 2005 communications and information awards

    Air Force Special Operations Command. is pleased to announce the 2005 communications and information award winners. Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant Award – 353rd Operations Support Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan Outstanding Field Grade Officer - Major Monti Knode, 16th Communications Squadron,

  • Base engineers interact with Shalimar students

    Hurlburt Field Airmen visited Meigs Middle School in Shalimar to give their expertise to the engineering contest held last week as part of National Engineers Week. Nine engineers from base, members of the Society of American Military Engineers, gave presentations to the class about engineering and

  • Air Force welcomes arrival of first combat-configured CV-22 Osprey

    Air Force leadership accepted the keys for the first combat-configured CV-22 Osprey from Bell Boeing Wednesday in a ceremony at the Bell manufacturing facility in Amarillo, Texas. While earlier versions of the CV-22 tiltrotor aircraft are in use as test assets, this is the first of the "Block B/10"