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  • 73rd SOS reactivates with new aircraft after 45 years

    The 73rd Special Operations Squadron reactivated Tuesday after being dormant since 1961, and is charge with flying the Air Force Special Operations Command's newest weapons system, the MC-130W. "When a squadron inactivates, the Air Force preserves the history, honor and heritage of that squadron,"

  • Adjusting your thermostat can help adjust energy budget

    Your thermostat controls the heating and cooling system that consumes more than half of the energy in your home - the biggest chunk of your family's energy budget. How much of that energy is used to make your house comfortable when no one is home or everyone is asleep? Probably a lot, if you do not

  • Dress codes enforced at dining facilities

    Dress code standards for Hurlburt dining facility patrons have been revisited. Any individual at the base dining halls dressed in military attire will wear their uniform in compliance with Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance, and the appropriate directives which prescribe

  • Air Commandos history revived in 1960s

    (This is part three in a series of Air Commando history articles leading up to the reactivation of the 1st Special Operations Wing here Nov. 16) The 1st Air Commando Group inactivated after World War II on Nov. 3, 1945. It appeared that the group was doomed to remain a non-entity, especially after

  • Base pool services no longer free, small fee charged

    The 16th Services Squadron reinstated a series of fees and charges at the Aquatics Center Sunday. Fees will apply for open swim times; however, designated military lap swimming will remain free. Free swimming and pool use began about 10 years ago when money from appropriated funds designated from

  • Insurance rate hikes could leave homeowner's in bind

    Hurricane season is drawing to a close and, fortunately for all, it has been relatively calm on the Gulf Coast compared to the devastation seen by the past few year's brutal beatings. However, the aftershocks of such elemental forces as hurricanes Ivan, Dennis and Katrina are still battering the

  • Energy Awareness Month highlighted on Hurlburt Field

    October is Energy Awareness Month, and many people on base are helping Hurlburt conserve energy without even realizing it. The 16th Civil Engineer Squadron worked behind the scenes and completed a $2.7 million energy project in August 2005. The project included retrofitting lights in 45 buildings,

  • Air Commando aircraft history ahead of its time

    (This is part two in a series of Air Commando history articles leading up to the re-activation of the 1st Special Operations Wing here Nov. 16) The World War II Air Commando force consisted of C-47 and UC-64 transports, P-51 fighters, L-1 and L-5 utility aircraft, CG-4A and TG-5 gliders, B-25

  • What does it hurt? Making sense of professionalism

    What does it hurt? If someone has sunglasses on their head or hands in their pockets while in uniform, what does it hurt to tell them? What does it hurt to tell someone to please get off the phone, especially when our national anthem is playing? What does it hurt to talk to the individual who was so